Teens "Charged" Having Sex in Johnson County Kansas

If this isn't the silliest thing I've read locally in some time...


The SHAWNEE (KS) DISPATCH reports that two Shawnee-Mission North High school teens were found "having sex" in the fieldhouse of the school on the morning of May 20.

Rather than deal with this situation internally- the SMSD called the Prairie Village police and the police say in the DISPATCH story that "the students could be charged with lewd and lascivious conduct."

Incredibly- the KC STAR story says that the teens HAVE been charged.

This is chez stupid- charging 2 teens obviously in love (heat) and having this criminal charge traipse along with these 2 all their lives.


ONLY in 'Pollyanna' Johnson County KS.. 

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Central States Weather: Tornado Watches- Severe Storms Today in Western Nebraska- Kansas and Oklahoma

Tornado and/or severe thunderstorm (t-storm) watches are in effect for areas from western South Dakota south to the Mexican border with southwest Texas right now.

No severe weather is expected in Metro and MetroRegion Kansas City until Wednesday at the earliest.

Storms are generally marching north-northeast- and there already have been a number of tornado warnings issued in western Nebraska as well as eastern Wyoming- and dark storm clouds can be seen throughout those areas as shown in this Nebraska taffic camera in the southwest part of that state's Panhandle.


Hopefully- no massive storm-chaser traffic jams in those areas today.

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CSW BREAKING: Apartment Building Fire With Injuries in Near-Northeast Kansas City MO

At 11:17 a.m.- KC-MO Fire ladder Truck 3 reports "smoke coming from the roof of a 2-story apartment building" at "Independence Avenue and Prospect."

Truck 3 was there on an "investigation-" and immediately orders a full alarm response.

There's reported to be "burn victims" at this fire- with "heavy fire going through the roof" of the apartment building.

You can hear screaming on radio transmissions- with at least "2" burn victims reported at 11:23 a.m..

At 11:24 a.m.- one FD units reports a building's occupants reports "missing a child" here.

At 11:28 a.m.- a "2nd-alarm" was sounded- and 5 more companies join the six KC-MO fire companies already on-scene.

The first fire victim is transported at 11:33 a.m. to Children's Mercy hospital (CMH/MC): "an approximately 18-month-old female with soot around her nose and all over" her body.

The child was "breathing normally" but the child's condition could be described as serious.

At 11:34 a.m.- fire command reports the fire "under control" with at least 2 apartments in the building having burned with some extention of the fire to "the building to the north" of the fire building.

At 11:36 a.m.- another child is enroute to CMH/MC: "a 4 to 5-year-old" with soot all over their body- with "CPR in progress" and in critical condition.

At 11:38 a.m.- a KC-KS fire company is sent to an empty KC-MO fire station for a mutual-aid fill-in..

At 11:43 a.m.- another fire department EMS unit is transporting "a 27-year-old male" who suffered "smoke inhalation" and "2 lacerations" suffered escaping the fire to Truman Med Center-Hospital Hill (TMC/West) in serious condition.

At 11:48 a.m.- a FD-EMS unit transports the last injury from the fire: "a 25-year-old female" suffering smoke inhalation- some "small abrasions- 1st-degree burns" and singeing of her body hair" also to TMC/West. Her condition could also be considered serious.

Searches of the fire apartments have NOT revealed any additional victims- and this incident is under investigation.


To recount on this 11:55 a.m. update- at least 4 are injured- including 2 children- in this apartment building fire near Independence Avenue and Prospect.

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Services For Fallen Shawnee KS Firefighter John Glaser

I get a heavy heart everytime a firefighter is killed- you can imagine my condition after 9-11-01.

It's especially bad when that firefighter leaves behind a family- as did Shawnee's John Glaser.


According to a memorial Facebook page for Firefighter Glaser:

"FUNERAL SERVICES:
Thursday, May 27th 10:30AM- The Church of The Resurrection- 13720 Roe Ave- Leawood, KS, 66224


FIREFIGHTER FUNERAL PROCESSIONAL: Thursday, May 27th 9:30AM- Procession will begin at Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee & will drive past Shawnee Fire Headquarters on 65th & Quivira and will continue to The Church Of The Resurrection in Leawood.


VISITATION:
Wednesday, May 26th 4PM-8PM- Amos Family Chapel- 10901 Johnson Drive- Shawnee, KS..

ALL SERVICES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

***DONATIONS***
Any Bank of America under: JOHN GLASER MEMORIAL FUND
Mail in donations: Bank of America-175 Claireborne Road- Olathe, KS, 66062."





I encourage EVERY Metro Kansas Citian to show up and pay your respects to a man who paid the ultimate price for service to his fellow Man.

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Central States News: Arkansas Drug Raid Is...To The Wrong House

An unforturnate part of America is our daily drug raids somewhere.


