For the first time since 1979, the City of Independence has a new mayor. Brad Spencer officially assumed that position with Marvin Johnson no longer seeking reelection last year.

Some residents of the Highland Manor mobile home community say their electric bills have significantly increased, and some ...

Missouri Main Street Connection Inc., (MMSC) hosted Main Street Capitol Day in Jefferson City on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Over 15 ...

There is no doubt that the Independence Square and the Memorial building are awe inspiring. It is the result of amazing vision and farsightedness. To envision the future in a meaningful way, and ...

These are the Springfield restaurant health code violations for last week, Jan. 27-31. ALDI FOOD STORE #72 – CITY View ...

Epic Guide to Fort Larned National Historic Site located in Central Kansas! This guide includes history, things to do, w ...

Dorri Partain Managing Editor Following discussions involving Kansas City’s Planning and Development Department, the Housing ...

A water tower in Independence came crashing down on Tuesday, but not the way it was supposed to. Contractors say it was ...

The mystery of what happened to a U.S. woman who was tried in three killings before disappearing from a Mexican prison more ...

Local history buffs are working to preserve some of the tower’s steel, which come from manufacturers that got their start in ...

Crews planned to demolish it earlier in January, but all of the snow delayed the project, according to the City of ...

At one point, the settlement seemed poised “to become the city of destiny,” one historian wrote. But it didn’t last.