The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, June 16, 2007

*** VICTIM'S INJURIES VERY CRITICAL IN BELTON-MO SHOOTING ***

>>> Belton police report hearing gunshots in the area of M-58 and North Scott at 11:50 pm Friday night.

One block north at Hargis- they find a man who had been shot "multiple times" and briefly chase a male suspect before he got away.

As the victim was on the way to a trauma center- police from several agencies- including KC-MO police's helicopter- went looking through the area for the suspect. No word if they ever caught him.

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**Overnight Stabbing In Merriam-KS Leaves 1 In Serious Condition**

... The call came in for a stabbing victim at the El Conquistador Apartments off 61st Street and Mastin at 1:42 am..

When police arrive several minutes later- they find a male who'd been stabbed and cut in several places over his upper body and another man with minor injuries from the assault.

The man who was stabbed was in serious condition as he was taken to a trauma center. The suspect in this whole affair left and was being sought by police.

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*Grandview Firefighters Put Out Kitchen Fire *

...Grandview fire stations rolled out on the report of a house fire in the 7200 block of East 134th Terrace at 4:34 am Saturday morning.

Upon arrival- crews found fire showing from the rear of the house. Entry was made and it's determined to be "a kitchen fire" which is quickly reported "out" at 4:44 am..
No injuries reported and the cause is under investigation.

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<><><>OVERNIGHT WEATHER<><><>

Clear skies and calm winds prevailed overnight. Temperatures ranged from 70 in urban areas into the lower-60's at dawn in MetroRegion valleys.

A summerlike day today- with only scattered showers & storms in far southern to southwestern MetroRegion fringes.
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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, June 10, 2007

*** "FOUR SHOT IN KC-KS ***

>>> Around 2:25 am Sunday morning- 4 young men riding in a car were shot by unknown person or persons in another vehicle police say. The four men then bailed out of the car and apparently went to nearby locations.

It happened in the 500 block of Richmond in northeastern KC-KC.. The one victim police find was in the 400 block of Walker. There was yet no suspect information to report.

One "24-year-old male" with at least one discernable gunshot wound "and head trauma" was in serious to critical condition as he was taken to Truman Med Center in KC-MO - K.U. Med Center was "closed to trauma" patients all night.

However- one of the victims later went to K.U. Med Center on their own- and the other two also went by means other than an ambulance to Truman.

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***Fatality Reported In Johnson County, KS. A.T.V. Accident***

... Little is known other than at around 3:45 am Sunday morning- a "4-wheeler accident" was reported in the 20100 block of Lone Elm in the southwestern part of JoCo..

Paramedics pronounced the victim dead upon their arrival about 10 minutes later.

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*Lightning Strikes Houses in KC-MO & Overland Park*

... None of the 3 lightning-produced fires caused much structural damage or injuries.

Homes struck were in the 5900 block of West 87th Terrace in Overland Park, KS. and the 4400 block of North Brighton and 600 block of Northwest 42nd Terrace.

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<><><>OVERNIGHT WEATHER<><><>

Skies went from partly cloudy to thunderstorms by the 3-o'clock hour. The storms produced very heavy rain and small hail. Temperatures fell into the upper 60's from mid-70's readings and winds were variable around the thunderstorms this morning.

At 6:37 am- the National Weather Service (NWS) in Pleasant Hill issued "a Flash-flood Warning" for parts of Clay County Mo. until just after noon today.

More showers- storms- and heavy rains expected later today in the K.C. MetroRegion- some of those storms could be severe. There could also be areas of flash-flooding.

Scattered afternoon and evening showers and storms possible until mid-week when a stronger weather system is forecast to move in with more general precipitation.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, June 09, 2007

*** "DOUBLE-SHOOTING" VICTIMS SHOW UP AT KC-MO HOSPITAL ***

>>> Police reported this at 1:45 am and serious injuries are indicated- but no further on this incident.

Several other shootings and cuttings were reported in KC-MO overnight- but those victims who were found had minor injuries.

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*Large Garage Fire Investigated in KC-MO Northland*

... It was 5:42 am when a KC-MO Fire department investigator driving north on the Chouteau bridge reported to a dispatcher "a large column of smoke" north of him.

