WASHINGTON – Army officials said Thursday that 98% of active duty personnel received at least one dose of the mandatory...

Judge clears 1955 court record of civil rights pioneer Colvin BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A judge approved a request to wipe...

Jackson County will not withhold more than $1.1 million in property tax payments to the Independence School District while a...

What: City Theatre of Independence presents “The Rented Christmas,” a light-hearted show by Norman Ahern and Yvonne Ahern (1979), directed...

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

The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects sites where food is served outside independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results...

WASHINGTON – On the day before the Jan. 6 Capitol assault, a Republican congressman sent a text message to White...

The United States is at its lowest level of executions in decades this year, continuing a downward trend in executions...

NEW YORK – A former office worker for financier Jeffrey Epstein testified Thursday as the first defense witness at the...

McMINNVILLE, Ore. – The opioid epidemic blew into this picturesque Oregon town like a toxic wind, leaving overdoses, addiction, homelessness...