Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Monday, Aug. 18, but made public on Aug. 25, have revealed that ...

The Missouri State Treasurer's Office can continue to subsidize private-school scholarships from a $51-million allotment of ...

State party vice chair Jennifer Bukowsky said she expects a special session when district lines are decided by national ...

An Independence elementary school teacher is being charged in federal court for child porn today, August 21, the United ...

A new Missouri law requires the school district to get voter approval to continue the four-day week. But whether Independence ...

A state audit of the Independence School District found the board discussed the four-day school week and other topics during ...

Missouri has won praise for having one of the nation's most robust cannabis markets. But buzz about the president's interest in relaxing federal marijuana restrictions is raising questions about the ...

More than a year after singling out the Independence School District, the Missouri State auditor's office has released its ...

Independence, Missouri, police said the incident happened around 9 p.m. at U.S. 24 Highway and Sterling Avenue.

The Independence School District Board of Education has called a special meeting Thursday morning to discuss ballot language ...

The 2024-2025 Independence city budget included $1.2 million in sales tax revenue dedicated to the first year of the decade-long contract, which also includes tasers, in-car cameras, record ...

Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek, in an interview with The Independent in May, addressed the possibility of a lawsuit. “We will deal with it when that happens,” he said.