Independence

Jackson County voters will decide whether or not to remove two prominent statues of President Andrew Jackson. Some county leaders say that Jackson’s white supremacist views shouldn't be celebrated today.

County Executive Frank White's push for removal was vetoed by the legislature. The question will instead appear on November ballots.

Both Missouri and Kansas now allow theaters to be open, but a number of indoor film houses are not yet operating. With social distancing somewhat built-in, drive-in movie theaters could see a resurgence in popularity.

The status of COVID-19 testing in Clay County, Missouri, a primer on antibodies and if they protect against coronavirus, how the pandemic could renew a classic movie-viewing experience, and the last two in our series of high school valedictorian speeches.

Returned materials will go through their own version of quarantine — 72 hours in a community room — before going back into circulation.

One day after the Jackson County Health Department told Bass Pro Shops to close its Independence store because it is a nonessential business, officials…

As Kansas City proposes to slash nearly $900,000 from the budget of the city’s tourism agency, it appears to be leaving at least that much on the table…

If your weekend travel plans typically include I-70 in Independence, you'll want to find an alternate route this weekend. That's because the Missouri…

Organist Jacob Hofeling started working at St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Christmas Eve.He'd moved to Lawrence to get a doctorate in organ performance at…

Though affordable housing has become a problem in Kansas City, Missouri, people who want to buy houses have more options if they're willing to look in…

There are now 22,000 informal appeals related to the growing reassessment mess in Jackson County.The Jackson County Board of Equalization (BOE), which…

Hundreds of young German football fans in blue jerseys dance and sing in the streets before a soccer match in Manchester, England. This rainy northwestern…