The U.S. Department of Defense is conducting preparedness training this week in Independence, Missouri.According to the Independence Police Department, the exercises are part of a national ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Herman Ray Collins, 85, of Independence, Missouri, peacefully passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Born on June 24, 1939, in Oregon, Missouri, to Campbell and ...

There was a time not long ago when Louisiana governors basically hand-selected the leadership of the state House and Senate. This authority wasn’t a formal one, but was freely granted by one ...

Firefighters responded shortly before 5:50 a.m. to the blaze at the apartments north of the Independence Commons shopping center, near Missouri 291 highway and East 39th Street. “It was a report ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — The Independence Fire Department confirmed that four people were killed in a large apartment fire Wednesday morning. Two firefighters also suffered third-degree burns while ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - An Independence woman, who doctors told would be partially blind for the rest of her life, is regaining her vision due to a relatively new implant approved by the Food ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — A federal judge in Missouri recently ... One Independence mom, Stephanie Newby, called the ruling "stupid." "I think there should be more instead of taking it away, because ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - A person of interest in a Higginsville murder has been arrested for a separate incident following a chase in Kansas City. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records ...

A mural at Independence Square shows Independence's origins as a trail head for westward travel. The city of Independence, Missouri was famously the starting point for the Santa Fe, California and ...

The Missouri State Auditor, Scott Fitzpatrick, announced on Wednesday he launched an audit that will evaluate the finances and overall educational performance of the Independence School District.

Ronnie Wiggs, of Independence, Mo., was charged with second-degree murder in the strangling death of his wife, who was in the hospital for dialysis treatment, records show. By Jesus Jiménez A ...