Independence water tower built in 1913 demolished, narrowly missing a house as it fell
Local history buffs are working to preserve some of the tower’s steel, which come from manufacturers that got their start in ...
2 children, 2 adults killed in massive Independence apartment fire
Independence Fire Department fighting a massive fire at Independence Ridge Apartments near 291 Highway and East 39th Street.
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A family of 4 die in fire at an apartment in the Kansas City suburb of Independence
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — Two children and two adults were killed Wednesday when a fire swept through an apartment complex in a Kansas City, Missouri, suburb in freezing temperatures. The fire ...
Alcohol suspected in deadly, wrong-way crash that closed I-70 for hours in Independence
A Johnson County man is being called a suspect after alcohol is considered a factor in a fatal, wrong-way crash on I-70.
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Missouri bill putting a bounty on undocumented immigrants faces fierce resistance
A confrontational legislative hearing Monday – with a witness calling a state senator a fascist and lawmakers battling over ...
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Missouri has more teen smokers than most of the U.S. But Kansas City made some progress
Missouri ranks 10th in the country for high school smoking. However, rates are trending down and a variety of accessible ...
How to report potholes in the Kansas City metro area
Following multiple rounds of arctic temperatures and one of the largest blizzards in Kansas City history, potholes are ...
Sharon Kinne caught after 64 years since initial arrest
Sharon Kinne’s killing streak started in Independence, Missouri, then in Mexico, before she died from natural causes in Canada.