By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Independence city leaders hope to pursue a $250 million bond issue in the April 2025 election, which would include not only the long-discussed new police building…
Recently I surprised my wife Rebecca with tickets to see musician Ed Sheeran perform at Arrowhead Stadium. Aside from us both being fans of his, another reason I purchased the…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Through the first week of availability, 11 Independence citizens have taken out council candidate packets for the April 2024 elections, including three of the four incumbents…
By The Examiner staff The Examiner has been honored by its peers for its work in 2022. The Missouri Press Association presented six Better Newspaper Contest awards to the newspaper…
By The Examiner staff A Buckner woman died Sunday night after her vehicle collided with a stolen truck whose driver had been fleeing Independence police and driving the wrong way…
By Mike Genetmike.genet@examiner.net Some might wonder, Christian Ostermann said, if there is anything new to say or write about the United States’ early Cold War policies, with all the books…
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to news@examiner.net. THURSDAY Senior Pickleball: 1 to 3 p.m., Grain Valley Community Center, 713 Main St., 816-847-6230. Register in person. Drop-ins, $2.…
By The Examiner staff The 55th annual Blue Springs Fall Fun Fest runs this weekend on Main Street downtown. There will be about 200 food and craft vendors and local…
By David A. Lieb Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A coalition of Missouri’s professional sports teams is backing a new effort to legalize sports betting that could put…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Independence Mayor Rory Rowland this week apologized for an analogy he made at a previous City Council meeting and said he plans to give that apology…