After all- our government is quite concerned what American adults freely put into our bodies- so we MUST have these drug raids to rid society of stuff like the horribly-addicting and mind-altering marijuana.

The ONLY trouble with these drug raids is that on occasion- law enforcement people raid the WRONG properties- as illustrated in a recent drug raid in Detroit MI where officers shot a family's dog- that had been IN A CAGE- as well as other highlighted law drug raids gone bad.

The FORT SMITH (AR) TIMES RECORD reports on such a Wrong-Way Peachfuzz raid on a house in Sebastian County- where police "walked-in" to an unlocked house and handcuffed the no-doubt terrified occupants until the cops realized they had F-ed Up and raided the wrong address.


Oh- one more 'commentary' ... we don't EVEN need to consider legalizing that 'killer drug' for the trillions of lost revenue.

Hell- America doesn't need THAT money!

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Central States News: Iowa Drivers' First Crash is With A Police Car

Monday morning was especially bad for a 26-year-old male Cedar Rapids IA driver when he had his "first" crash: into a Cedar Rapids patrol car.


No one was hurt- reports The CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE-Online and it wasn't reported how many years the 26-year-old had been driving before this "first" crash.

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Saturday's 'Oregon Trail Day' Near Beatrice NE Highlighted Pioneers' Difficulties

In the 1970's- cross-country travelling brought horrible difficulties like a blown tire with a flat spare on the Interstate in Donner Pass.

Yes- that's a joke.

All that 'horrible difficulty' needed was a ride at a mile-per-minute to the next town and a similar trip back- a few dozen twirls on the 4-way lug wrench and we were again westward.


These troubles did not compare whatsoever to the westward travellers of the mid-late 1800's- prodding westward at walking speeds into wild and barely-charted territory.

If modern day Man has forgotten those struggles- Saturday's event in Jefferson County Nebraska brought back a taste of the hardships of those pioneers in their "Oregon Trail Day-" the story of which is told by the fine folks at The BEATRICE (NE) DAILY SUN.

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John Glaser Was Shawnee KS Firefighter Killed

The Shawnee KS firefighter who was fatally-injured in a Saturday night house fire has been identified by his department.


He was 33-year-old John Glaser- a six-year member of the Shawnee Fire Department.

Firefighter Glaser left behind a wife and 2 children.

(Photo courtesy of The KANSAS CITY STAR)

As reported here at CSW and other K.C. media outlets- Glaser had entered a burning residence on the report of trapped occupants.

The homeowners were away during the fire that began before 8:55 p.m. Saturday.


CSW offers our most solemn and sincere condolences to the Glaser family from this former firefighter.

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Man Was Near Death After Jumping From Freeway Overpass in Belton MO

An elderly man was near death Sunday morning after jumping from the U.S. 71 highway bridge over Y highway/163rd Street in Belton around 1 a.m..

At least one woman motorist saw the man jump from the bridge.

The man was taken to a Kansas City hospital and police closed the roadway at U.S. 71 while they investigated what appears to be a suicide attempt.

No motorists were hurt.

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Shawnee KS Firefighter Dies Battling A House Fire Saturday Night

Shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday night- Shawnee KS fire companies got a call of a possible garage fire in the 13400 block of West 75th Court.

When the first fire companies began arriving about 5 minutes later- they found fire showing from a large- story and a half home along with the reports of the occupants: an elderly man and his dog- still inside.

While additional fire companies are dispatched- some of the firefighters on the scene went in to search.

They find the dog- but can't locate the elderly man.

In minutes- firefighters also couldn't find one of their own in the burning house- and a mayday call went out along with the dispatching of mutual-aid fire companies from Lenexa and Overland Park.

For nearly five minutes they looking for the missing firefighter- finding him fallen through a burned-out floor and not breathing.

Rushed outside to paramedics- then to Shawnee-Mission Medical Center- the firefighter later died of his injuries.


Not too long before the wind-whipped fire was declared under control around 11 p.m.- the elderly man occupant of the virtually-destroyed home showed up- having been away from the house.

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Man Struck By A Truck in KC-KS After Argument With Girlfriend

There's a man who MIGHT tell you that if you have an argument with your girlfriend while driving- it's PROBABLY best to find a parking lot or something better than a freeway ramp to stop- get out and walk-away at.

The man who might tell did just that on the southbound I-435 ramp to State Avenue near the Kansas Speedway just after 2 a.m. Sunday morning.

He walked across the freeway and was struck by a truck going the limit.

The "large-approximately 25-year-old" man was hurled at least a dozen feet- fracturing his leg and causing other possible injuries said a KC-KS paramedic.

Those injuries however did not seem to be immediately life-threatening- and the man could have been intoxicated.

The driver of the truck that him hit was not injured- nor was the victim's girlfriend and unknown if any charges were filed against anybody. 

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