A federal judge dismissed defamation lawsuits against three Missouri state senators for social media posts after the Chiefs ...

The largest electric utility in Kansas and western Missouri will add two natural gas plants by the end of 2030, the company ...

A new poll released Monday by a civic engagement group found that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris continues to ...

Registered nurses at two HCA-owned Kansas City hospitals get “substantial” pay raises under new three-year contracts ratified ...

In a tight, historically expensive presidential election, both candidates are seeking the support of powerful business ...

The head of Missouri’s child welfare agency will resign effective Nov. 1, a spokesperson for the agency told The Independent ...

The abortion debate is a major flashpoint in the race for Senate in Missouri between Republican Josh Hawley and Democrat ...

As the population ages, how prepared is our state and nation to meet their needs? The economy, immigration, abortion and many ...

A mass shooting at a Georgia high school in September thrust the issue of gun violence to the forefront of the presidential ...

The presidential debate in early September included just one mention of Social Security and three references to Medicare, ...

A dozen or so women sit around a U-shaped table inside Care Connections for Aging Services, the local Area Agency on Aging in ...

In March, officials in Postville shut down its water treatment facility for two days as city employees worked to prevent ...