Sunday, November 04, 2007

The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, November 04, 2007

*** GUNSHOTS IN KC-KS RESULT IN CAR CRASH AND ONE DEAD ***

*** One male died after being shot and ejected from the vehicle he was driving when it crashed.

It was 1:44 Central Daylight Time when the call came in for a shooting on North Mill near Central Avenue in KC-KS.. A suspect was also reported running from the area.

Police arrive and find an overturned vehicle and the victim. As fire and paramedic crews swarm over the injured man- police put out the suspect description of only "a Hispanic male wearing a black T-shirt and black pants and armed with a semi-automatic handgun."

The victim is rushed to the nearest trauma medical center where he dies.

Police were also interviewing at least several witnesses.
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** LAWRENCE-KS DISTURBANCE RESULTS IN SHOOTING **

*** Now it's 1:44am Central Standard Time (clocks went back) and a shooting is reported at a honky-tonk in Larryville.

The report is of a large disturbance- with a male shot in a leg- at 913 North 2nd Street at a place called "All-Stars."

The report is true- that male who should fully-recover was taken to a KC-area trauma center and the disturbance was quelled with unknown arrests.

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** APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE IN RAYTOWN-MO **

... The alarm came in at 5:40am to both Raytown fire stations on a reported fire in a building at the Raytown Place apartments in the 7700 block of Raytown Road..

The first arriving fire truck at 5:44am says they see fire showing from the eaves of the 3-story building and they soon advance a hoseline. Shortly- the building is ordered evacuated.

RFD crews make quick order of this incident and the fire is soon under control with minimal damage and no injuries. A fire investigator is working the scene..
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<><><> OVERNIGHT WEATHER <><> <>

Another stellar mid-fall morning weather-wise across the entire 6-state area of Kansas- Missouri- Nebraska- Iowa- Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Temperatures ranged to as low as freezing in scattered valley areas west and north portions of the Kansas City MetroRegion- to around 40 degrees in urban areas. Winds were light from the west and southwest.

Warmer and windier today- highs in the lower-70's- as a Canadian cold front marches on the area on Monday.

No precipitation will accompany the coldest air yet of this autumn- temperatures plunging into the 20's Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Precipitation is possible in a looming storm system for late this upcoming week and/or early weekend.

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Kansas City's Breaking News Leader - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.
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