KC-MO Shooting Leaves Male With Critical Injuries

Just before 12:10 am Sunday morning- KC-MO Center Zone patrol officers received the call of a disturbance with shots fired in the 2700 block of Park in Midtown.



At 12:13 am- officers at the call report "3 suspects in custody" as well as a firearm- but can't initially locate a reported victim.

A few minutes later- a male who had been shot in the upper abdomen was located in a house in the 2700 block of Park- along with a 2nd assault victim.

The gunshot victim was rushed to a hospital and he was in critical condition enroute.

No official police report yet.

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Three Shot At An Independence-MO Bar

The call came in around 1:15 am Central Daylight Time to a reported shooting "at the Do Drop Inn" in the 10500 block of East U.S. 40 Highway.

Independence police officer arrive and find 3 victims- one inside the establishment and 2 outside in the parking lot.

At least two of the victims were males- one was "24-years-old" the other "42-years-old" according to AMR-EMS.

Both had been shot in the thigh- the latter's which was fractured by the bullet and were in serious but stable condition.


Police indicate a disturbance escalated and later- a possible 4th gunshot victim appeared at an area hospital.

The investigation continues....

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Water Patrol Rescues 3 From Missouri River In Lafayette County-MO

Two separate incidents along the Missouri River in Lafayette County early Sunday morning may have been related- resulting in 3 people suffering from cold water exposure.


At 12:54 am- Waverly Fire and EMS were sent to "meet the Missouri Water Patrol with a hypothermia (cold exposure) victim at the Waverly boat ramp" to the Muddy MO..

Then at 1:10 am- another MO Water Patrol officer needed Wellington-Napoleon Fire and EMS for "a male hypothermia victim on the steps of the Corps of Engineers station" on the river in Napoleon- about 15 miles upriver from the Waverly call.

Shortly- a 2nd patient "a female"- was mentioned- she too had apparently been rescued as well.


The latter 2 people were taken to an eastern Metro Kansas City medical facility in good condition.

No word on the status of the Waverly victim or any confirmation on what exactly happened yet.

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"Hole" Found At Red Willow Reservoir In Nebraska

The Army Corps of Engineers has been releasing water from the Red Willow Reservoir north of McCook this week after "a hole" was found in an earthen levee- according to The Lincoln (NE) Star-Journal.

There is NO mention of concern that the dam that holds back 86,630 acre-feet of water is in danger.

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BREAKING NEWS: House Fire In Kc-KS

Five companies of Kansas City- Kansas firefighters are battling a house fire in the 6800 block of Webster.

The initial alarm sounded around 1:25 pm Friday afternoon- and smoke and fire was reported coming from a 1-1/2-story house when the first fire truck arrived about 4 minutes later.

There is yet no word on the occupancy status of the structure- the house does have electrical service.

More here if needed as received....

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In Shreveport- There Was A Church...

That had replaced their steeple.

But in yesterday's storm- it came down on the people.



Aside from bad verse- the fellow in the car that was crushed DID survive.


There were several reports of high winds and tornadoes around Shreveport-LA on Thursday- part of the same storm that dropped up to 4 feet of snow in Colorado..

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What Gets People Commenting Most? Sports

A recession (depression)- 8-year War in Afghanistan- government bailouts of corrupt corporations- there's a LOT of stuff for people to talk about.


A look a The KANSAS CITY STAR's website however shows that it seems what MOST people get up-in-arms to comment about is America's Great Distraction: Sports.


Only ONE story on the list of "most commented" on The STAR's web page is non-sports.


Makes me happy (not) Americans know what their priorities are....

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Four Hundred Miles- But A World Away

While Metro Kansas City is enduring a brisk- windy day- we don't have to endure the snow (yet).
This scene was shot within the hour on U.S. 385 on the Nebraska-South Dakota border- shows some of the one to locally 4 feet of snow that fell from northwestern Nebraska into Colorado.

Metro Kansas City should see some warmer weather- 60's- by the end of the weekend- get out and enjoy it!

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WEATHER: I-70 Closed In Colorado Due To Snowstorm

The NWS says I-70 is closed just east of Denver-CO- due to an on-going early-season snowstorm.


Blizzard warnings are in effect for the I-25 corridor north of Denver.


Denver has been whacked by snow from this storm- as shown here on some Denver-area traffic cameras within the hour...



Here's a snippet from a recent NWS statement:

"STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR HAS RANGED FROM NEARLY 44 INCHES IN
THE FOOTHILLS NORTHWEST OF DENVER TO GENERALLY 15 TO 25 INCHES IN
THE FRONT RANGE URBAN CORRIDOR AND 8 TO 15 INCHES FARTHER EAST.

THE HEAVIER SNOWS ARE INCREASING NOW OVER THE MORE EASTERN PLAINS.

THE HEAVY SNOW HAS BROKEN SOME TREE LIMBS WITH SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES AS WELL."

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Current Central States Watches and Warnings

The Central States are currently experiencing everything from a severe thunderstorm watch and even a tornado warning in east-central Oklahoma to winter storm warnings in western Nebraska.


In the Kansas City MetroRegion- flash flood and flood watches cover Missouri Metro counties of Jackson and Ray as well as most counties- Kansas and Missouri- south of Kansas City.


Here's a current look at NWS Doppler weather radar out of Topeka:

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