All in all, good news and a good day.

It started with peasants, who played their music at the end of the day or week. It was a way for them to escape from work.

Because it wasn't a major news day, per se, it was also smart to open as quickly as possible.

The worst day was the day I got the knocking at the door and I got the news. I guess that's every parents' nightmare.

On that day, our channel stopped and became an all-access news channel.

That year - the explosion combined with the state championship - is, to this day 25 years later, the biggest news event that has ever happened in Independence. And it's not even close.