Republicans are determined to eliminate the state income tax and Democrats oppose any effort to replace it with increased ...

Independence City Council members are pushing to further regulate the use of recreational marijuana in public places.

Signatures on only two-thirds of the petitions submitted to force a vote on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map will ...

At 11:30 a.m. on the first Monday of the new year, the parking lot of Aging Best in Jefferson City is full, a temporary red ...

The hangover from last year’s moves to force through the Republican agenda on abortion, redistricting and more promise to ...

While recreational marijuana use is legal in the state the Missouri Constitution allows cities and counties to regulate when ...

A mural at Independence Square shows Independence's origins as a trail head for westward travel. The city of Independence, Missouri was famously the starting point for the Santa Fe, California and ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Independence Police Department late Thursday released the full, unedited body camera video from inside an apartment last November where an officer responded to a threat by ...

Prosecutors have charged an Independence man in connection with a fatal drunken-driving crash that killed one person and ...

The U.S. News Financial Advisor Finder can help you narrow down the best financial advisors in the Independence, Missouri area. Independence has up to 39 advisors to choose from and using our filters ...

Missouri has some of the worst rates for maternal and infant mortality in the country. State Rep. LaKeySha Bosley, a St.