Children are starving right under our noses. This can’t be happening in America, but it is, right here and right now. What a travesty.

The woods are a busy place at night. Humans are sleeping while a nightly game of survival is happening where woodlots are home to many wild creatures, even in the city.

A driver died in a wreck Friday afternoon on Missouri 291 near Gudgell Road in eastern Independence. Two other drivers involved in the wreck were… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimen ...

Paige Stuart loves a challenge. That’s why she gave up soccer to concentrate on track and field as a freshman at Blue Springs High School.

EXAMINER GIRLS ALL-EJC TRACK & FIELD FIRST TEAM Individual Events 100 meters: Jasmine Ross, sr., Blue Springs South — Class 5 state champion ...

A young man who graduated from Grain Valley High School – with a flame thrower for a right arm and a head full of dreams – is ...

Eric Holmes has coached several quality track and field performers at Fort Osage High School. When it comes to the total ...

After he narrowly finished second in his event last year at the National Speech & Debate Assocation’s national tournament, Blue Springs South’s Garrett Flack says he aimed to win the top spot at this ...

Two former Missouri men’s basketball players stand a solid chance of being selected in the NBA draft this week, with the ...

The city of Independence will close the Truman Memorial Building next week, July 1-4, for maintenance and the Fourth of July holiday.

From The Examiner during the week of June 23-28, 1975: ...

When Christian Pulisic, currently considered this country’s best soccer player, declined to play for the U.S. Men’s National team in the current CONCACAF Gold Cup and then engaged in a long-distance ...