BlendWell Community Café, 10725 U.S. 24 in northwest Independence, will have a screening Thursday evening of the documentary film “Kansas City Dreamin” about the African-American music history and culture of the city.
A couple weeks ago, I traveled with nine other volunteers from greater Kansas City to Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Although it has been over four months since the area of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was hit with what could be called a 1,000-year rain storm, one can hardly identify much progress in bringing the community back to a semblance of normality.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A St. Charles County lawmaker wants to create a legal definition of sex so school districts could bar transgender students from using bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identities.
By The Examiner staff An Independence man will spend seven years in prison after he pleaded guilty Monday to driving drunk and causing a fatal,… Login to continue reading Login…
Two state senators are laying the groundwork for Clay County to compete for a new Chiefs training facility or Royals stadium, while the top Republican in the Missouri House is imploring Jackson County leaders to come up with a new plan to keep the teams from leaving the state. Both teams publicly expressed interest in moving from Missouri to Kansas after Jackson County voters rejected a proposal last year to extend a three-eighths-cent sales tax to help finance a downtown Kansas City baseball stadium and upgrades to Arrowhead Stadium.
Jackson County prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges against former local church pastor and school board president Bobby Hawk, who was accused last summer by several women of alleged grooming, inappropriate touching or harassment.
Independence police had one man in custody Monday as they investigated a double homicide Sunday afternoon at a west-side home.
One person was injured when a train passed through the scene of a three-car wreck Saturday afternoon on Missouri 7 near Bundschu Road in rural… Login to continue reading Login…
The citizens group Indy Energy will host a free forum at noon Thursday at the Independence Chamber of Commerce, 210 W. Truman Road, about the potential impact of data centers on electrical utilities.
From The Examiner during the week of Feb. 17-22, 1975: