During Luther Burden III’s happy news conference this past weekend, he slid in (or perhaps slipped in) a glimpse into his pass-catching past – and his future. So the St.

Brock Mallett is off to a start that most high school baseball pitchers can only dream about. The Fort Osage freshman has two starts – one for the Indians C team and a Wednesday afternoon junior ...

One person was injured when a car crashed into the back of an Independence police vehicle on the scene of a separate crash on westbound Interstate 70 early Thursday morning.

It was one thing for the Rays to be shackled by Max Fried. The Yankees’ accomplished, two-time All-Star with the $218 million contract on Easter Sunday took a no-hitter against the Rays into the ...

By Mike Genet [email protected] The lone movie theater in Blue Springs has closed. Family-owned Miller Theatres announced Wednesday that it would close effective Thursday, a ...

A bill that would award Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the Miracle on Ice hockey team made its way out of the U.S. House earlier this week and has a promising future in the Senate.

Independence Rotary has named Derwayne Williams, a senior at Van Horn High School, as student of the month. Derwayne is in theater and school ...

FRIDAY, MAY 2 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL 4 p.m. — Grain Valley at Fort ...

The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects lodging establishments and sites where food is served outside Independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in Blue Springs include: ...

The only member of the Missouri Senate who was never a public official before winning election had a scathing verdict on the ...

Brothers Tyler and Tristan Hoyt are playing organized high school volleyball for the first time in their careers this season. Before this season, the duo played sand volleyball in recreational leagues ...

By The Examiner staff The Spring Parade of Homes has opened and runs through May 11. It includes 296 homes across six ...