Fatality Crash in Jefferson County Kansas

Just before 4:10 am Saturday morning- a one-vehicle crash involving three people occurred at the junction of KS Hwy. 4 and U.S. 59 on the southeast side of Nortonville KS..

Nortonville is in extreme northern Jefferson county about 40 miles northwest of Downtown Kansas City MO..


Occupants were reportedly "ejected" during the crash.


One person was declared dead at the scene by fire and EMS personnel by 4:30 am..

Another male patient had critical injuries- and was flown by LifeStar helicopter to an unknown medical trauma center.


This person reportedly later died of his injuries..


The third person had reported minor injuries.


Circumstances and cause of the crash is under investigation as of this post. 

Metro Kansas City Juvenile Sports Injuries Reported

Area sports injuries monitored:


The first report was at 5:14 pm at the Campbell Middle school in Lee's Summit MO..  
A 13-year-old male football player is said to have suffered a non-major neck injury after being collar-tackled "around the neck from behind-" according an EMS report.


At 5:42 pm- Fort Osage Fire and EMS were sent to Fort Osage High school on a reported "head injury."  
This "16-year-old male was struck in the head by a soccer ball" but according to his EMS to hospital medical report- had minor injurious effects.


Both of the above injuries taken to Children's Mercy...


Just in is the report of another injured male at the high school football field in Wellington MO at 6:52pm..  FD/EMS dispatch stated the patient "couldn't move."


And at 8:02 pm- a "traumatic injury" was reported "on the football field." of Oskaloosa High school in Oskaloosa KS.


Nothing further on the latter two victims of sports.

Metro Kansas City Motorcycle vs. Vehicle Crashes

In addition to the fatality motorcycle-involved crash that closed southbound I-29 near KCI airport- cyclists continued to encounter hazardous driving conditions with other vehicles this early-fall Wednesday afternoon. 


Around 5:24 pm- a 24-year-old male suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries when his cycle was struck by a Jeep on Eastwood Trafficway just east of I-435.


Around 6:05 pm- a 43-year-old male had minor injuries after being forced off the road by an apparently inattentive motorist on M-291 south of M-150 in Lee's Summit MO..


There has been several other vehicle vs. vehicle crashes reported since 5:30 pm..


None so far involved fatalities or critical injuries.

BREAKING NEWS: An "armed male holed-up" in a room at Research Med Center

That's what indications are according to KC-MO Police radio traffic shortly before 4:30 pm Wednesday afternoon...


Research Med Center- located in south-central at Meyer Boulevard and Prospect- is one of the city's major trauma centers.


Research was reportedly "on lock-down" (closed to ambulances) as of 5:30 pm..


The hospital was back open to ambulances by 6:15 pm..


There are no further "official" details to this incident...

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BREAKING NEWS: Pleasant Valley MO Shooting Under Investigation

At 12:42 am Sunday morning- Pleasant Valley EMS was sent to a residence in the 8200 block of Schell Street in Pleasant Valley on the report of "a male bleeding from the head."

Reportedly- the male's "wife came home and found" the victim with what police later reported to be "two gunshot wounds." 

He was transported to a Northland medical trauma center believed to be in critical condition.

As of 2 am- police didn't know if the gunshot wounds were the result of a suicide attempt or otherwise. 

BREAKING NEWS: Three Shot- 1 Killed in KC-MO Bar Shooting

KC-MO Police report two people were shot at a bar and grill in the 5700 block of Troost around 12:30 am Sunday morning.

One of the victims died at the scene- the other- reportedly a "46-year-old male" suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg.

This victim was possibly a bar employee- as EMS reports the man was "working" at the time he was shot.

Police reported "a black male" suspect left the scene in "a black station wagon with dark tinted windows."


About an hour later- a 3rd victim from this incident reportedly showed up at the emergency room of a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.