Saturday, August 18, 2007

The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Saturday, August 18, 2007

*** MAN SUFFERS CRITICAL INJURIES IN SOUTH KC-MO HOUSE FIRE ***

*** The alarm sounded at 3:25 am for five KC-MO fire companies to a "possible" house fire in the 10800 block of Ewing- in the Ruskin Heights area.

The first fire company arrived 3 minutes later and found nothing at the dispatched address- but detected a "strong odor" of "something burning." Other companies were sent house to house- and to the next block to look for the fire.

It wasn't until 3:36am that the house on fire was located- the 2nd house south of the original address. There are initial reports of "2 adults and 3 children" living in the house- but only one person- "a 45-year-old male" is found inside at 3:39am..

The man was taken to the nearest trauma center and the fire was under investigation.

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** Woman Hit In Head By Gun During Raytown "Home Invasion" **

... That's what the Raytown cops- fire & EMS dispatcher termed this call- in the 9200 block of East 54th Street- at 2:49am. When the first officers arrive several minutes later- they report everything from shots fired to a person screaming a block over.
They also initially report the "52-year-old female" victim shot in the head- but it's as it was dispatched- "hit" in the head by the suspect's gun.
Other than a "male" suspect who departed prior to the cops' arrival- no other information.
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** MetroRegion Wrecks **

** Critical injuries reported to the female driver of a one-vehicle crash in Jefferson County KS at 2:26 am.
The wreck occurred in the 3700 block of 102nd Street and the victim was flown by medical helicopter to a Topeka medical center...

** An "approximately 18-year-old male" was reportedly ejected from the "full-sized S.U.V." he was driving on U.S. 71 south of Archie-MO around 4am.
This driver also took a helicopter ride- with serious injuries to a K.C. trauma center..
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<><><> OVERNIGHT WEATHER <><> <>

Mostly clear skies began to cloud-up as the remains of Tropical Storm Erin begins to affect regional weather. Showers and thunderstorms were already moving north from northern Oklahoma into southern Kansas. Temperatures overnight were pleasant- in the low to mid-70's with light winds.

The heat will abate today under increasing clouds- and the chances for showers and thunderstorms increase through the day into tonight from southwest to northeast across the MetroRegion.

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