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adminKansas City firefighter Anthony “Tony” Santi died on Thursday, Oct. 6, off-duty at a gas station in Independence, Mo. Greater Kansas City Local 42, the union Santi belonged to, said…
adminJust after 7:30 p.m. on May 25, crews were called to a fire at 135 N. Lawn Ave., where the top floor and roof of the apartment building was engulfed…
adminBy Michael Bushnell Just after 9 p.m. on Saturday evening, firefighters responded to a two alarm blaze at a long-abandoned house near Sixth and Gladstone. The house was fully involved…
adminFire broke out this morning a little after 8 a.m. at an abandoned apartment building at 5208 Independence Avenue. Kansas City Missouri firefighters (KCFD) responded to the two-alarm blaze. According…
At approximately 3 p.m. this afternoon, Kansas City Missouri firefighters responded to a residential fire in the 300 block of North Van Brunt Boulevard. Upon arrival, firefighters found a large…
Indian Mound residents say fire investigators suspect arson is the cause of an early morning fire on April 5 at the southeast corner of the Indian Mound. The homeowner, Christopher…
On Monday, Jan. 11, the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) announced the second fatal vehicle crash of 2021. On Saturday, Jan. 9 around 12:30 a.m., East Patrol Division (EPD) officers…
adminOver the weekend, the City of Kansas City, Mo. Fire Department (KCFD) announced the deaths of two employees from COVID-19. Communication Specialist Scott Davidson, 45, was an 18-year veteran of…
adminOn this week’s episode of the Northeast Newscast, I’m joined by Charlie Aiello, a lifelong Northeast resident known to many as Walkin’ Charlie. A self-proclaimed fire department enthusiast, we talk…
adminFive years ago today on the evening of October 12, 2015, Kansas City, Mo. firefighters responded to a huge blaze in an aging, three story mixed-use building at 2600 Independence…
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