President Lyndon Johnson and a group of U.S. congressmen showed up on the doorstep of former president Harry Truman in Independence, Mo. President Johnson had just won congressional approval to create ...

Stark County educators and more than 1,000 people gathered June 10 at the Canton Memorial Civic Center for a Rally for Public Education.

Wrapped up her high school career with a Division I state title in the 3,200 (10:21.82) at the OHSAA Track and Field Championships after finishing as the state runner-up in the 1,600 (4:47.08 ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - An Independence man is facing felony charges following an arson at a school. A probable cause document filed Tuesday in Jackson County alleges that 37-year-old Joshua ...

Students and teachers at Independence High School are concerned about the constant littering inside the school.. Both students and teachers have complained that students discard their garbage on ...

As lawmakers consider Gov. Mike DeWine's proposed biennium budget, Stark County's educators wonder what it means for their bottom line. The governor’s proposed budget would spend $23.4 billion ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Independence School District is seeing academic success across all of its schools, and the district is attributing it to its four-day school week.

Stark County Educational Service Center officials said the recent global data breach of PowerSchool did not impact students at the county's public schools.. PowerSchool is a software platform that ...

The Independence School District transitioned to a four-day week with the hope to attract and retain more teachers. Applications skyrocketed after it made the switch, but a new Missouri law may do ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — She won’t be able to drive for another nine years but parents of an Independence second grader say she’s already had her first collision.