Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Independence is facing a projected $776,000 shortfall out of the $7.5 million budget year that begins July 1 for general fund ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Asking for help, especially when you have a family and in need of food, can be tough. So, Fort Osage School District took a different approach to helping families in the ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — City leaders in Independence will soon have a new home. Plans to relocate from the present-day city hall to a new spot off Little Blue Parkway will leave an empty building near the ...