Senate opens special session with dissent on abortion, contraceptives

Mid-Continent Public Library events

Police looking for information in two Independence homicides

New look for Trails West library branch

Academic All-Star: Aaron Holloway

Unemployment claims in Missouri declined last week

Missouri Department of Conservation events

Community calendar

Teenager fatally shot in Independence

Restored bus service in the works

I-435 closure north of the river this weekend

Academic All-Star: Clare Scheier

Life sentence awaits in child rape case

Jackson County COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

Annie Dear: Misnamed or not, it got the job done

Shooting takes woman's life in Independence

Animals Best Friends: Take extra care with pets in hot weather

Community calendar

Blood drive Sunday at Timothy Lutheran

County executive running again

Mid-Continent expands branch hours

Missouri governor calls special session on Medicaid funding

Independence takes advantage of federal aid

Ten-year sentence for illegal possession of a gun