By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Independence this week debuted a partnership program between the city and Community Services League to have...

It’s spring, so driving is on the upswing. But lower oil prices thanks in part to recent economic jitters might...

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net A former student teacher in the Fort Osage School District who identifies as non-binary has sued...

As our economy has increasingly become globalized over the past several decades, there have certainly been many winners and many...

Critical violations involve factors that can directly lead to foodborne illness and must be corrected within 72 hours or as...

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net From local businesses to roads to marijuana tax to roads again, Blue Springs City Council candidates...

By The Examiner staff The Jackson County Health Department is encouraging citizens to participate in a community survey to help...

By Mike Genet  mike.genet@examiner.net An Independence man accused of killing two people when he allegedly crashed a stolen Jeep into...

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net When a police officer takes a citizen experiencing a mental health episode to a hospital emergency...

By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net One day last year, Kelli Rogers brought her four children to George Owens Nature Park to...