By Bill Althaus Special to The Examiner The motto for this year’s Blue Springs South baseball team is inspirational: “Pulling ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe’s stadium funding plan for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals is facing growing resistance from across the ideological spectrum as lawmakers prepare to return to the Missouri Capitol on ...

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

Ryan O’Hearn is used to defying expectations by now. The Orioles’ first baseman-outfielder arrived in Baltimore two years ago ...

FRIDAY, MAY 30 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Class 6 State Quarterfinals 4 p.m. — ...

Steve Cassity is returning to Truman High School to take over as the head coach of the boys basketball program. That ...

Despite finishing one level short of where they did last year, Tad O’Had considers the 2024-25 ECHL season a success for his Kansas City Mavericks.

Royals first-round draft pick Jac Caglianone speaks with the Kansas City media as general manager J.J. Picollo listens during his introductory news conference in July 2024. Caglianone was recently ...

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey drew criticism for recent comments about the fact some coaches and athletic directors in the SEC are wondering why the league is still in the NCAA.

This past Thursday, the United States House of Representatives narrowly passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” (Yes, that’s its actual name.) This sweeping piece of legislation covers a broad range ...

Independence Rotary has named three new graduates of Van Horn High School as students of the month. Wendy Gable is a McCoy Award winner.

By Jason HancockMissouri Independent The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a judge in Kansas City to lift an ...