A minute later- five KC-MO Fire companies are rolled to a that fire in what resulted to be a large garage in the rear of a house in the 3100 block of Northeast 39th Street.
No injuries were reported- but the structure appears to be nearly a total loss.

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* Wakarusa Music Festival Fine (Watch The Brown Acid) *

...People seem to be behaving themselves (surrounded by law enforcement)- at least on the overnight watch- at Clinton Lake's annual Wakarusa Music Festival.

One male in his 20's was transported by Douglas County KS. EMS to a hospital in Lawrence early Saturday morning for a bad acid (LSD) trip- but that was the only medical problem I heard took such a trip- so to speak.

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<><><>OVERNIGHT WEATHER<><><>

Clear skies- calm winds and temperatures in the mid to upper 50's made for great sleeping weather- for most people- MetroRegion-wide overnight.

Mostly clear skies and light winds today will make for a great Saturday across the area with some changes beginning Sunday.

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Kansas City, KS River Victims "Found"

KC-KS Fire department crews went looking in the Kansas River for 2 people who reportedly became separated from their personal water craft ("SeaDoo") around 9:45 am this morning.

Those 2 people have been reported "accounted for" as of 10:12 am - apparently uninjured - and mutual-aid assistance from the KC-MO F.D. was cancelled.
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Around 10 am - five KC-KS fire companies were called to a house on fire in the 900 block of Freeman. It's was a working fire- now out- in a lived-in but unoccupied house.

No reports of any firefighter injuries and an investigator is on-scene to determine a cause.
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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, June 03, 2007

*** DEATH IN LAWRENCE, KS. UNDER INVESTIGATION ***

>>> Lawrence fire, EMS and police responded at 6:05am to a call of "un unresponsive" person at "The Salvation Army- 946 New Hampshire."
About 5 minutes later - EMS reports that person D.O.A.. While probably a death from natural causes- police are investigating nonetheless.

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** Tonganoxie, KS. Incident Overcomes Four - Including 2 Children **

...The call came into the newscenter at nine minutes after midnight Sunday morning - "a strong odor coming from the house" in the 900 block of Shawnee in that southwestern Leavenworth County, KS. community.
When fire units arrived - the find & report "3" then "4" people overcome by the unidentified "odor." Among those overcome were "a 3 and a 5-year-old."
None of those overcome are heard transported to any medical facility and the source & type of the "odor" is never reported.

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*Police Investigate Liberty.MO. Playground Fire*

Liberty fire units responded to a call of "playground equipment on fire" at "Park Lane & Wellington Way" during the midnight hour.
A police officer who responded ordered a detective and said "2 white males were seen walking in the area" of the incident.

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<><><>OVERNIGHT WEATHER<><><>

Skies were variably cloudy overnight with light winds from the west-northwest and temperatures that fell into the upper 50's by dawn.

We'll get a few days to dry out - then more showers and thunderstorms move into the K.C. MetroRegion by late week. There could be severe weather with the storms by Friday and - with a frontal system stalling in the area early next weekend - increasing chances for more heavy rains and possibly flooding problems.
Temperatures will again remain around normal for early June or maybe a bit above normal until late week - highs in the 80's with lows in the 60's.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, June 02, 2007

* Activity Slow In The MetroRegion Overnight*

A vacant house fire in KC-KS and a minor kitchen fire in a Gladstone apartment were the only significant news items overnight.

The KC-KS incident was at 1:17am- a vacant house fire in the 900 block of Freeman. No injuries and arson suspected.

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The Gladstone incident came in at 2:41 am to a "kitchen fire on the 3rd-floor" of an apartment building in the 3500 block of N.E. 72nd Street.

Police evacuated the building before fire crews arrived and those crews had the fire under control at 2:54 am. No injuries were reported there and no word of any displaced dwellers.

