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 >
Tuesday, March 5 2013 5:28 PM EST2013-03-05 22:28:12 GMT
The family within on of Kansas City's most well known restaurants is moving forward, saying goodbye to one of their own.A natural gas explosion at JJ's restaurant on Feb. 19 claimed the life of 46-year-oldMore >
Family, friends, co-workers and loved ones came together Monday afternoon to cry and smile at memories big and small of a dynamo woman: Megan Jennifer Cramer. The server was killed in an explosion.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 >
It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from Tampa Bay area surgeons when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.(05/23/13)More >
A traffic stop two months ago by a Sheriff's Deputy in Montague County, TX turned deadly when the officer was shot point blank by the person he pulled over.More >
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >
Cass County jurors hearing first-degree murder case against father, who is accused of killing his daughter when she was just five months old. Prosecutors say the man brutally killed his daughter while defense attorneys say she died from seizures. More >
In the 1970s women were starting to break the glass ceiling in television news. Around that same time, a 22-year-old young journalist came to Kansas City and KCTV5 to start what would become a legendary career. (5/22/13) More >
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >
Janet Jackson is officially a billionaire. According to Variety, the singer's big bank account is thanks to decades in the music and acting business.More >
Janet Jackson is officially a billionaire. According to Variety, the singer's big bank account is thanks to decades in the music and acting business.More >
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:04 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:04:40 GMT
MISSOURI CITY, TX (KPRC/CNN) - When a pregnant teacher in Texas collapsed, her coworkers rushed to help. The woman technically died, gave birth, and then was brought back to life. Erica Nigrelli, an EnglishMore >
A pregnant woman's heart stopped, and doctors performed an emergency c-section to rescue the baby and save the woman.More >
By Michael Martinez, CNN updated 3:23 PM EDT, Wed May 22, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSTerimy Miller puts her three small sons in the house closet as the tornado nearsBut she gets a feeling: "I just got toMore >
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:13 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:13:31 GMT
Residents of a southern Overland Park neighborhood had feared a vicious killer was on the loose after a jogger was found dead, but his death has been ruled a suicide.Raheel Morani, 24, slashed his ownMore >
Residents of a southern Overland Park neighborhood had feared a vicious killer was on the loose after a jogger was found dead, but his death has been ruled a suicide.More >
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:55:08 GMT
(RNN) - Dozens of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big MacMore >
More than a dozen of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life.More >
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:23 AM EDT2013-05-23 04:23:02 GMT
A traffic stop two months ago by a Sheriff's Deputy in Mantague County, TX turned deadly when the officer was shot point blank by the person he pulled over.More >
A traffic stop two months ago by a Sheriff's Deputy in Montague County, TX turned deadly when the officer was shot point blank by the person he pulled over.More >
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:09 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:09:22 GMT
It has been a difficult and long road to recovery for an 11-year-old victim of a hit-and-run. The girl's mother is making another plea to that driver to turn herself in. No one needs any medical trainingMore >
It has been a difficult and long road to recovery for an 11-year-old victim of a hit-and-run. The girl's mother is making another plea to the driver responsible to turn herself in.More >
Monday, May 20 2013 7:51 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:51:52 GMT
DONIPHAN, AR (KAIT) – A search effort is underway in Southeast Missouri. The Hartland Pit Stop in Doniphan apparently sold a $1 million Powerball ticket this past weekend, but the winner has yet to comeMore >
A Southeast Missouri woman wrapped up a big week by taking home a piece of the record $600 million Powerball jackpot. More >
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:43 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:43:24 GMT
Fallen officer's daughter graduates from kindergarten
Hundreds of Phoenix police officers showed their support for a fallen colleague by attending his daughter's kindergarten graduation in Anthem on Wednesday. Officer Daryl Raetz was killed in the lineMore >
Tatum Raetz, 5, graduated from kindergarten in Anthem Wednesday and hundreds of uniformed Phoenix police officers were there to show their support for the family.More >
