Blue Springs Police Department Lt. Brandon Claxton has provided help, relief and comfort to the residents of his community.

Independence police arrested seven people during a DWI saturation patrol overnight Friday to Saturday, including two following a chase.

By Bill Althaus Special to The Examiner Kansas City’s Jack LaFontaine stood tall in the net Saturday night as the Mavericks needed an overtime period… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for compl ...

By now gobblers in your area many have been pressured by hunters. Your original planned strategy may still work, or it may ...

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Eli Herbert burst on the area high school basketball scene when he became the first freshman to ever earn The Examiner’s Player of the Year award. “That was a special year,” Herbert said, “because it ...

Just about the time spring arrived, we had to endure another round of snow, which reminded us Mother Nature couldn't care less which season it is.

If you lead a sedentary lifestyle and don’t go out much, you may be feeling down as a result. Maybe you want to avoid people, so going to the gym isn’t that appealing, or maybe there just isn’t anyone ...

A crew from Community Services Leagues trash pickup program is shown earlier this year picking up trash dumped on a roadside in Blue Summit, the small unincorporated area between Kansas City and ...

2024-25 EXAMINER ALL-EJC BOYS BASKETBALL BOYS FIRST TEAM Eli Herbert, Grain Valley, 6-4, jr., G — Averaged 24.28 points (2nd in metro area), 5.44 rebounds,… ...

Puppetry Arts Institute presents "Red Riding Hood" at 11 a.m. Saturday at 11025 E. Winner Road in Independence.

In “Sinners,” his bloody new historical blockbuster, writer/director Ryan Coogler feels unleashed in a way he hasn’t been before — and that’s a good thing. Free from the shackles of proving himself, ...