Two additional charges have been filed against a Blue Springs man and soccer coach who was arrested on charges relating to child molestation.
A jury trial has been scheduled for the Grain Valley couple whose child lost seven fingers in a pet ferret attack.
The Kansas City man who admitted to firing the gunshots that killed an Independence girl on the Fourth of July was sentenced to three years in prison.
An Independence family is safe after a fire destroyed its home in the 100 block of South Fuller Street this morning.
The Jackson County Historical Society is taking up a new location for about a year and a half while the county gets ready to renovate the historic Truman Courthouse in the middle of the Independence Square.
If Rosemary Garten had her druthers, this longtime Independence resident would rather quilt than do anything else – and she’s not kidding.
Examiner columnist Jeff Fox found "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" to be, well, less than subtle.
Tennies for Kids, begun last year by Independence residents Donna Siegel and Betty Snapp. It provides new shoes to local children when school starts in August.
Fifth graders at Prairie Branch Elementary School in Grain Valley recently decorated dog biscuits to donate to the Independence Animal Shelter.
For a good portion of Beth Savidge’s life, she has had the chance to be around sports.