Natural gas leak

Police: house explosion in Independence result of a natural gas leak
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – UPDATE: Independence Police said investigators have determined the home explosion was the result of a natural gas leak. The source is unknown, but it was isolated to inside the house. Crews responded to a house explosion in the …
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Education news
Area residents Casey J. Cansler and Mariame Sawdata Sow, both of Independence, graduated from Missouri State University in Springfield during the summer 2014. A total of 304 bachelor degrees, 247 master degrees, four specialist degrees and five …
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Bob Buckley: Medical errors cause thousands of deaths
The two leading causes of death in the United States are heart disease and cancer. What do you think is third? Motor vehicle accidents? Drug overdose? Suicide? Preventable medical error is the third leading cause. Ironically, car accidents have been …
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