INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The city of Independence, Missouri, celebrated President Harry S. Truman's 140th birthday on Saturday with a new statue, free photo exhibit and other events. Truman is a hometown ...

President Harry S. Truman holds up a now-infamous Election Day edition of the Chicago Daily Tribune, which, based on early results, mistakenly announced a Truman defeat on Nov. 4, 1948. After a short ...

A mural at Independence Square shows Independence's origins as a trail head for westward travel. The city of Independence, Missouri was famously the starting point for the Santa Fe, California and ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Both presidents had to step into an ungodly mess and take a tiger by the tail. Library ...

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd U.S. president, is being celebrated this year to mark the 75th anniversary of his inauguration. The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, offers ...

DOT COM. 60 YEARS AGO TODAY, HISTORY WAS MADE RIGHT HERE IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. THEN PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON SIGNED A BILL AT THE TRUMAN LIBRARY CREATING MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. KMBC NINE S ANDY ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Two tornadoes ripped through the Kansas City metro Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed Wednesday. The NWS Kansas City confirmed Wednesday on X that two ...

Both presidents had to step into an ungodly mess and take a tiger by the tail. Library of Congress; USA Today Network file photos Recently, a friend said she thought Joe Biden was the best president ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Recently, a friend said she thought Joe Biden was the best president of her adult ...