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<><><>OVERNIGHT WEATHER<><><>

Showers and thunderstorms moved out of the K.C. MetroRegion by dawn and skies were slowly clearing from the west.
Temperatures remained generally in the middle to lower 60's and winds were light or calm.
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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, May 27, 2007

*** POSSIBLY 2 DEAD IN JOHNSON COUNTY, MO. CRASH ***

>>> The 1-vehicle crash was found around 5 am Sunday morning in the 200 block of Northeast M-23 Highway.

About 10 minutes after dispatch - a unit arrives on the scene and reports "2" people involved - "one trapped" in the vehicle and one outside "unresponsive."

Two medical helicopters are ordered - then cancelled about 10 minutes later. The MO. Highway Patrol had sent a unit to the scene for the report - I'll post that here later when available.

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** Kansas City, KS. Wreck Injures 4 **

... A 1-vehicle wreck injured four Hispanic males in their 20's around 1 am.

It happened on westbound I-70 and 7th Street in KC-KS.. Paramedics report the men were in a pickup truck that "rolled at least once" and came to rest again a concrete divider. One man's injuries were critical - one other's serious and the remaining two's injuries lesser.

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**Man Shot In KC-MO.**

At 35 minutes after midnight- it's announced a person has been shot in the area of Independence Avenue and Benton.

Police find the victim behind a building in the 3400 block of The Avenue. That victim is a "20-year-old male- shot in the right (shoulder)" according to a MAST-EMS paramedic. He was rushed to a trauma center.

Police are seeking "four Hispanic males" including the trigger-man among them.

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**Fire Damages Vacant KC-MO House**

The alarm to 5 fire companies went out at 4:14am to a house fire in the 5400 block of East 27th Street.
The fire was brought under control at 4:19am- with no injuries. A fire investigator responded because someone had set trash inside the house on fire.

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<><><>OVERNIGHT WEATHER<><><>

Off and on rainshowers moved through the Metro all night. Amounts ranged from a few hundreths of an inch to almost 3-inches.

Torrential rains of 2 to 3-inches produced brief flash flooding in Gladstone late Saturday night. Around 11pm- police there reported "a car stalled in 2 feet of water" but the occupants got away unharmed.

Winds were nearly calm overnight with temperatures in the middle-60's.

More showers and again - perhaps a thundershower - today through Wednesday. Temperatures with the cloud cover will stay around normal - in the middle 70's for highs.

Any storm activity mid-week may have severe weather & flood-producing potential over the Kansas City MetroRegion into Kansas.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, May 26, 2007

*** TWO DIE IN OVERNIGHT CRASHES ***

>> It was midnight when it's reported a male & his motorcycle lying in the roadway on the South 42nd Street bridge over the railyards south of Kansas Avenue.
Unfortunately- that cycle rider was dead at the scene and KC-KS police were investigating.
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>> At 2:38am- a one-car crash in the 3300 block of Blue Ridge in Independence, MO. killed the driver. The car slammed into a tree "at high speed" with the yet-unidentified "driver dead at the scene" police said.

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<><><>OVERNIGHT WEATHER<><><>

Cloudy skies and temperatures that hung in the middle-60's was the rule overnight. By dawn - areas of showers had developed in southeastern & eastern Kansas and western & southwestern Missouri - moving north with a warm front.
Showers and perhaps a thundershower off & on today with a more likely chance of heavy rains but no severe weather overnight Sunday morning.
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BREAKING NEWS: KC-MO Shooting Injures 2

There are 2 injured - including "an about 3-year-old girl" according to a police officer - in a shooting in the 5300 block of Euclid.
No suspect information has been reported by police.
MAST-EMS transported "a 19-year-old male with 5 gunshot wounds to his right flank & chest" emergency to a trauma center.
The young girl's injuries were not life-threatening - "a gunshot wound to her left hand" and an unknown injury to some toes.
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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, May 20, 2007

*** Two Men Shot In K.C., MO Midtown - One Brain Dead & One Critical ***
It happened right before 3 am in the 3800 block of Broadway - in the parking lot of the Walgreens drug store where a crowd had gathered. At least 2 vehicles "a maroon (Buick) LaSabre and a blue (Chevy) Tahoe" drove by and their occupants shot into the crowd.
One approximately 20-year-old male was shot in the back of the head He was quickly whisked away to a trauma center by one of 3 MAST-EMS units sent.

