Independence FireFest organizers say this year’s annual event Saturday outside Cable Dahmer Arena will have representation ...

On the subject of abortion, men and women have never been more divided, according to new polling.

When Juan Thornhill arrived in Cleveland two years ago, he’d established a reputation as a reliable, gregarious, playmaking safety who'd long been a starter for the NFL's best team.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who was forcibly removed from a press conference with the secretary of Homeland Security, said Tuesday that his home state is the testing ground for ...

THURSDAY, JUNE 19 AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL 6 p.m. — Post 643 KC at ...

The epiphany of common sense came late in an otherwise tedious congressional subcommittee hearing, and from a Democrat, Representative Jim Costa. He gets that Republicans and the administration of ...

A while back, my parents and I had a conversation about long-term care (LTC) insurance. Talking about the possibility of one or both of them needing this kind of care wasn’t fun for any of us, but ...

This is a story of two different pitchers, the surgeon-like Dr. Jack and his troublesome, wild alter ego, Mr. Leiter.

Ashton Nance, sr., Blue Springs South — 8-0, 1.89 ERA, 60 strikeouts, 63 1/3 innings, 4 ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is urging insurers to continue covering vaccinations during pregnancy ...

A group of Missouri hemp business leaders are organizing an initiative petition to allow marijuana and intoxicating hemp THC products to be sold in the same stores as alcohol and tobacco.

The “big, beautiful” tax bill that’s currently winding its way through Congress would, if it becomes law, lead to drastically different results for U.S. taxpayers, depending on where you fall on the ...