By Mike Genet mike.genet@examiner.net The Crysler Avenue bridge over the Union Pacific railroad tracks in Independence is now fully closed. The city of Independence ...

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: ...

Independence Rotary has named two seniors at Truman High School as students of the month. Isabella Thomas is in the National Honor Society, plays ...

By Michael Smith Special to The Examiner Blue Springs South senior Alyssa Mainard was nervous. After the 11-meter diving ...

The first time Josh Bush ever picked up a tennis racket was when he tried out for the Truman High School team as a freshman.

A Lee’s Summit man who had left his wallet, cell phone and three stolen shotguns in his truck when he ran away from a November 2022 crash in Independence faces up to 15 years in federal prison without ...

You can throw out the record books whenever friendly crosstown rivals Blue Springs South and host Blue Springs meet on the baseball field.

Aguilar-Smith scored all five of Van Horn’s five goals, with the game winner coming in the 72nd minute as she boosted her team to 5-4 victory at home.

Ever since his freshman season on the Fort Osage wrestling team, senior Colby Gray had been knocking on the door of a state ...

Critical violations involve factors that can directly lead to foodborne illness and must be corrected within 72 hours or as otherwise stated. All critical violations must be corrected within 72 hours ...

Damien Giroux, left, congratulates Marcus Crawford after he scored the game-winning goal to give the Kansas City Mavericks at 3-2 overtime win over the Tulsa Oilers Saturday night at Cable Dahmer ...

Eli Herbert burst on the area high school basketball scene when he became the first freshman to ever earn The Examiner’s ...