Local Hospitals Provide Injury Updates On Plaza Explosion
Ambulances on Tuesday night traveled with nine people injured in the explosion and fire on the Country Club Plaza to area hospitals, including St. Luke's and University of Kansas Hospital. Six injured...
View ArticlePlaza Explosion Timeline Raises Questions
The investigation into the blast and fire that rocked the Country Club Plaza and destroyed JJ’s Restaurant has entered a new phase.
View ArticleJJ's Other Co-Owner, Jimmy Frantze, Speaks Out After Deadly Fire
Up To Date's Steve Kraske interviewed JJ's co-owner David Frantze Wednesday morning in the aftermath of Tuesday's explosion that left some of the restaurant's employees critically injured and one...
View ArticleJJ's Staff, Regulars Turn To Each Other In Wake Of Fire
Judging by the lineup at the bar a few blocks from JJ’s last night, you might think you were at the longtime establishment. A lot of employees and regulars met up at Coal Vines on the Plaza, including...
View ArticleDetermining Cause Of Explosion Expected To Take Time
Police say investigation of the fire that gutted a Plaza restaurant that killed one person and injured 15 others will take a bit longer than some expected.
View ArticleWine, Shrimp, Camaraderie: Food Critic Remembers JJ’s Restaurant
Local and federal officials are trying to piece together exactly what happened last Tuesday evening, when a natural gas leak led to an explosion just west of the Country Club Plaza. The explosion and...
View ArticlePlaza Blast Underscores Region’s Emergency Medical Capacity
As of mid-week, four people remained hospitalized from the gas explosion and fire that destroyed JJ’s restaurant on the Plaza. One employee, Megan Cramer, died in the blast, and a memorial service is...
View ArticleQuestions Linger About Gas Company's Evacuation At JJ's
As several investigations continue into the explosion of JJ’s Restaurant, the role Missouri Gas Energy played in its response to the emergency is being questioned by experts and a witness who say the...
View ArticleFire Department Releases Report On JJ's Explosion
JJ’s restaurant was leveled by an unintentional explosion that probably was ignited by pilot lights in the kitchen, thanks to the nick in the natural gas line outside the building, according to a...
View ArticleKC Fire Dept. Reverses Protocol For Gas Leaks After JJ’s Explosion
The Kansas City Fire Department on Thursday made a major change in the way it responds to gas leaks, after it was highly questioned for its response to the JJ’s restaurant explosion. In what he said...
View ArticleSearch Continues For Missing JJ's Employee
One person still remains unaccounted for after last night's fire and explosion at JJ's restaurant on the Country Club Plaza.
View ArticleBody Found In Rubble At JJ's
At a press conference this morning, officials say they found a body in the rubble of the site of former JJ's restaurant on the Country Club Plaza. No positive identification has been made yet.
View ArticleAfter The Fire: An Interview With JJ's Co-Owner David Frantze
Up To Date's Steve Kraske talked Wednesday morning with David Frantze, co-owner of JJ's restaurant. A gas explosion Tuesday evening caused a fire that destroyed the restaurant, killing at least one...
View ArticleBlame Elusive In Plaza Blast
Workers using heavy equipment to install fiber-optic cable hit a gas main hours before the blast. According to the Kansas City Business Journal, gas company workers showed up about 20 minutes...
View Article'Miraculous': Employees Cleared Restaurant Of Patrons Before Blast
The best eye-witnesses to the explosion at JJ’s yesterday were also the people who were in the most danger – the restaurant’s workers. Bartenders, busboys, a hostess and others were the last ones out...
View ArticleFire Hits Plaza Business
A fire caused by an apparent gas explosion near JJ's Restaurant on the Country Club Plaza has sent at least 14 people to area hospitals with injuries, some of them critical. The fire started around...
View ArticleExplosion At JJ's Thundered Through Plaza
At least one explosion thundered through the west edge of the County Club Plaza district just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals. Some are critically injured. There...
View ArticleCharges Are Leveled, Denied 6 Months After Deadly KC Blast
The contract drilling company suspected of opening a gas line before JJ’s Restaurant blew up in February will fight OSHA sanctions and fines. One woman was killed in the explosion at the edge of...
View ArticleFindings Delayed In Probe Of Deadly JJ's Restaurant Explosion
A Missouri State agency has asked for more time to report findings on the deadly explosion at JJ’s Restaurant in Kansas City, Mo. The findings are now expected nearly a year after the blast and fire.A...
View ArticleReport: Gas Company Didn't Follow Safety Regs in JJ's Explosion
Missouri Gas Electric failed to act urgently to protect the lives of people in JJ’s Restaurant last year, the Missouri Public Service Commission ruled Thursday.The gas company violated its own safety...
View ArticleOne Year Later, Still No Final Chapter In JJ's Blast
One year has passed since the explosion and fire at JJ's restaurant killed waitress Megan Cramer and injured 15 on the edge of Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo.Investigators have found fault in...
View ArticleWhat You Remember From The JJ’s Explosion
One year ago, many Kansas Citians knew about a natural gas explosion at JJ’s Restaurant before news outlets began to report the story.Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of the blast that hundreds...
View ArticleJJ's Update: One Year After The Explosion
Last February, a gas explosion rocked the Plaza, destroying JJ’s restaurant. In the wake of the destruction, 15 people were injured, and one died.In the first part of Wednesday's Up to Date, we’ll take...
View ArticleJJ's Restaurant Plans Return To West Plaza
JJ’s restaurant will re-open across the street from its former location on the Country Club Plaza, which was destroyed by an explosion on Feb. 19, 2013.The new location will be in the lobby of the...
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