An Independence Fire captain is heading back to work even more determined after suffering serious burns in late December.

Independence Police were dispatched to a house fire in the 200 block of Grand Street. Firefighters arrived just two minutes ...

A mother and son are in critical condition after being rescued from a house fire Monday morning in Independence.

Burn patients reunited with their care team Thursday evening for an emotional reunion at Research Medical Center's Grossman ...

Crews were forced to take a defensive attack as part of the structure had already collapsed before they arrived ...

When they arrived, fire crews found heavy smoke coming from the home. They pulled a woman and her son from a bedroom.

WELL, THAT BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW, A MOTHER AND HER SON ARE RECOVERING AFTER A HOUSE FIRE IN INDEPENDENCE. THIS WAS THE SCENE AT 39TH AND MAIN THIS MORNING. THAT’S NEAR I-70 AND SOUTH NOLAN ROAD.

The Independence police chief says his officers acted accordingly in the deadly police shooting of a mother and her baby.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Independence Fire Department is investigating after a woman and her 2-year-old son were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a house fire on Monday morning.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A mother and her 2-year-old son were critically injured Monday morning in a house fire in Independence.