KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Students, families, staff and faculty at Truman High School learned this week that a teacher at the school is under a criminal investigation. The Independence School District ...

"Meyer is in custody on a $100,000 cash bond. INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Independence School District announced that a Truman High School teacher was placed on administrative leave due to a ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A Truman High School teacher has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on his school laptop. “A teacher named Austin J. Meyer was arrested yesterday ...

The district notified families that the teacher is on administrative leave pending an ongoing law enforcement investigation.

A short time later Independence Police and the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed that Austin Meyer, listed as a drama teacher at Truman High School, has been charged with 11 counts of ...

Meyer has been a drama teacher at Truman High School in the Independence School District since 2022, where he is also the faculty sponsor for the Truman chapter of the International Thespian ...

Corey Lathrom was wondering how his Truman High School baseball team would respond to Monday’s home game against St. Michael ...

A Truman High School teacher has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested and charged with multiple counts of child pornography, according to the Independence School District (ISD).

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A Truman High School teacher has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on his school laptop. “A teacher named Austin J. Meyer was arrested yesterday ...