Two children and two adults were killed Wednesday when a fire swept through an apartment complex in a Kansas City, Missouri, ...

Dozens of residents were left without a home after a fire at the Independence Ridge Apartments took over many units, destroying an entire building of the complex. Two ...

The doors swung open in repeated rhythm at the Player’s Club Bar and Grill Tuesday afternoon and evening as strangers walked in with their hands full of bags.

"It's sad day for the community but we'll pull together," said Independence Fire Chief Mike Hall after a family of four is ...

Independence Fire Department fighting a massive fire at Independence Ridge Apartments near 291 Highway and East 39th Street.

Indpendence City Council members unanimously approved amendments to an ordinance that hasn't been touched in eight years.

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

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

Residents of the Independence Ridge Apartments continued to pick up the pieces Thursday, a day after a fire tore through a building, leaving a family of four dead.

Firefighters are battling a massive fire that engulfed the Independence Ridge Apartments near Missouri 291 highway and East 39th Street in Independence on Wednesday morning. Firefighters responded to ...

Striving for financial independence is part of a workshop in Joplin. It was held at the Economic Security Corporation’s Head Start building off North Main Street and is a new ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The American Red Cross has opened a shelter for residents who lost their homes in a large fire at an Independence apartment complex Wednesday morning on East 37 th Terrace.