By Bill Althaus  Special to The Examiner  Ty Williams is becoming an expert at packing a suitcase. Williams, who set the ...

We can tell our loved ones that we care until we are blue in the face. The trick is to show it. Here are a… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close ...

By Mike Genet  mike.genet@examiner.net When President Truman announced the Japanese surrender in the early evening of Aug. 14, 1945, The Independence Examiner had first-hand representation… Login to c ...

By Jeff Fox jeff.fox@examiner.net The metro area is under a heat advisory Friday and Saturday. The combination of heat and humidity – heat indices are… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for comp ...

Wide receiver Rashee Rice will apparently be available to play for the Kansas City Chiefs for at least the first four weeks ...

Kansas City Comets forward Zach Reget celebrates after scoring a goal against the San Diego Sockers last season. The Comets ...

By Mike Genet  mike.genet@examiner.net Due to railroad-induced delays, the city of Independence says repairs to the Crysler ...

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The Missouri Department of Transportation will have overnight lane closures Friday on eastbound Interstate 70 at Missouri 7 in Blue Springs. The lane closures, which… Login to continue reading Login S ...

Travis Kelce is getting candid about balancing the NFL with his burgeoning entertainment career, telling GQ in a new cover story that the “past two years” of his football performance “haven’t been to ...

By Mike Genet  mike.genet@examiner.net When their band Copper Threading played at the Weston Roots Music Festival a couple years ago, Kris Bruders and Mark Hamblin… Login to continue reading Login Sig ...

Cool, calm and collected, Brandon Hart sits at his desk in the new activities office at Grain Valley High School, where he’s putting the finishing touches on one of his many duties heading into the ...