Independence and its local firefighters union have negotiated on a new collective bargaining agreement for more than a year, but they’ve yet to reach a new deal. Here's where things stand.

Union leaders say firefighters may leave Independence over salary concerns as contract renegotiations wrap up with the city.

KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County, including Independence. Share your story idea with Tod. For three years now, the Independence Fire Department has ...

Firefighters in Independence quickly contained a grass fire Saturday afternoon after a small trash fire spread into a nearby field.

Independence and Fort Osage firefighters battled a house fire early Monday, believed to have started in a chicken coop.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One man was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire destroyed a home on Middle Lake Road in Independence Township Monday ...