With school districts across Eastern Jackson County starting school next week, many streets and sidewalks will be populated ...

By Bill Althaus  Special to The Examiner  Ty Williams is becoming an expert at packing a suitcase. Williams, who set the ...

In my last column I wrote about the issue of boarded-up houses in my neighborhood and other areas of the city. I mentioned that a friend and I regularly walk through the neighborhood and see the good, ...

I could see through his tough guy-walk as he came down the hall, sporting his ornery smile, curly brown hair and freckles. He was a student and my “YouthFriend.” ...

If the United States is to deter a nuclear attack,” U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said in a 1967 speech in San Francisco, “it must possess an actual and a credible assured-destruction ...

We can tell our loved ones that we care until we are blue in the face. The trick is to show it. Here are a… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close ...

By Mike Genet  [email protected] When President Truman announced the Japanese surrender in the early evening of Aug. 14, 1945, The Independence Examiner had first-hand representation… Login to c ...

Wide receiver Rashee Rice will apparently be available to play for the Kansas City Chiefs for at least the first four weeks ...

Kansas City Comets forward Zach Reget celebrates after scoring a goal against the San Diego Sockers last season. The Comets ...

By Jeff Fox [email protected] The metro area is under a heat advisory Friday and Saturday. The combination of heat and humidity – heat indices are… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for comp ...

By Mike Genet  [email protected] Due to railroad-induced delays, the city of Independence says repairs to the Crysler ...

Cool, calm and collected, Brandon Hart sits at his desk in the new activities office at Grain Valley High School, where he’s putting the finishing touches on one of his many duties heading into the ...