Sunday, June 2 2013 4:54 PM EDT2013-06-02 20:54:54 GMT
The latest in a line of lawsuits connected to the explosion at JJ's restaurant comes from the family of the hostess who died in the fire. Megan Cramer's parents filed a wrongful death suit against severalMore >
The latest in a line of lawsuits connected to the explosion at JJ's restaurant comes from the family of the hostess who died in the fire.More >
Friday, May 3 2013 8:48 PM EDT2013-05-04 00:48:14 GMT
The latest of several lawsuits was filed this week against Missouri Gas Energy after JJ's restaurant exploded from an apparent gas leak. A Heartland Midwest employee, who supervised the crew diggingMore >
The Heartland Midwest supervisor who called 911 after his company struck an unmarked gas line says Missouri Gas Energy should have evacuated the area and done more to cut off the flow of gas before an explosion ripped through JJ's Restaurant.More >
Thursday, March 14 2013 7:52 AM EDT2013-03-14 11:52:42 GMT
JJ's Restaurant employees did not turn off the pilot lights for the stove and hot water heater before an explosion ripped through the restaurant.The staff had extinguished all candles and pilot flames.TheMore >
JJ's Restaurant employees did not turn off the pilot lights for the stove and hot water heater before an explosion ripped through the restaurant. This allowed the ignition of built up gas from a punctured gas line outside the restaurant. More >
Tuesday, March 5 2013 5:35 PM EST2013-03-05 22:35:56 GMT
The Kansas City Fire Department released late Monday afternoon almost 20 911 calls related to the explosion that rocked JJ's restaurant on the west side of the Country Club Plaza.The first 911 came atMore >
The Kansas City Fire Department released late Monday afternoon almost 20 911 calls related to the explosion that rocked JJ's restaurant on the west side of the Country Club Plaza.More >
Tuesday, March 5 2013 5:31 PM EST2013-03-05 22:31:20 GMT
The company laying fiber optic cable outside JJ's last week when a massive gas explosion leveled the restaurant did not have an approved city permit for excavation, according to the city manager's office. HeartlandMore >
Kansas City officials say a cable company subcontractor suspected of rupturing a natural gas line before a deadly restaurant explosion didn't have an approved permit for the work.More >
Tuesday, March 5 2013 5:30 PM EST2013-03-05 22:30:59 GMT
Area residents and others have opened their hearts and wallets to help the staff of JJ's restaurant.A gas explosion ripped through JJ's Restaurant at 6:04 p.m. Feb. 19, killing waitress Megan Cramer andMore >
Area residents and others have opened their hearts and wallets to help the staff of JJ's restaurant, and the support continues to grow with the announcement of a trust fund established to further help.More >
Tuesday, March 5 2013 5:30 PM EST2013-03-05 22:30:23 GMT
It was four minutes past 6 p.m. on Feb. 19th when a massive explosion rocked the Country Club Plaza. Confused residents and business owners flocked into the street as flames and black smoke started billowingMore >
According to the Department of Transportation, since 1986 pipeline accidents have killed more than 500 people nationally and injured over 4,000. In the past ten years alone those accidents have taken four lives and injured 20 in Kansas, while one person died and six others were injured in Missouri.More >
Deidre Estes, a hostess at JJ's, told KCTV5 News she thought she was going die when the building exploded and then burst into flames. She spoke with the media as she came out of St. Luke's Hospital. (2/20/13)More >
Kansas City officials say one of two people who were missing after an explosion destroyed a restaurant has been found but the search continues for a woman who worked there.More >
KCTV5's Sandra Olivas talked to business owners near the explosion about Tuesday night's fire. One man said he was inside JJ's having wine and he just barely escaped the blast. (2/20/13) More >
A Kansas City doctor says Missouri Gas Energy was notified about a gas leak hours before an explosion rocked a popular restaurant on the Country Club Plaza. The doctor said one worker was smoking while checking out the strong natural gas smell in the neighborhood.More >
Tuesday, March 5 2013 8:29 PM EST2013-03-06 01:29:52 GMT
A JJs restaurant hostess said she thought she was going to die when an explosion rocked her restaurant Tuesday night, and she is frantic with fear for a missing friend."I thought I was going to die. Honestly,More >
A JJ's restaurant hostess said she thought she was going to die when an explosion rocked her restaurant Tuesday night, and she is frantic with fear for a missing friend and co-worker. More >
Tuesday, March 5 2013 8:28 PM EST2013-03-06 01:28:55 GMT
A Kansas City doctor says Missouri Gas Energy was notified about a gas leak hours before an explosion rocked a popular restaurant on the Country Club Plaza. The doctor says crews had a lackadaisical attitude.More >
A Kansas City doctor says Missouri Gas Energy was notified about a gas leak hours before an explosion rocked a popular restaurant on the Country Club Plaza. The doctor said one worker was smoking while checking out the strong natural gas smell in the neighborhood. More >
Area hospitals went into quick action preparing for victims to arrive Tuesday night. University of Kansas Hospital staff talked to KCTV5's Nima Shaffe the following day about their response and the kind of shock they saw. (2/20/13) More >
