A recent letter to Blue Springs Mayor Carson Ross and members of the city council revealed that the Blue Springs Economic Development Corporation has done business with one current and former members of the city council.

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was a surprise visitor at the Blue Springs Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast March 5 at the Adams Pointe Conference Center. McCaskill joined Missouri State Sen. Matt Bartle and State Rep. Gary Dusenberg at the breakfast to discuss topics such as the effect of the federal stimulus money to the healthcare reform bill.

The proposed Missouri Innovation Park sparked quite a bit of discussion during Monday night’s Blue Springs City Council meeting.

During the March 1 Blue Springs School District’s Board of Education meeting, board members voted unanimously to approve a proposed change to elementary school boundaries located in the southeast portion of the district, effective during the 2010-2011 school year.

Green eggs and ham were on the menu during "dinner theatre" at James Lewis Elementary, Jan. 25.

Local J.R.O.T.C teams compete in Bronco Invitational drill meet.

The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to a measure making it illegal for motorists of all ages to text while driving.

The cause of a structure fire that occurred early Monday morning in a downtown Blue Springs office building is still under investigation, according to the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District.

A Blue Springs man was sentenced to 13 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to two counts of second degree domestic assault and one count of forcible sodomy, according to the Blue Springs Police Department.

Filing opened Tuesday for the Aug. 3 primary election in which seats for Missouri General Assembly are up for grabs.