A YouTube Video From A Metro Kansas City Long Ago

Found this video on YouTube of views from Johnson County KS as well as The Plaza- etc..- mostly from the 1960's and 1970's.

 

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"Slight" Chance of Severe Storms Today Over K.C. Metro-MetroRegion

All of MetroRegion Kansas City- including the Metro- is inside a forecasted "slight risk" of severe thunderstorms today through tonight- according to the NWS' Storm Prediction Center.


Here in the Metro- these morning showers and thundershowers could serve to keep the atmosphere stabilized- but our risk would be strong to severe frontal storms that could possibly develop later this afternoon and evening along a cold front pushing in from the northwest.

Nevertheless- heavy rains will fall in and around Metro K.C.- and especially over the southern half (south of the Kansas and Missouri rivers) of the MetroRegion.

Here's the latest weather radar from NWS Topeka (I use this one often because it reduces the radar's 'ground clutter' signals over Metro K.C.).... 

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Taxpayer Welfare Requested by Olathe KS Developer

Many of us realize how blighted the area around 119th Street and I-35 in Olathe is.... NOT!


Yet- according to this story in the OLATHE (KS) NEWS- a developer- the "Heart of America Group" is asking not only for a TIF- but a special taxing district and low-interest loans from the Feds.

Of course- that developer presents all these rosy financial pictures for the proposed project- much like the cheerleaders for KC-MO's Power and Light District did.


And we ALL see how much money the Power and Light District is (costing us) bringing in.

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New Severe Storm Watch DOES Include Metro Kansas City

The NWS-SPC has issued another severe thunderstorm watch- this is Number 658 and it DOES include all of Metro Kansas City and central to southern parts of the MetroRegion until 2 a.m. Tuesday morning.

An impressive broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms is about 40 miles northwest of Downtown KC-MO- and this line continues to rush southeastward.

The leading edge of that line should be reaching Downtown between 9 to 9:15 p.m. (add about 15 minutes to either time for the line's Arrowhead arrival).

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Severe Tstm Watch No. 657 Valid Until 1 A.M CDT- IA-KS-MO

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 657 has been issued by the NWS' Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and will be valid until  CDT and include that part of the MetroRegion  north of a Ray- Clay- Platte county MO and Leavenworth- Jefferson county KS line.

This watch DOES NOT include the immediate Metro K.C. counties.

Severe thunderstorms northwest of St. Joseph in southeastern Nebraska are racing to the southeast- according to recent weather radar trends..


These storms could well affect the Chiefs/Chargers game....

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Suspect in Homicide in Standoff With Police in KC-KS

This started at 2:35 p.m. Monday afternoon: police reporting a shooting in the 1000 block of Brown Avenue in northeastern KC-KS..

Reportedly- the suspect's "mother" had called police and said that "her son had shot somebody."

When police arrived- they found a dead person in the street  in  front  of the residence- with the reported "psych patient"/suspect barricaded in the house.

That suspect reportedly "wants police to (kill) him"  a KC-KS PD source told CSW.

Police have surrounded the house and are about to attempt to negotiate with the killer.


UPDATE - 3:33 P.M. CDT - The reported suspect in a northeastern KC-KS homicide who barricaded himself in his house after the killing has surrendered to police at 3:27 p.m. Monday afternoon.
 
Police are now able to access the deceased victim.

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House Fires in KC-MO South and North

Fire companies in KC-MO- with a little outside help- have been busy this Monday with a couple of damaging house fires...


The first was reported at 8:50 a.m. in the Southland- it was reported as "an electrician" at a residence in the 11300 block of Summit said there was "a fire around the electrical box."

Nearby Pumper 28 arrived 3 minutes later and reported "light smoke" coming from the "1-1/2-story" structure and used a handline on the fire.

The fire was declared under control within 10 minutes- there were no injuries- and an arson investigator was requested.


