INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Asking for help, especially when you have a family and in need of food, can be tough. So, Fort Osage School District took a different approach to helping families in the ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Independence School District is partnering with Dolly Parton. You heard that right. The country icon’s Imagination Library is giving students who sign up a free book once a ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - The Mid-Continent Public Library is exploring ways to upgrade its headquarters as the current building ages. On Monday, MCPL staff presented the Independence City Council ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Mayor Eileen Weir is ...

Independence is facing a projected $776,000 shortfall out of the $7.5 million budget year that begins July 1 for general fund services such as police, parks, the library, its museum and administration ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — I stood over the grave of America’s 33rd president and teared up a little. Grave sites make me emotional, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s a “missing my grandpa” thing. After all, ...

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