INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Independence Fire Department confirmed Wednesday night that an apartment fire that killed a family of four started because of a stovetop left unattended. The tenant tried to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A 63-year-old woman is ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A 13-year-old girl died in a house fire early Friday morning, just two weeks after leaving the hospital after beating a form of bone cancer, according to her father. Jerry Brown ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - Crews have opened an investigation into what may have sparked a fire in the attic of an Independence home. The Independence, Missouri, Fire Department says that around 5 p.m ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Taxpayers had their say in November 2021, quadrupling the sales tax for the Independence Fire Department and making it permanent. That unlocked millions in funding for the ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Independence community is showing their support following the deadly Fourth of July fire that killed two people. One of those killed was 13-year-old Jerilynn Brown. The teen’s ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A work van caught fire and damaged a house early Tuesday morning in Independence, according to the fire department. The fire department said the cause of the fire is believed to be ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - Independence Fire Capt. Michael Peacock scrolled through photos of what the helmets and turnout gear looked like after the fire that sent him to the hospital with ...

An Independence, Missouri, home is a total loss after a massive early morning house fire.Officials with the Independence Fire Department said emergency crews were dispatched to a home on North Hocker ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - Independence Fire Department crews report a family of four was killed in an early-morning fire at the Indy Ridge Apartments. At 6 a.m., more than an hour before sunrise, a ...

A woman is in the hospital with serious injuries after the home she was in caught fire early Monday. According to the Independence Fire Department, firefighters responded to a home on North Cottage ...