Kansas City restaurant News

3 Sentenced for Fire at Well-Known Kansas City Restaurant

The former part-owner of Kansas City’s Hereford House restaurant has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for arranging an arson fire that destroyed the downtown Missouri landmark. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 60-year-old Rodney Anderson won’t be eligible for …

Blasts Raise Questions About Pipeline Safety

Questions are being raised about the role of emergency shutoff valves in preventing natural gas explosions like the recent one at a Kansas City restaurant. The Kansas City Star reported that regulations require the valves’ installation, but not their use …

Body Found in Rubble of Exploded Kansas City Restaurant

Search crews at the site of a massive explosion that destroyed a popular Kansas City, Mo., restaurant recovered a body Wednesday, and the mayor said the rubble could be concealing other victims. Mayor Sly James declined to say whether the …