An abandoned Independence, Missouri, water tower scheduled for demolition didn't go down without a fight. The old water tower at 318 W. Pacific Ave. was pulled down Tuesday, though it didn't go ...

FOX4 reached out to the City for a statement, which reads: “We knew this water tower was dangerous and needed to come down. We have received reports about debris falling from it for years.

Local history buffs are working to preserve some of the tower’s steel, which come from manufacturers that got their start in the 1800s.

INDEPENDENCE, Kansas (KSHB) — A water tower in Independence came crashing down on Tuesday, but not the way it was supposed to. The 200-plus foot structure stood tall for more than a century.