An old water tower in Independence that was in the process of being dismantled fell the wrong way, toward a home during ...

Something was in the air Saturday morning as two separate kitchen fires were reported within just minutes of each other. The Independence Fire Department said the first fire was reported at about 10 a ...

An abandoned Independence, Missouri, water tower scheduled for demolition didn't go down without a fight. The old water tower ...

The Independence Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire on E. Lake Drive Thursday night.IFD said first arriving units ...

Independence Fire Chief Jimmy Walker says four people died in a fire Wednesday morning at an apartment complex.

The driver of the Kia Optima involved in the initial crash was killed. He has been identified as 64-year-old Ricky Monroe of ...

"Our crews were trying desperately to get up to the third floor, couldn’t do it,” Independence Fire Chief Jimmy Walker said.

The Independence School District announced on Thursday classes won’t be held on Wednesday, February 12, provided the Chiefs ...

One week after a deadly apartment fire in Independence, gates caution tape and now flowers and photos surround the building ...

A deadly Independence apartment fire killed four people, including two children, and destroyed the apartments of more than 30 ...

Dozens of community members gathered Tuesday evening for a candle vigil to honor an Independence family of four killed in an ...

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