A 2nd male victim had been considered "D.O.A."- but some life signs were detected and he too was transported to a nearby trauma center. Two other lesser-injured victims from this shooting later arrived at hospitals.
Police had a several-block area blocked off for several hours that was considered part of the crime scene.
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***Independence MO. Homicide***

A man was shot to death in the 10900 block of East Truman Road around 2:15am Sunday morning.
A male suspect was apparently loose on foot in the area after the shooting - and was caught by police around 3:30am. The "35-year-old" suspect was taken to a hospital "after dropping 35-feet" from something as he tried to prolong his arrest.
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***Missouri-side Wrecks Bring Death and Critical Injuries***
... A 1-vehicle wreck first heard dispatched at 12:48am Sunday morning killed a 50-year-old man.
The crash happened on westbound I-70 at the 42.2-mile marker in Lafayette County MO. according to an official MO. Highway Patrol report. "Michael E. Higginbotham of Concordia, MO." was the fatality.
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... A male in his mid-20's is in critical condition after his vehicle apparently struck a vehicle parked on the shoulder of northbound I-435 near Sni-A-Bar - rolled over - and caught fire. The man was ejected during the crash.
KC-MO police are investigating the incident that occurred just before 1:30am..
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**House Fires Keep Fire Departments Busy - But No Reported Injuries**
KC-KS: Five fire companies fought a fire in a lived-in house just past midway in the midnight hour. It was in the 2100 block of North 30th Street and was brought under control quickly with no injuries. Cause was under investigation.
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BONNER SPRINGS KS: Late in the midnight hour - A fire damaged a house in the 100 block of South Neconi. No injuries reported nor any other details.
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EDGERTON MO: Two minutes before the end of the hour- This northeastern Platte County town's fire department and units from at least 2 others battled a house fire in the 200 block of South Clark. No other details on this firefight that lasted at least 3 hours.
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***OVERNIGHT WEATHER***

Once again a lovely mid-spring overnight. Temperatures slowly dipped to the upper-50's & lower-60's by dawn. Mostly clear skies and light south breezes prevailed.

A change in the weather locally will begin late Tuesday and early Wednesday. Showers and thunderstorms associated with weather systems will bring a chance of severe weather and heavy rains.

At least part of the Memorial Day weekend could be cool and rainy.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, May 19, 2007

**K.C., MO. POLICE INVESTIGATE OVERNIGHT STABBING**

MAST reports a male in his 40's received 2 life-threatening stab wounds to the back around 2:20 am.
The crime occurred in the 1200 block of East Independence Avenue.

Police were seeking the suspect who left the scene: a light-skinned, short-haired black male - about 5-feet 11-inches in height and in his mid-30's.
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*VEHICULAR INCIDENTS CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO FEMALES IN K.C. AND GRANDVIEW, MO. *

A woman in her 20's was reportedly struck by a vehicle in the 3800 block of North Spruce around 2:25 am Saturday morning.

A MAST paramedic said she had head and other injuries and was intoxicated - as they sped with their lights and siren to a nearby trauma center.
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A 1-car wreck on southbound U.S. 71 about a quarter-mile north of Missouri-150 just after 3 am seriously injured a woman and lesser-injured a male.

Southbound U.S. 71 was closed at 140th Street by Grandview police for nearly an hour.
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*RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE FIRES IN KC-MO & OVERLAND PARK, KS.*

The first incident was in OP-KS just after midnight - fire in a 2nd-story bedroom on one side of a duplex in the 8500 block of Grant.

The occupant escaped uninjured and the fire was out in about 20 minutes. Careless smoking is suspected.

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KC-MO fire investigators are checking for the suspicious cause of a fire in an apartment building in the 5700 block of St. John at 3:22 am..

The blaze itself was fairly small and under control within 10 mintes. Smoke from the fire sent one resident to a hospital - the only person displaced by the fire.
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***OVERNIGHT WEATHER***

Skies remained clear, winds light and of a southerly component and temperature that fell into the lower to mid-50's at dawn was MetroRegion overnight weather.

