SANTA CLARA, Calif. – San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is dealing with injuries to his right thumb and right shoulder as he prepares for Saturday’s divisional round playoff game at Green Bay.
Too often when he’s among large crowds of people these days, Kylar Broadus says, he can sense feelings of hatred. For society to get past that, people must be more willing to open up and understand others.
Kory Lower is a young coach who hates to lose more than he enjoys winning. And in his short span leading the girls basketball program at Blue Springs South, he has enjoyed great success.
Marsha Keene-Frye grew up around guns, going hunting with her family from a young age near her home in Mississippi County. To this day, she still regularly carries a firearm and considers herself a supporter of the Second Amendment, just like most of her neighbors in southeastern Missouri.
Going into last weekend's snow event, the city of Independence put out a notice to residents it was down about 25 percent of its normal crew, so some streets might be delayed before they see a plow. City Manager Zach Walker said the crews were able to weather that proverbial storm, but it's an example of how COVID-19 has affected municipal workers – in Independence and beyond.
The University of Missouri’s Columbia campus began the spring semester as planned Tuesday with no option for online classes, masking or vaccination requirements, as UM System President and campus Chancellor Mun Choi wrote to faculty leaders Friday.
The Mid-Continent Public Library’s annual Winter Reading Challenge is on. This program challenges adults to read five books in two months (Jan.
In August of 2008, Independence changed the ordinance limiting pets to two dogs and two cats to allow four animals in any combination. This helped the local shelter and rescue groups adopt out more dogs.
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