Independence police arrested an 18-year-old man Sunday as they continue to investigate a shooting Saturday afternoon that seriously injured a 14-year-old boy.

By Michael Smith Special to The Examiner Grain Valley junior Jayden Moehle didn’t start wrestling until she was in eighth grade. She was swimming ...

Jonathan India of the Kansas City Royals rounds third and scores after Bobby Witt Jr. hit a double against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning of Sundays game at Kauffman Stadium.

A Jackson County judge has approved the sale of a long-troubled Independence apartment building to a suburban Chicago-based real estate firm. Members of the tenant union say they have tried to contact ...

TUESDAY, APRIL 29 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL 4 p.m. — Platte County at Grain ...

An upcoming bridge replacement could affect commuters who use 23rd Street and will likely slow traffic on I-70 between the Benton and Jackson curves well into the summer.

Time to travel, and this smallmouth guide are suggestions of places to go. A perk of my 49-year outdoor writing career is fishing coast to coast and discovering the best fishing spots.

If you are feeling low and can’t bring yourself to go anywhere, pick up the phone and call a good friend. It will make you feel better about your life and yourself.

For LaToya Toukourou, learning piano as an adult novice is a bit of serenity.

Blue Springs South's Haley Cramer (7) scored one of her team's four goals Thursday against Grain Valley. Photo Credit: David Rainey/Special to The Examiner By Michael Smith Special to The Examiner ...

The city of Independence has tried three times, without success, to get bids to repair the Crysler Avenue bridge over the Union Pacific tracks. On Wednesday, the city closed the bridge entirely ...