A slow warm-up - but no precipitation - will prevail both today and Sunday.
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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, May 13, 2007

**MAN STRUCK & SHOT IN K.C., MO.**

A "male in his 30's" according to a MAST-EMS paramedic is in critical condition at an area hospital this morning.
The man's head injuries and possible gunshot to the back were suffered around 3:15 am in the 2500 block of Hardesty.
Any witnesses left before police arrived and there was no suspect information.
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*KC-MO POLICE RESOLVE STAND-OFF PEACEFULLY*

An 'Operation-100' tactical situation with a barricaded subject police wanted ended without incident Sunday morning.
The operation was in the area of 31st Street & Paseo and lasted during the 2 and 3 am hours.
No injuries nor details heard.
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*MAN CALLED IN AS SHOT HAS UNCOMFORTABLE TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL*

This begins in the 800 block of Prospect- KC-MO - around 2:30 am Sunday morning.
The call came in as a shooting - and police find a man on the ground with a head injury but not shot. He had been struck by "a beer bottle."
As a MAST unit is transporting the victim to a hospital- he "assaulted a MAST employee" and a general emergency call brought fire & police to help the EMS crew.
About 90 minutes after the original call was dispatched the patient - "in restraints"- finally completed his hospital trip.
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*ATCHISON, KS. AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE TANK LEAK*

Fire department units were dispatched to a business on U.S. 59 around 5:30 am where it was reported an anhydrous ammonia tank was leaking.
Firefighters shut off a valve on the tank and within 10 minutes stopped the leak. They also reported apparent vandalism to the tank.
Anhydrous ammonia is used in the manufacture of meth.
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***OVERNIGHT WEATHER***

Again a lovely mid-springs' morning - clear calm with temperatures into the lower 60's at dawn.
A beautiful Mother's Day today - temperatures again in the mid to upper 80's - but a Stevie Ray-like 'Change In The Weather' coming Monday night/Tuesday morning.

A cold front will traverse the area - bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms ( no severe weather expected) and temperatures up to 20-degrees cooler than today's readings.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, May 12, 2007

**PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN KANSAS CITY, MO.'S NORTHLAND**

The Missouri Highway Patrol confirms a male pedestrian is dead after being struck by a semi-truck on southbound I-435 and N.E. 108th street early Saturday morning.

There was initially a report at 4:40 am that a driver thought he had struck a deer but wasn't sure. That call was to eastbound I-435 at U.S. 169. Fire, MAST & police couldn't find any body or driver to contact spanning a 5-mile search either side.

A Highway Patrol trooper found the correct location at 5:11 am.. MHP also reports "there are indications the deceased was lying in the roadway when he was struck."
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*FIRE & FIGHT*

KC-MO firefighters responded to a kitchen fire in a townhouse in the 1200 block of West Bluff at 5:35 am..

Firefighters used an inch and three-quarter handline on the fire which was under control 11 minutes after dispatch. A fire investigator

No one was injured - but firefighters also had to help quell a domestic disturbance that broke out in front of the building at 6:10 am..

Don't think police arrested anyone.

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***OVERNIGHT WEATHER***

Clear skies- calm winds and pleasant temperatures - lowering to the 60-degree mark at dawn - prevailed overnight.

A very pleasant May and 'Mother's Day' weekend weatherwise - take it to the bank.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, May 06, 2007

***SEVERE WEATHER WAS BIGGEST CONCERN***

This is a Monday afternoon edit.

Yes- there were the shootings, stabbings, car wrecks, fires, robberies and your what-have-you both weekend overnights.

The historic news story was unfolding about 300 miles southwest of us however.

Gary Lezak's storm chaser relayed the report that Greensburg had been struck by a tornado early in NBC41's 10-o'clock newscast.

The town of around 1,500 people had "heavy damage" but the extent was still unclear with night having set in and the whole town powerless.

As you see by my blog below - as time went on early Saturday morning what sporatic communications that were getting out were indicating Greensburg was "wiped out."
"Every ambulance within 100 miles" being sent into the town was mentioned several times on a monitored broadcast from the area.