Search crews at the site of a massive explosion that destroyed a popular Kansas City, Mo., restaurant have found the remains of one person, the city's mayor said Wednesday morning. Mayor Sly James declined to say whether the person was a man or a woman.More >
A natural gas explosion leveled the popular JJ's restaurant about 6 p.m. Tuesday on the Country Club Plaza. One person is still missing and 16 were injured.More >
Authorities are bringing in heavy equipment Wednesday to remove blackened rubble and aid their search for a missing employee of a popular Kansas City restaurant destroyed by a gas explosion and the ensuing inferno.More >
Authorities are bringing in heavy equipment Wednesday to remove blackened rubble and aid their search for a missing employee of a popular Kansas City restaurant destroyed by a gas explosion and the ensuing inferno.More >
A man accused of raping a woman last month and then kidnapping her over the weekend is on the run in the Lake of the Ozarks area, authorities said Monday night.More >
Car break-ins happen all the time, but the reckless damage left behind at a Country Club Plaza condo has the victims in the gated lot even more angry.More >
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Monday he has asked state officials to investigate an immigration reform rally that was held outside his Wyandotte County home.More >
Second place Royals aim for two straight versus the Indians and one former Royal, Freddy Patek, said it's time to take the team seriously. (6/18/13)More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:08 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:08:57 GMT
Independence police say they want to question two men about the theft of the iconic statue outside the National Trails Museum.Police released photos of the two men dragging a large tub. The men seem toMore >
Independence police say they want to question two men about the theft of the iconic statue outside the National Trails Museum.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:06 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:06:25 GMT
Gary Simpson admitted Tuesday that he so badly abused an infant last year that her skull was fractured.Simpson was a friend and live-in nanny to a Johnson County family. He repeatedly abused the then 2/12-month-oldMore >
Gary Simpson admitted Tuesday that he so badly abused an infant last year that her skull was fractured.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:28 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:28:44 GMT
Authorities are looking for a missing elderly couple.Garnett Police Chief Kevin Pekarek said Vernon and Goldie Hunt left their home about 6:30 a.m. Monday for Dwight, IL. Vernon is 92 years old and GoldieMore >
Authorities are looking for a missing elderly couple who left Garnett, KS, for Illinois, but never made it to their destination.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonadeMore >
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:24 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:24:02 GMT
Family members of a 26-year-old mother killed in a party bus accident are taking legal action. Jamie Frecks died in May after falling out of the Midnight Express party bus on Interstate 35 in Kansas City,More >
Family members of a 26-year-old mother killed in a party bus accident are taking legal action.More >
Friday, May 27 2011 11:51 AM EDT2011-05-27 15:51:43 GMT
Powerful storms roared through southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and western Kentucky with tornados touching down and high winds leaving a path of destruction.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:57:08 GMT
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services or DHSS immediately suspended and then revoked the license of a day care in Blue Springs, MO. They revoked the license of a day care on Northwest TrentonMore >
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services or DHSS immediately suspended and then revoked the license of a day care in Blue Springs, MO.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:42 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:42:41 GMT
A man accused of raping a woman last month and then kidnapping her over the weekend is on the run in the Lake of the Ozarks area, authorities said Monday night.More >
Law enforcement agencies in central Missouri are searching for a man wanted in connection with the kidnapping of a woman over the weekend. Brian J. Adkison is also accused of raping that same woman last month. More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:33 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:33:17 GMT
Car break-ins happen all the time, but the reckless damage left behind at a Country Club Plaza condo has the victims in the gated lot even more angry.More >
Car break-ins happen all the time, but the reckless damage left behind at a Country Club Plaza condo has the victims in the gated lot even more angry.More >
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:38:56 GMT
A convicted Kansas City terrorist was part of a foiled plot to bomb Wall Street, a deputy FBI director told members of Congress Tuesday.Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce testified Tuesday that the KansasMore >
A convicted Kansas City terrorist was part of a foiled plot to bomb Wall Street, a deputy FBI director told members of Congress Tuesday.More >
