Alaska should have been his home with freezing temperatures and unlimited opportunities to fetch frozen fish.

This is a favorite Ken Garten column from 2013. I have often said that in a court of law, a layperson unassisted ...

Ten years ago, when colleague Josh Ward fell gravely ill with a flesh-eating bacteria and was placed in a coma, Lee’s Summit ...

There was no red carpet for UConn women’s basketball legend Diana Taurasi to walk at the entrance to her documentary premiere ...

It started as a group of Independence women organizing a fundraiser brunch with decorated tables. A couple of years later, ...

The last time Mike Yastrzemski and a group of 30 or so family and friends were at Fenway Park, at grandpa Carl Yastrzemski’s ...

The Jackson County Environmental Health Division inspects lodging establishments and sites where food is served generally outside Independence and Kansas City. Recent inspection results in… Login to c ...

Several Blue Springs South football players have made their college choices in the few days before their senior season practice gets underway Monday.

By Jeff Fox [email protected] Jackson County voters will go to the polls Tuesday, Sept. 30 to decide on a potential ...

A season defined by substandard performance, injury and a barrelful of one-run losses was graced by an afternoon of ...

Miami Dolphins linebacker Willie Gay Jr. (40) sings as he stretches during training camp at the Baptist Health Training Complex on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The SantaCaliGon Medallion Hunt continues this week with clue No. 2. Independence Chamber of Commerce holds the contest, ...