The town's police, fire and EMS vehicles were crushed and the hospital partially destroyed - the first fatality was not reported until about 3 am.. That number has risen to 10 as of this writing.
Around 100 people suffered some injury and there's still more than a dozen people in critical condition.
Not yet a complete account for every resident of the town either.

We have some high water problems right now.
But this does not compare - in my nearly 50 years of weather study - to a town the size of Greensburg, Kansas wiped out by a tornado.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, April 29, 2007

*NO MAJOR NEWS METROWIDE OVERNIGHT*

* At 12:14 am- KC-MO agencies got a call to the 1400 block of West 11th Street where they found a male in his early 20's with a stab wound to the back.
There was no suspect information.

* Vacant houses burned in both Kansas Citys - but no one was injured.

* A pedestrian was struck in LAWRENCE, KS around 1:30 am at 11th St. & Tennessee. EMS reported the patient's injuries non life-threatening.
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***OVERNIGHT WEATHER***

Clear skies and temperatures in the upper-50's prevailed overnight.

Most areas will see 80-degree temperatures today and possibly into Tuesday- when the next weather-maker in the form of a cool front moves into the area.

There are some concerns this front may become stationary in our area for the rest of the week - providing several periods of showers and thunderstorms.

Although no severe weather is expected until next weekend at the earliest- heavy rains on top of moist soils could create some flooding problems if slow-moving storms do develop Tuesday night and/or through the rest of the week.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, April 28, 2007

***ONE DEAD, ANOTHER NEARLY SO IN S.E. KC, MO. WRECK***

A pickup truck with two occupants left the roadway on one of the curves of Missouri-350 between Noland Road and Bannister sometime before 1:30 am Saturday morning.
One of the occupants ejected from the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The second occupant suffered critical injuries and was taken by ambulance to an area trauma center.
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***KC-MO'S LATEST HOMICIDE***

KC-MO police responded to a disturbance with shots fired in the 1600 block of East 43rd Street just before 1 am Saturday morning.
There they found a critically-injured victim of a gunshot- taken to a city trauma center where they later died.
Police were seeking the alleged black male shooter who went by the nickname of "Chopps." Although 3 males were arrested about 10 minutes later at a house in the 4200 block of Highland - it was not known if the suspect was among the arrestees.
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**SHOOTING IN WESTPORT - THREE INJURED**

KC-MO police were on the scene of a shooting at Westport & Pennsylvania just after 3 am.
None of the three reported injured - including one male shot in the leg - had life-threatening injuries.
It was not known if police had any involvement in the incident.
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*OTHER STUFF*

*KC-MO firefighters quelched 2 fires in vacant structures overnight.
The first fire went out at 1:18 am - "a vacant 3-story brick apartment building at Admiral Blvd. & Virginia." Three additional companies were called in and the fire was under control about 30 minutes later.
The 2nd suspicious-origin fire was in a vacant house in the 300 block of North Denver around 2:30 am..
No injuries in that firefight either and both fires were under investigation.

*WARRENSBURG, MO authorities report a female pedestrian struck near Mitchell & Jefferson around 2 am.. A medical helicopter was called in to transport the victim but it was too damn busy to hear her disposition.
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***OVERNIGHT WEATHER***

The mostly clear skies at midnight belied the Metro K.C. weather 7 hours earlier- when tornado warnings popped up in southwestern and southern parts of the Metro.
Temperatures held around the 50-degree mark overnight with calm or nearly-calm winds. SOme ground fog affected mostly river valley areas.

A warm up today and Sunday - one excellent weekend in store!

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, April 22, 2007

***BREAKING NEWS: ONE DEAD, ONE CRITICALLY INJURED IN KC, KS. HOUSE FIRE***
The alarm went out to KC-KS fire stations at 5:48 am Sunday morning alerting them of a house fire at 10th Street & Quindaro in N.E. KC-KS..

Within 30 seconds- Pumper 5 - stationed about a block away - reports "heavy fire" from the front 2-stories of the house. While entry is made into the burning structure- a disturbing report is made at exactly 6 am..

