A young man who graduated from Grain Valley High School – with a flame thrower for a right arm and a head full of dreams – is ...

After he narrowly finished second in his event last year at the National Speech & Debate Assocation’s national tournament, Blue Springs South’s Garrett Flack says he aimed to win the top spot at this ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every summer movie season must feature a film about a mode of transportation that goes very, very fast. This summer, it’s “F1 The Movie,” presumably ...

From The Examiner during the week of June 23-28, 1975: ...

The city of Independence will close the Truman Memorial Building next week, July 1-4, for maintenance and the Fourth of July holiday.

When Christian Pulisic, currently considered this country’s best soccer player, declined to play for the U.S. Men’s National team in the current CONCACAF Gold Cup and then engaged in a long-distance ...

Community of Christ recently completed some significant renovation projects to its world headquarters campus at Walnut Street and River Boulevard in Independence. More projects are underway or planned ...

Two former Missouri men’s basketball players stand a solid chance of being selected in the NBA draft this week, with the ...

Eric Holmes has coached several quality track and field performers at Fort Osage High School. When it comes to the total ...

Eastern Jackson County area sports calendar for June 27-29 ...

The Rays have talked a lot during their now nearly two-month run with the majors’ best record about the versatility, creativity and productivity of their offense. But now this is getting crazy.

Underneath that Royals blue, Jac Caglianone is about as Tampa as they come. Born there, schooled there, lives there.