The Examiner

A man with addresses listed in both Independence and Brookfield, Mo., is scheduled for arraignment this morning in Ray County in connection with an Excelsior Springs woman’s death last week. Full Story »

Sometimes, Zollie Smith’s heart is weakened. Full Story »

Kari Hartstack began teaching at James Walker Elementary School in 2003. Full Story »

What happened in Olathe could have happened in Blue Springs. Full Story »

The Blue Springs Police Department is still looking for a suspect in the non-life threatening stabbing of an Independence teen early Saturday morning. Full Story »

Rep. Bryan Pratt will hold a town hall meeting today from 6-8 p.m. at Moreland Ridge Middle School, 900 S.W. Bishop Drive, Blue Springs. The event is meant to field questions from the public about local and state issues, Pratt said. Full Story »

Sugar Creek meeting The Sugar Creek Board of Aldermen held a closed meeting in the mayor’s office at city hall Monday evening. The board’s regular meeting and study session on Monday was cancelled. Full Story »

The Mid-Continent Public Library is sponsoring its first Home-school Expo from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the library’s new Genealogy Center, Full Story »

Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders will outline his proposed 2010 budget during the annual “State of the County” speech this week. Full Story »

A 31-year-old Odessa man was killed in a one-vehicle traffic crash Friday afternoon on Interstate 70 near the Lafayette County line. Full Story »

An Independence man died Friday afternoon in the parking lot of Centerpoint Medical Center from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, according to Independence police. Full Story »

Jackson County legislators on Monday inched closer to ending the county’s 30-year-old lease with the Missouri Department of Conservation for the shooting range on Argo Road in Landahl Park, east of Missouri 7. Full Story »

Santa, choirs, sleigh rides and good cheer mark lighting of the Christmas tree. Full Story »

Paul Coffman has enjoyed success on the playing field, but on Friday he urged people to look beyond today’s triumphs and troubles. Full Story »

What do you think about honoring veterans at the Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast in Blue Springs? Full Story »

Jim Page has experienced melancholy this time of year for more than 40 years, even though one of his favorite holidays is just days away. Full Story »

Religious affiliations will be placed aside in one Blue Springs house of worship Sunday morning as residents pay respect to local veterans. Full Story »

Jake Reynolds spent Thursday night calling people, leaving messages and telling them to be at the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence. Full Story »

Harry Truman was not only the Man from Independence but he was the man shaped by Independence, yet how much of that community needs to be preserved to fully tell his story? Full Story »

Today is the day. Full Story »

The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia might seem like decades ago and thousands of miles away, but a 20th anniversary celebration of the country’s nonviolent overthrow of Communism took place Friday in Sugar Creek. Full Story »

What is your favorite part of Halloween? Full Story »

The following items were taken from the Oct. 31 through Nov. 6, 1959, Examiner. Full Story »

Boy Scouts will take part in event to raise awareness of homeless youth Full Story »

Keara Bono, 21, Independence, was one of at least 31 wounded in a shooting on the Fort Hood Army base in central Texas. Full Story »