The chief reports "a victim's being pulled out" and eight minutes later- "a 2nd victim."

Both persons - a male in his 50's" and a female around 40 were transported to a hospital. The female's injuries were fatal.

The fire was under control by 6:20 am.. Police had yet to arrive to block the street for fire hoses as of 6:38 am..
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**FOUR INJURED IN OVERNIGHT SHOOTINGS, OTHER KC-KS HOUSE FIRES AND A CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS LATER TODAY AND FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS COMING LATER IN THIS REPORT*

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, April 21, 2007

***QUESTIONS WHY A MAN DROWNS AT A KC, MO. CASINO***

It's the second violent death at the Isle of Capri casino in the past several months.

The call was dispatched at 12:28 am Saturday morning with both police and MAST-EMS saying "a man being chased by (casino) security jumped into (a) moat." Authorities at the scene would not confirmed that piece of information to news sources.

The male- later described by a MAST paramedic as in "his mid-20's" - disappeared under the surface of the reported "15-foot deep" moat that Missouri casinos are required to float on.

Lee's Summit Underwater Recovery divers were called to the scene by KC-MO Fire and the man's body - "in full cardiac arrest"- was pulled from the water at 1:30 am..

He was taken to a nearby trauma center where he was soon pronounced dead.

An investigation of this incident is underway by the Missouri Highway Patrol Gaming Commission arm.

Several months ago, a shooting at this casino left one woman dead and another man seriously injured.
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**MAN COMPACTED BY TRASH TRUCK AND LIVES*

A 37-year-old man suffered only a fractured leg after being accidentally dumped from the dumpster he was sleeping in into a trash truck.

The call came in at 2:38 am to Independence Avenue and Wabash in near-Northeast KC, Mo..
The man was not extricated from the trash truck's compactor until 3:11 am and he was whisked to a nearby trauma center.
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*OTHER STUFF*

*LEE'S SUMMIT and HARRISONVILLE police are investigating deaths in their cities early Saturday
There are no immediate indications of foul play in the 3:09 am LS-MO call in the 300 block of S.W. Delmar.
The 4:35 am call to the 2400 block of Leawood in HARRISONVILLE involved "a 2-week-old."

*JACKSON COUNTY- BLUE SPRINGS & GRAIN VALLEY, MO. law enforcement agencies are investigating an early morning disturbance at the "Whiskey Tango" tavern.
As many as 5 people may have been injured- at least two were transported to medical facilities - one in critical condition and by medical helicopter.

*KC-KS firefighters quelched a vacant house fire in the 3000 block of North 21st Street. No injuries in the call that went out at 1:42 am and was under investigation.
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***OVERNIGHT WEATHER***

Clear skies, pleasant temperatures and light southerly winds prevailed into dawn Saturday morning.
A warm day is in store with temperatures around the 80-degree mark today with brisk south breezes.

Severe thunderstorms and their nastiness will erupt a couple of hundred miles west & southwest of the KC Metro today.

Severe storms look possible for the KC MetroRegion Sunday and again Tuesday and/or Wednesday.
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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, April 08, 2007

***TWO SHOT IN KC-MO MIDTOWN***

Police, MAST-EMS & Fire units converged on 32nd Street and Harrison around 3:30 am on the report of a shooting.
One man there was transported to a local trauma center in critical condition. Police later say a 2nd victim "showed-up" at another hospital.

No suspect information was provided.
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***THREE POLICE PURSUITS RESULT IN A CRASH AND TWO MANHUNTS***

Two agencies require a lot of KC-MO taxpayer-subsidized police helicopter services.

The first chase was in LIBERTY, MO. about 12:15 am and the pursuit ends when the suspect vehicle crashes into a gas meter near M-291 & Ruth Ewing. The driver flees and a manhunt with helicopter ensues. No word if the suspect-driver was caught.
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The second and third chases occurred within about 20 minutes of each other.

