A tornado damaged homes and trees in Independence, Missouri on June 3, 2025. No injuries were reported. Cleanup efforts and volunteer opportunities are underway.

Conference realignment remains a steady force on collegiate athletics. Now is the time to run back the full history, and make ...

Becoming a member of Community of Christ is something Michelle Phillips never would’ve imagined would happen when she was introduced to it. The Ogden, Utah woman, now 41, grew up in The Church of ...

Millions were expected to gather in “No Kings” demonstrations in over 1,500 cities on Saturday, the same day the Army is ...

Closer to home, Penn State backup quarterback Beau Pribula left the team and entered the portal as the Nittany Lions were preparing for playoffs. The now Missouri-bound Pribula was no ordinary second ...

All that and more underscores the significance of a long-awaited and definitive new biography, out now: “Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet” (Yale University Press) by historian ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Taxpayers had their say in November 2021, quadrupling the sales tax for the Independence Fire Department and making it permanent. That unlocked millions in funding for the ...

Catholic churches are celebrating the national holiday of Juneteenth this week by honoring the freedom won by formerly ...