When Jordan Adams was a 12-year-old growing up in Blue Springs, he had a dream. That dream has become a...

Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to nmelton@examiner.net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N. Osage St., Independence,...

The Community Blood Center, the primary provider of blood and blood products to more than 70 local hospitals, has announced...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said preserving and strengthening the world’s democracies is “the defining challenge of our time” Thursday...

Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent and others after four...

The Independence School District has sued Jackson County to prevent tax payment withholdings, after the county gave Unilever a tax...

Missouri cement producers are looking to a range of new technologies – from freezing carbon as it exits smokestacks to...

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again across Missouri, prompting renewed concerns about overcrowding at hospitals and...

Jackson County is again waiving some fees for property tax payments and is extending weekend hours for tax collection in...

WASHINGTON – The Senate moved ahead Thursday with legislation that would create a fast-track process for raising the debt limit,...