The next fire was reported in a house in the 7600 block of North Congress at 12:38 p.m.- and a truck from the Southern Platte Fire Protection District was also sent.

Pumper 44 arrived 3 minutes later reporting "smoke showing" from the "1-story" house and pulled a handline to attack the fire.

This fire was also declared under control within 10 minutes of 44's arrival- and again no reported injuries.

Another arson investigator- and the American Red Cross was sent to this scene.

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Blue Springs Pollys Eye Sales Tax Increase

Never in my 58 years spent mostly in this Metro have I seen such economic upheaval or so many tax increases.

The latest noise of a tax increase comes from Blue Springs MO- which recently gave wealthy developers an "ambitious" TIF (taxpayer welfare for developers).

BS pollys (Blue Springs- what were YOU thinking?) are "studying" a way to run a "public safety" sales tax increase by their citys' voters- says the INDEPENDENCE- BLUE SPRINGS- GRAIN VALLEY (Sibley?) EXAMINER.

Among things that sales tax would pay for- is the Federal mandate (but NOT Federally-funded) to change police radio frequencies and equipment (even tho the Feds made billions selling those radio frequencies to private interests and leaving state and local governments the entire cost to switch).


I'm actually considering a new blog JUST to keep track of Metro rises in taxes and fees....

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Sunday Morning Stabbing Outside a Downtown Bar Leaves Victim With Chest Wound

KC-MO police received the call just after 2:20 a.m. Sunday morning- a man in his 20's had been stabbed at 10th Street and Wyandotte near John's Bar.

The victim reportedly told police that 3 unidentified suspects argued with- then stabbed him in the chest.

It was a considerable chest wound- KC-MO FD-EMS paramedics told CSW- but the man's internal organs appeared to be unscathed and his condition although serious was not life-threatening.

The 3 suspects got away. 

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Raytown Police Call Out The Bomb Squad

Raytown police called out the KC-MO Police bomb squad after reportedly finding some sort of explosive device during a traffic stop at 64th Street and Willow about 12:55 a.m. Sunday morning.

It's not known what type of explosive was found- but the bomb squad apparently wasn't needed and they left the scene around 1:40 a.m..

No one was hurt- but an EMS crew was called for one of the bomb squad members before they investigated the unknown device.


The cop was okay and didn't require EMS transport.

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Four Serious-Injury Car Crashes Around Metro K.C. Sunday Morning

There have been four crashes so far this Sunday morning- and at least 6 injuries have been reported in those wrecks.

The first serious-injury crash was reported around 1:25 a.m. in South KC-MO at 99th Street and Wheeling.

This was a single car that crashed into- and knocked down a utility pole.

The 21-year-old male driver was "partially ejected" during the crash- and fire crews had to use extrication tools to get him out.

That driver was taken to a Metro hospital in serious to critical condition.


At 1:39 a.m.- another 1-vehicle crash was reported on northbound U.S. 169 just north of M-9 highway near Briarcliff. 

Here- the "24-year-old male driver" was reported by FD-EMS to have "fallen 30 feet off a bridge" after the crash.

The man was reported to be "highly intoxicated" by a paramedic- which explained his seeming non life-threatening injuries- described as he was enroute to a Northland hospital.


The next crash was in Olathe KS around 2:15 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Lindenwood.

It was reported that a vehicle containing 3 occupants slammed into a tree- and extrication was again required to get the occupant out of the wrecked vehicle.

A male passenger in his 20's was taken to an Overland Park hospital with critical injuries as well as a lesser-injured female. 

No word on the 3rd occupant in the crash- but their injuries were reportedly serious.


The fourth serious crash became a fatality.

This was a single-vehicle rollover in Independence MO just before 4 a.m.- on 39th Street under M-291 near the Independence Center mall.

A "42-year-old male driver was reportedly "partially-ejected" from the vehicle during the crash and his injuries were critical.

The patient was taken to nearby Centerpoint Med Center where the man later died of his injuries.  

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