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A family of four, including two young children, died when a kitchen fire ignited early Wednesday and spread quickly, engulfing their Independence apartment building, said Independence Fire Chief ...

A MASSIVE FIRE ENGULFED THIS BUILDING AT INDY RIDGE APARTMENTS IN INDEPENDENCE. DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARE ALSO WITHOUT A HOME NOW. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM NEWS CHOPPER NINE, WHICH WAS ALSO ABOVE THE ...

A stretch of E. Grand Avenue in Des Moines had to be temporarily closed Wednesday afternoon due to a ruptured natural gas line.The Des Moines Fire Department was on the scene shortly after noon ...

A Des Moines nonprofit is trying for a second time to win approval to build a tiny home village to provide permanent affordable housing for people who are homeless. Joppa is pitching the project ...

A Des Moines nonprofit is trying for a second time to win approval to build a tiny home village to provide permanent affordable housing for people who are homeless. Joppa is pitching the project as a ...

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 ...

Jack Gene Lull, 86, passed away January 19, 2025 at Independence Village of Ankeny ... Burial will follow at Masonic Cemetery in Des Moines. Jack was born July 25, 1938 in Patterson, IA to ...

The first great image of the second Donald Trump administration emerged last night at a Washington, D.C., basketball arena, where the soon-to-be-inaugurated president danced with the Village People.

Members of the Village People performed their signature song, “Y.M.C.A.,” at President-elect Donald Trump’s rally late Sunday, ahead of his swearing-in ceremony—a shift after the band’s ...

Village People will perform the catchy tune in spite of long-standing strife between the group’s founding members and its lead singer. Former Village People Member: “What Makes You Think I’m ...

Nathanielsen on Thursday. Egede said Greenlanders would choose independence if given the chance to vote in a referendum — and the decision should be left in their hands. “The future of ...