Kansas City police helicopter makes emergency landing on Independence Avenue

A Kansas City police helicopter made an emergency landing in the middle of Independence Avenue in the city’s Northeast neighborhood Wednesday night.

The helicopter landed near Independence and Spruce avenues shortly before 9 p.m. It was forced to land because of a mechanical problem, police said.

The helicopter landed upright and no injuries were reported.

A tow truck carried the helicopter away from the scene shortly after 11 p.m.

This story was originally published August 3, 2016 at 11:51 PM with the headline "Kansas City police helicopter makes emergency landing on Independence Avenue."