KCTV-5 To Drop Metro Sports

According to local media sources- KCTV-5 the local CBS affiliate is dropping Time-Warner's Metro Sports.

KCTV contracted with Metro Sports in 2003 to provide Channel 5's sports coverage. The station dropped their sports department in doing so.

Now it's reported that KMBC-9 is in talks with Metro Sports to possibly provide the ABC affiliate the same services Metro Sports provided to KCTV.

Which means NFL Hall of Fame quarterback/sportscaster Len Dawson MAY be retiring very soon....

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Joe Miller On KCUR

Former press aide to Mayor Mark Funkhouser- Joe Miller- is on KCUR FM 89.3 at this time.

Miller is describing the difficulties he had with the Mayor's wife- Gloria Squitiro.

The interview is NOT complimentary to the Mayor or his wife and is also addressing Miller's breach of ethics while working for the Mayor.

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Christmas In Kansas City 2008 - The Plaza Lights

In our continued task to document Kansas City's varied and lovely Christmas lights- here are videos of the Country Club Plaza lights.

These were shot on the evening of December 9- hours after K.C.'s first significant snowfall of the season.

We apologize for the wind noise on some of the videos- we'll edit those out over time and add Christmas music to the audio portion.

But we wanted to get these vids up to share with our fellow citizens. The other 6 videos of our Plaza drive can be found HERE- on YouTube's CaptGSpaulding channel.

Coming soon are more Christmas light display videos- West 68th & 69th Streets in KC-MO..

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Capitol Federal Savings Bank Featured On NBC's Today Show

Of all the thousands of banks that succumbed to the lure of fast easy money during the mortgage meltdown- NBC found one MetroRegion bank that didn't: Capitol Federal Savings and Loan (Cap Fed) based in Topeka-KS..

Cap Fed was featured this morning on a Today Show segment as Matt Lauer was curious to find which banks in America did NOT need Federal bailout money.

NBC reported that not only has Cap Fed avoided the pitfalls of sub-prime mortgages- but has actually seen a 40% rise in Cap Fed stock when many major bank stocks became virtually worthless paper.

Damn good job- Capitol Federal Savings & Loan!

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Metro Gasoline Below $1.30 Per Gallon

This gas price sign was shot yesterday at the Vallero station at Noland Road & Walnut in Independence-MO..
Enjoy these prices while you can and go see some Christmas lights!

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Clearing Roads... For Now

This image is from Overland Park-KS- where roads are clear in the bright sunshine after our 3-4-inch snowfall yesterday.
This weekend may be a good time to clean the salt off your vehicle- with highs expected around or in the 50's.

Next week however- watch out- as more wintry precipitation could affect the Central States and K.C. MetroRegion.

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Metro K.C. WEATHER: Afternoon Drive Snow-Roads Video Reports

Here are some videos in South KC-MO from the 3-4pm time frame.

The wet roads were quickly turning icy in the mid-20-degree temperatures and howling Northwest winds gusting to 30-40 MPH.


The snow has ended- northwest to southwest- over most of Metro K.C.. This band will continue moving east into the eastern K.C. MetroRegion.

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K.C. Metro WEATHER: Video Mid-Afternoon Drive Report

Here are some videos I shot while driving from southeastern KC-MO- downtown and Independence from mid-morning to mid-afternoon.





More videos later as the 2nd band of snow moves in at this time.

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K.C. Metro WEATHER: Snow Moving In

A National Weather Service (NWS) "Winter Weather Advisory" continues in effect for a large part of mostly central through northern areas of the Kansas City MetroRegion through late today.

As you can see by this radar image- an area of sleet- light freezing rain and snow continues moving northeastward out of Eastern Kansas- and will be in the Metro during the next hour. Sleet and snow has already been reported in Johnson County- KS..

Bridges and overpasses will become slick & hazardous first as well as by untreated and lesser-travelled roads.

Temperatures will be sufficient for salt treatment through evening drive.

An accumulation of 1 to 3 inches is likely by tonight- our first significant snowfall of the season.

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Metro - MetroRegion K.C. WEATHER: NWS Winter Weather Advisory Tuesday

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 437 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

(COUNTIES): ATCHISON KS- DONIPHAN- LEAVENWORTH- WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO- NODAWAY- WORTH- GENTRY- HARRISON- MERCER- PUTNAM- SCHUYLER- HOLT- ANDREW- DE KALB- DAVIESS- GRUNDY- SULLIVAN- ADAIR- BUCHANAN- CLINTON- CALDWELL- LIVINGSTON- LINN MO- PLATTE- CLAY- RAY- JACKSON MO.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF: ATCHISON- TROY- LEAVENWORTH- KANSAS CITY KS- OVERLAND PARK- OLATHE- TARKIO- ROCKPORT- MARYVILLE- GRANT CITY- ALBANY- STANBERRY- BETHANY- PRINCETON- UNIONVILLE- LANCASTER- DOWNING- MOUND CITY- OREGON- SAVANNAH- CAMERON- GALLATIN- JAMESPORT- TRENTON- MILAN- GREEN CITY- KIRKSVILLE- ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG- KINGSTON- HAMILTON- POLO- CHILLICOTHE- BROOKFIELD- PARKVILLE- PLATTE CITY- WESTON- LIBERTY- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS- RICHMOND- KANSAS CITY- INDEPENDENCE

437 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY- WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM CST TUESDAY.

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL INITIALLY START OUT AS RAIN TONIGHT.

HOWEVER AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST- COLD AIR WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THE COLD AIR WILL CAUSE THE RAIN TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN- FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET IS EXPECTED DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD.

SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

HOWEVER AREA ROADS- ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES- WILL LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

THE WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA DURING THE EARLY TO LATE MORNING TIME-FRAME- CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.

1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE THEN POSSIBLE ONCE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL SNOW.

IN ADDITION STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS- REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW- SLEET- OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES- AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.


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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 416 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

...THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON LOOKS TO OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL BRING PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING CHANCES FOR SNOWFALL AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL- NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS.
AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOWFALL HAVE BEEN PLACED UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS THE COMBINATION OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

(COUNTIES) NEMAHA- BROWN- RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE- JACKSON- JEFFERSON- DICKINSON- GEARY- MORRIS- WABAUNSEE- SHAWNEE- DOUGLAS- LYON- OSAGE.

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF: HIAWATHA- MANHATTAN- ABILENE- JUNCTION CITY- TOPEKA- LAWRENCE- EMPORIA

416 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW- WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY.

ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AREA FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIGHT- NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL LIKELY COMBINE WITH THE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES- WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY MORNING.

WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE- OR SHOULD USE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE

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Longview Lakes' "Christmas In The Park" Videos

The weather was right Sunday evening so Ms. Rittenhouse and your Captain took a cruise through the Christmas In The Park display off View High & Longview Roads.

The display is open daily through Christmas until 10 pm.

This is the first and last videos of the CITP display. The rest of the videos are at YouTube on Captain Spaulding's channel- click "All Videos" on the page.

Enjoy!

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