By Jeff Fox jeff.fox@examiner.net Human trafficking is a nationwide problem involving selling young people into prostitution and other work. “They’re being trafficked for sex to… Login to continue reading Login…
Commentators have been describing a recession around the corner for about year, and they’ll be right eventually, whether that’s in late 2023 or somewhere further… Login to continue reading Login…
As my friend, Ken Woodruff often says, there are two seasons in Iowa and places north — winter and tough sledding. The groundhog saw his… Login to continue reading Login…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net A standoff with police at a Blue Ridge Boulevard home at the Independence-Kansas City border continued into midday Wednesday, after a… Login to continue reading Login…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net The Jackson County Republican Committee dropped a proposed censure of a gay state representative regarding a marriage amendment resolution he filed… Login to continue reading Login…
By The Examiner staff Independence police are investigating after gunfire Monday afternoon in a neighborhood damaged homes and vehicles but left no injuries. The shooting… Login to continue reading Login…
By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net Although Missouri Senate Bill 5 has been problematic for Independence and other municipalities since it became state law in 2015, Independence… Login to continue reading Login…
By David A. Lieb Associated Press “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams continued to see his reach shrink Monday as dozens of newspapers and a major comic… Login to continue reading Login…
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The newest COVID boosters, known as the bivalent boosters, are available. These bivalent boosters target the most recent COVID Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5. The… Login to continue reading Login…