Police in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating a homicide in the city's Historic Northeast. The incident happened in the 4800 block of Independence Avenue.

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.

The Independence community is stepping in to help the 32 families displaced by a deadly fire at Indy Ridge Apartments.

Two children ages 3 and 8 and two adults were killed Wednesday when a fire swept through an apartment complex in freezing ...

A man was shot and killed inside a convenience store on the 4800 block of Independence Avenue just before 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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An Omaha woman has been charged in connection to an early-morning high-speed chase that started in Independence while she was heavily intoxicated.

Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on display at Indonesia’s National Museum, providing a glimpse into the country’s ...

A man was trying to sell his iPad to make a few extra bucks through Facebook Marketplace when he was pepper sprayed and robbed by two women last Friday, January 17th.

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 ...

Four people were killed after a massive fire engulfed a Missouri apartment complex Wednesday. The fire started shortly after 6 a.m. at the Indy Ridge Apartments in Independence, east of Kansas City.

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 partnership between that ...