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Local Production Explores Mysteries Of Deadly 1988 Explosion

By Steve Kraske,

Published January 21, 2016 at 2:49 PM CST

Many Kansas Citians still remember the morning of Nov. 29, 1988. That was the day a blast miles distant woke tens of thousands in the metro in a tragedy that claimed the lives of six Kansas City firefighters. Now, a stage production explores some of the mysteries that remain about the events leading up to the explosion.

Guest:

Mike McGraw is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who works with the Hale Center for Journalism at Kansas City Public Television. His continued reporting on the story inspired the production, Justice in the Embers.

'StoryWorks KC: Justice in the Embers' runs February 4-20, 2016. For tickets and information, visit kcpt.com.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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