The 2nd was in eastern JOHNSON COUNTY, MO. when a vehicle being chased by Knob Noster police crashed "about 2 miles east of M-23 on N.E. 175" road just before 2 AM. One of the vehicle's occupants was reportedly ejected from the vehicle- losing an arm according to EMS. He was flown by a Columbia, MO.-based medical copter to an unknown destination. No word on the 2nd occupant.
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The third chase started a short time later when the driver of a black Chevy pickup reportedly tried to run over a Lake Winnebago cop.
The chase went north on M-291- speed reported at "100 m.p.h.." The chase stops and the driver bailed-out and ran north of M-150 and M-291. Shortly thereafter- shots were fired but apparently no one struck and no word who fired the shots.
The manhunt of the driver - using the KC-MO police helicopter for nearly 4 hours - continues as of 7 am..
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*MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN LENEXA, KS CRASH*

It was a car that left southbound I-35 just north of 95th Street- rolled over several times and came to rest on it's top on Marshall Drive. After an about 20 minute extrication- the driver was taken to a nearby trauma center with serious to critical injuries.
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*SUSPICIOUS FIRES IN MIAMI COUNTY, KS*

Osawatomie & Paola firefighters fought two early-morning fires.

The first was reported as "a trailer at the middle school at 5th & Brown" in Osawatomie just after 3:15 am Sunday morning. That fire was contained & extinguished by available companies with no injuries.

At 4:22 am, Paola firefighters responded to the report of a "structure fire at 319th & Victory. That blaze was soon put-out with no injuries.
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***OVERNIGHT WEATHER***

Another record low temperature was broken Sunday morning.

Under clear skies and light westerly winds- the previous record of 24-degrees set in 1914 was broken by the 3 am reading of 23 at K.C.I. airport.

The cold temperatures will moderate to normal readings this coming week- with at least two chances of precipitation both Tuesday and later in the week.

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The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, April 07, 2007

***KC-MO POLICE INVESTIGATE OVERNIGHT HOMICIDE***

Just before 1 am, police were called to a house in the 6700 block of South Benton on a shooting. There they found a male with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest.

Police were talking to the man's girlfriend this morning but had no other leads or witnesses.

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KC-MO police also reported 2 unrelated shooting victims overnight - one from the 1500 block of Poplar around 4:15 am and another victim of a reported shooting that occurred in the 2300 block of Holly who appeared in the emergency room of a midtown hospital.

Both of those victims are expected to recover.
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**TWO-ALARM FIRE IN KC-KS HIGH-RISE INJURES AT LEAST 5**

The call went out to six fire companies at 2:28 am of a fire on the 4th-floor of the 11-story Crossline Tower in the 1000 block of North 7th Street.

In seven minutes- heavy smoke was reported on the 4th- then the 5th floor of the residential structure. Evacuations of the 4th through 6th floors were carried out as a second-alarm was sounded at 2:38 am for additional help.

The flames were located in Apartment 406 by 2:44 am and the fire is out 10 minutes later.

At least 5 persons - including a firefighter who suffered hand cuts - were treated at the scene and/or transported to a hospital.

None of those people - most of them more than 60-years-old- appeared to have serious injuries - mostly mild smoke inhalation and anxiety attacks.

The cause is under investigation.
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*TWO SERIOUSLY-INJURED IN CRASHES IN KC & CLAYCOMO, MO.*

The first wreck was a single-vehicle rollover on eastbound I-470 near Raytown Road around 12:30 am.
The female driver was ejected and suffered serious to critical injuries.
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The 2nd serious-injury accident was also a single-vehicle rollover with ejection of the driver - this on on the northbound I-435 ramp to northbound I-35 just before 1:30 am..
The male driver was taken to a nearby trauma center in critical condition.
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*EASTSIDE KC-MO GAS STATION ROBBED*

Police and MAST-EMS went to the gas station in the 3000 block of Van Brunt just before 3:45 am on the report of an armed robbery & assault.

There was no suspect information given and the victim's injuries were not serious.
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***OVERNIGHT WEATHER***

The coldest temperature on this date since weather records began in 1889 was broken by 3 am..

The reading at that hour was 21-degrees - 3-degrees colder than the previous record low of 24 set in 1936.

Gusty northwestly winds dropped wind chills to the single-digits - but it was dry under mostly clear skies as of dawn.

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