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🌱 How Blue Springs police ended a two-crash chase with no injuries
Blue Springs, Missouri Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Blue Springs! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Blue Springs police ended a two-crash chase with no injuries
- How a murder near Blue Springs helped make history for women
Also on today's calendar: Car Show/Meet and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 61.
- Sunday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Blue Springs police chase ends in at least 1 felony charge after 2 hit-and-run crashes (kctv5.com) — Blue Springs police safely ended a vehicle pursuit this week after a driver allegedly caused two hit-and-run crashes and then tried to flee officers, leading to multiple charges and a felony count of aggravated fleeing. No citizens, officers, or the suspect were injured, and the department credits strict pursuit policies and officer training for the outcome. The suspect remains jailed on significant bond while additional testing is pending. 
• America's first female sheriff Minnie Mae Talbott and the killer who changed history (martincitytelegraph.com) — Searchers in 1919 found bloody suitcases in a church shed near Blue Springs while hunting the killers of Lafayette County Sheriff Joseph Talbott and two deputies, a crime that indirectly made his widow Minnie Mae America’s first elected female sheriff. The article traces the manhunt, later trials, and criminal ties to “Pretty Boy” Floyd, and notes Lexington’s June 13 “Minnie Mae Day” celebration of her legacy.
📸 Around Blue Springs
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Upcoming Events in
Blue Springs
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★ Featured events ★
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Sea Turtle Sunset →
Pinot's Palette, 483 NE Coronado Dr, Blue Springs
3:00 pm
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Movies in the Park - Rocky IV
Blue Springs Parks and Recreation Rotary Park - 600 NW Vesper St. Blue Springs MO 64015
9:15 pm -
Community Walking Group
Blue Springs Parks and Recreation Gregory O. Grounds Park - Lake Remembrance. Meet at the trailhead
9:00 am -
Cardboard Boat Race Tournament
Blue Springs Parks and Recreation CRCRC - Outdoor Waterpark - 425 NE Mock Avenue Blue Springs MO 6
9:30 am -
Summer Zumba Party
Blue Springs Parks and Recreation CRCRC - Fieldhouse - 425 NE Mock Avenue Blue Springs MO 64014
10:00 am -
Car Show/Meet →
1920 NW Copper Oaks Cir, Blue Springs
10:00 am -
Dandelion Wishes →
Pinot's Palette, 483 NE Coronado Dr, Blue Springs
3:00 pm -
Paradise Cove →
Pinot's Palette, 483 NE Coronado Dr, Blue Springs
7:00 pm -
Volcanic Cloud →
Pinot's Palette, 483 NE Coronado Dr, Blue Springs
7:00 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
📣 Blue Springs Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Movies in the Park - Rocky IV
Blue Springs Parks and Recreation Rotary Park - 600 NW Vesper St. Blue Springs MO 64015
9:15 pm -
Cardboard Boat Race Tournament
Blue Springs Parks and Recreation CRCRC - Outdoor Waterpark - 425 NE Mock Avenue Blue Springs MO 6
9:30 am -
Summer Zumba Party
Blue Springs Parks and Recreation CRCRC - Fieldhouse - 425 NE Mock Avenue Blue Springs MO 64014
10:00 am -
Concerts in the Park - Got it Covered
Blue Springs Parks and Recreation Rotary Park - 600 NW Vesper St. Blue Springs MO 64015
6:00 pm
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
Sunday June 14
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
FOUND on June 10, 2026 in Blue Springs, MO 64015 near Near hidden valley sports complex Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to… (Nextdoor Apple Valley)
- The Learning Experience posted a job opening for Toddler Teacher (12m - 24m) in Blue Springs. Apply here.
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Blue Springs, Missouri in Blue Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Blue Springs here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- AI data center vote fuels recall push: Independence councilman now faces election to keep his seat (kctv5.com)
- Central Bank of KC: A 75-Year Legacy on Independence Avenue (northeastnews.net)
- Starting Again with Mother's Refuge (kshb.com)
Lee's Summit
- Area High School Teams Set for Chiefs Football Showcase (kclyradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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