The Independence Fire Department responded to the fire caused by an unattended cigarette around 3:40 a.m. on Jan. 18.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A work van caught fire ...

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 ...