Missouri Water Patrol Report On Sunday Morning MO River Rescue

Reported here at CSW exclusively Sunday morning was the rescue of 2 people from the Missouri River in Lafayette County.

Click on the image for the "official" MO Water Patrol report of the incident.

I had also monitored a 3rd person rescued at Waverly- but no report on that individual or if it was an erroneous report on the other 2 victims listed here..

__________

BREAKING NEWS: Blue Springs-MO Driver Discovers Bad Vision

At 9:17 am this pleasant- sunny Monday morning- Blue Springs emergency agencies responded on a reported "pedestrian struck" at the "Discover Vision Center at 1613 Southwest Missouri-7 Highway.

What was discovered according to Central Jackson County Fire Protection District radio comms- was "a SUV" crashed into the building there.

CJCFD-EMS reports a woman inside the business suffered minor injuries from the crash- as well as the driver of the SUV.

The business has been evacuated and a Blue Springs building code inspector has been requested.


I haven't heard yet if the SUV contained a person about to test their vision or if their vision had already been checked.

________

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE: KC-MO 2-Alarm Fire Is Under Control

This is an update of breaking news first brought to you by CSW...

The 2-alarm fire in a 2-story apartment building in the 8700 block of Chestnut Circle- near 8600 Holmes- was declared under control at 7:04 pm..

There was one report of an injury that is being tended to by a MAST-EMS unit on the scene.

There have been no reports of fatalities.

An untended BBQ grill on the balcony of one of the fire building's occupants is believed to be the cause of this fire that was first reported at 6:40 pm- although any "official" determination has yet to be issued.

Temperatures in Kansas City today reached the mid to upper-70's- with south winds that were gusting to as high as 25 mph this Sunday afternoon.

__________

BREAKING NEWS: 2-Alarm Apartment Building Fire In South KC-MO

A 2nd-alarm has just been sounded on an apartment building fire in the 8600 block of Holmes in South KC-MO..


The first alarm went out at 6:40 pm to a reported "fire on a balcony- possible a BBQ grill."

When first-in Pumper 36 arrived at 6:44 pm- they observed "heavy smoke and fire showing from a 2-story apartment building" with flames shooting "above the roof" of the fire building.

A 2nd alarm was requested by the battalion chief who was still rsponding and it was dispatched at 6:46 pm.

At least 11 KC-MO fire companies are on-scene or enroute with no reports of anyone trapped or injuries yet.

________

BREAKING NEWS: Aircraft Emergency Stand-By At Kansas City International Airport

At 4:26 pm Sunday afternoon- K.C.I. airport tower relayed a report of "a Boeing-717" from an unspecified airline "has hydraulic problems" and was going to make an emergency landing at K.C.I..


The aircraft repoprtedly has "97" passengers and crew aboard.


KC-MO Fire has sent a regular-alarm assignment to stand-by with K.C.I. CFR crews awaiting the aircraft to land.

At 4:33 pm- KCI CFR crews report the "aircraft has landed safely" and the regular-alarm assignment was cancelled....

________

Johnson County-MO Overnight News: Long-Fall and Bad Crash

There was a male victim of a possibly long-fall at a Warrensburg grain elevator and a 1-vehicle crash in the southwest part of the county that injured a young woman.


The Warrensburg call came in at exactly 4 am CST: a "fall victim at the grain elevator at West Pine and North Washington."

Apparently the "21-year-old" took a long fall of an unknown height inside the elevator- for a medical helicopter- "Staff of Life"- was brought to the scene to fly the man to an unknown hospital.

***

The crash was at 5:06 am in the 400 block of Southwest DD Highway- where a "19-year-old female" suffered moderate- but non life-threatening injuries.

Didn't hear the circumstances- but a lot of deer have been reported by different law agencies MetroRegion-wide.

_______

A Stabbing and a House Fire in KC-KS Overnight News

The 2 o'clock hour Standard Time was busy for Kansas City-KS public safety agencies Sunday morning.


First there was a house fire at 2:08 am in the 4300 block of Victory Drive.

Smoke and flames were revealed to the first firefighters to arrive at 2:12 am..

Crews found a hole in the floor just inside the front door of the apparently vacant- 1-story structure- but managed to avoid getting hurt.

The fire was under control at 2:26 am and an arson investigator was sent.

---

Three minutes after the fire dispatch- at 2:11 am- there was an "unknown nature medical call" to an address in the 1800 block of Armstrong.

This resulted to be a "domestic disturbance" according to police reports- with "a male stabbed."

The "55-year-old" victim with "3 stab wounds to the back" was rushed by FD-EMS to a trauma center.

No word on any arrests.

***

Other KC-KS incidents include:
A non life-threatening cutting victim at 1:11 CDT in the 3700 block of North 60th Street and a 1-vehicle crash in the 3700 block of Kansas Avenue around 12:45 am that involved an intoxicated driver who wasn't badly hurt at all.

_______

Teen Killed- Others Injured In Eastern Independence-MO Crash

A crash on U.S. 24 highway near Blue Mills Road late Saturday night has killed a 16-year-old female.


The crash happened around 11:35 pm when a vehicle driven by a 19-year-old male and going the wrong way on U.S. 24 slammed into a Dodge Neon containing 3 other teens.

One of the teens in the Neon were killed and the other 2 occupants seriously injured- according to later med reports received here at CSW.

The 19-year-old male driver going the wrong way had non life-threatening injuries..

Reports state intoxication of at least one of the drivers (the 19-year-old?) and I'm awaiting an accident report from the Independence Police for more details....

_______

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.

_______

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....

__________

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.

________