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 ...
Wanted for murder in Missouri and Mexico, police say 'Pistol Packin' Mama' hid in Alberta for decades
Fifty-five years after Missouri murderer Sharon Kinne escaped from a Mexican prison, American authorities confirm the ...
A family of 4 die in fire at an apartment in the Kansas City suburb of Independence
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.
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 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 ...
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2 children, 2 adults killed in massive Independence apartment fire
INDEPENDENCE, Mo ... Fire Department was on the scene Wednesday morning. “We had one Kansas City Missouri Unit come on the scene and assist us, other than that, we had crews from central ...
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.
Sharon Kinne: Mystery of the US woman who disappeared from Mexico prison to be solved
Mystery of the US woman who disappeared from Mexico prison to be solved - The FBI are set to give an update on the case ...