The city of Independence is moving in the right direction by looking at possible changes in the way Independence Power and Light and other city utilities are run. The main goal is and should be ...

Grain Valley boys basketball coach Andy Herbert could tell from his team’s first two possessions that Tuesday’s night’s home ...

CC Sabathia’s career ended abruptly. Yes, the longtime Yankees left-hander had announced months earlier his plans to retire ...

What’s Up Next area sports calendar;; Mavericks sweep Rush to get over .500 at home; Strong start helps Fort Osage hold off ...

The Blue Springs High School gymnasium was not the place to be Friday night if you happen to be claustrophobic. With Wildcat ...

By Mike Genet  [email protected] A family of four died Wednesday morning in a fire that destroyed a three-story ...

Harry Truman said there is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know (brainyquote.com). Therefore we first ...

Independence police continue to investigate a chase that ended with a pair of arrests early Friday afternoon. The chase went east on 23rd Street, ...

As the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about racial matters and civil rights around the country, Virgil Garner said, he ...

A Zoom class at Mid-Continent Public Library, English Conversation Class-Clases de Conversación en Ingle, begins Thursday.

The I Love Independence film festival at Englewood Arts Center, 10901 E. Winner Road, has been rescheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 22.

The Truman Library Institute will host a free online event featuring former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3.