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 ...

An explosion at an orphan well site in Independence Township injured six people Monday morning, most of them critically, ...

An oil rig explosion in Washington County, Ohio, injured at least five people while a contractor was plugging an orphan well.

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 Independence Fire Department said three people were sleeping inside the home when it became fully engulfed in flames. Crews were dispatched to the fire just after 5 a.m. on Friday.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management has sent an Emergency Response team to ...

A work van caught fire, damaged a house in Independence, MO, the fire department said July 8. The fire was result of alleged vehicle theft.