Eric Adler

5 days ago | kansascity.com | Eric Adler

Photo immediately following an April 9 gas line explosion at 17th Street and Franklin Avenue in Lexington, Missouri. Cell photo snapped by Luke Peckham, 14, and shared from the cell phone of his father, Jacob Peckham. [email protected] More than a week after a gas explosion killed a 5-year-old boy in Lexington, Missouri, no one is saying who was responsible for the decision not to evacuate homes near the source of the leak.

6 days ago | kansascity.com | Laura Bauer |Eric Adler

Debris and building materials remain scattered along the sidewalk on Franklin Avenue on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Lexington, Missouri, after a gas explosion shattered windows and damaged nearby structures. [email protected] Fire and police dispatch logs for the day of the Lexington gas explosion that killed 5-year-old Alistair Lamb provide new details on what happened - and what did not - Aug. 9 in the critical hours before and after the explosion.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Laura Bauer |Eric Adler

Fire and police dispatch logs for the day of the Lexington gas explosion that killed 5-year-old Alistair Lamb provide new details on what happened — and what did not — Aug. 9 in the critical hours before and after the explosion. They show that the initial report of a gas leak came in at 4:13 p.m. A minute after that, the nature of the incident was clearly laid out in “call reports” involving Lexington police and fire departments, which The Star obtained through a Sunshine Law request.

1 week ago | kansascity.com | Eric Adler |Laura Bauer

In the aftermath of a deadly gas explosion, it is the laughing cackle that particularly rankles Lexington, Missouri's Jacob Peckham. His neighbor's house on Franklin Avenue, with a family inside, had just erupted, turned to rubble as flames leaped into the evening sky.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Eric Adler |Laura Bauer

Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email our journalists at [email protected]. Have the latest Reality Checks delivered to your inbox with our free newsletter. In the aftermath of a deadly gas explosion, it is the laughing cackle that particularly rankles Lexington, Missouri’s Jacob Peckham.