Opinion

Sen. Schmitt goes silent as a fight over Nazis roils the GOP
For several weeks now, the American right has been embroiled in a bitter internal fight about Nazis and antisemitism.
- Sen. Schmitt goes silent as a fight over Nazis roils the GOP
- Letter to the editor: Time for our country to stop fueling wars
- Bridgette Dunlap: Missouri GOP using incest victims, miscarrying women as bait to re-ban abortion
- Ken Garten: Make sure you know what’s in the small print and what you’re signing
- Commentary: How generative AI could save lives and slash U.S. health care costs
- Our opinion: Extreme gerrymandering drives political division and dysfunction
Lifestyle
Community calendar: Saturday through Tuesday
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to jeff.fox@examiner.net or sent to The Examiner, 12012 East U.S. 40, Independence, Mo., 64055. SATURDAY Turbo Kick: 8 to 8:50 a.m., Fieldhouse, 425 NE Mock Ave., Blue…
- Community calendar: Saturday through Tuesday
- Sandy Turner: Take time to thank God for rich blessings
- Community calendar: Friday through Monday
- Bike ride Sunday evening kicks off Longview Lake events; ‘Christmas in the Park’ coming next week
- Independence Square kicks off holiday season Friday with lighting ceremony
- Community calendar for Nov. 20-22
News
Days Gone By: Prayer and reflection, crime and punishment
From The Examiner during the week of Nov. 17 to 22, 1975:
- Days Gone By: Prayer and reflection, crime and punishment
- Mother's Refuge making progress on facility renovation
- Bob Buckley: The passing years bring change, mostly good
- Keep safety in mind when cooking that turkey dinner
- State legislators may target ‘strip-mall drug dealerships’ using hemp loophole
- Independence Square kicks off holiday season Friday with lighting ceremony
Entertainment
Independence Square kicks off holiday season Friday with lighting ceremony
The Independence Square holiday lighting ceremony is at 6 p.m. Friday on the Independence Square, with festivities starting on Maple Avenue between Pharaoh Cinema and the Historic Truman Courthouse.
- Independence Square kicks off holiday season Friday with lighting ceremony
- Group celebrates after closing Englewood Theater purchase
- An Agatha Christie classic, ‘The Mousetrap,’ comes to a local stage
- City Theatre of Independence presents 'The Bad Seed'
- Spirit of Independence Band concert set for Nov. 2
- Disney folds Hulu + Live TV into Fubo
Multimedia

Photo gallery: Blue Springs vs. Blue Springs South in Class 6 District 6 football semifinal
Images from the Blue Springs vs. Blue Springs South Class 6 District 6 football semifinal game played Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
- Photo gallery: Blue Springs vs. Blue Springs South in Class 6 District 6 football semifinal
- Photo gallery: Blue Springs South vs. Grain Valley in Class 5 District 5 volleyball championship match
- Photo gallery: Grain Valley vs. Blue Springs South in Class 5 District 7 softball championship game
- Photo gallery: 2025 Cat Clash rivalry series – Blue Springs vs. Blue Springs South football
- Photo gallery: Blue Springs vs. Truman softball
- Photo gallery: Fort Osage vs. Grain Valley boys soccer
Special Sections
Sports

Kenneth Kieser: Trout, Branson and Christmas
Anglers can only pray that water is being released from Table Rock Dam. Trout are more active when excessive waters are running down Taneycomo Lake, once the White River.
- Kenneth Kieser: Trout, Branson and Christmas
- Top 25 EJC Athletes of 2000-2025: Former Blue Springs South great Briley Moore, Blue Springs All-American Tarin Corwin at No. 21
- Van Horn soccer rallies past Summit Christian to advance to state championship game for first time in school history
- Grain Valley sends large signing class to college
- Royals sign Lee’s Summit West graduate Alex Lange to add bullpen depth
- 'You can't just keep talking about it': Mahomes demands action from 5-5 Chiefs
Opinion

Sen. Schmitt goes silent as a fight over Nazis roils the GOP
For several weeks now, the American right has been embroiled in a bitter internal fight about Nazis and antisemitism.
- Sen. Schmitt goes silent as a fight over Nazis roils the GOP
- Letter to the editor: Time for our country to stop fueling wars
- Bridgette Dunlap: Missouri GOP using incest victims, miscarrying women as bait to re-ban abortion
- Ken Garten: Make sure you know what’s in the small print and what you’re signing
- Commentary: How generative AI could save lives and slash U.S. health care costs
- Our opinion: Extreme gerrymandering drives political division and dysfunction
Lifestyle
Community calendar: Saturday through Tuesday
Items for the Community Calendar may be emailed to jeff.fox@examiner.net or sent to The Examiner, 12012 East U.S. 40, Independence, Mo., 64055. SATURDAY Turbo Kick: 8 to 8:50 a.m., Fieldhouse, 425 NE Mock Ave., Blue…
- Community calendar: Saturday through Tuesday
- Sandy Turner: Take time to thank God for rich blessings
- Community calendar: Friday through Monday
- Bike ride Sunday evening kicks off Longview Lake events; ‘Christmas in the Park’ coming next week
- Independence Square kicks off holiday season Friday with lighting ceremony
- Community calendar for Nov. 20-22




