Kansas City blues and jazz bar burns again

An overnight fire destroyed much of what remained of a blues and jazz bar previously damaged by a January blaze.

Firefighters responded about 3 a.m. to Champ’s Lounge and Grill at 39th Street and Jackson Avenue.

After the January fire, the business closed and utilities were disconnected, according to media reports.

Investigators with the Kansas City police bomb and arson squad considered the Tuesday fire to be suspicious, according to a police spokesman.

Brian Burnes, bburnes@kcstar.com and Glenn E. Rice, grice@kcstar.com

This story was originally published August 11, 2015 at 10:25 AM with the headline "Kansas City blues and jazz bar burns again."