INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Independence is a town rich with history — and voters are going to be asked to preserve some of it in next week’s municipal election. Residents will see three bond questions on the ...

Vaile Victorian Mansion is a 6-acre historic site in Independence that stands as a significant example of Second Empire architecture. Built in 1881 by Col. Harvey Merrick Vaile and his wife Sophia, it ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A Grinch has stolen a large Santa Claus from the porch of a historic mansion in the Kansas City area. Police in Independence say the jolly old elf was snatched Tuesday or ...