Sunday, May 27, 2007

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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First with Metro Kansas City Breaking News - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.
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