BREAKING NEWS: Two Firefighters Dead in 4-Alarm Apartment/Retail Building Fire Near Old Northeast Kansas City MO

The fire is in the 2600 block of East Independence Avenue was reported about 7:25 pm Monday evening.

Three pumpers- two trucks and a rescue company with an EMS unit were sent on the first alarm.

Two residents of this building were initially rescued without injury.


Another chief- pumper- truck and EMS unit were 'still-alarmed' to the fire before a full 2nd-alarm was dispatched at 7:45 pm..


At 7:52 pm- all interior crews are ordered out of the building- a "defensive" firefight is commenced.

By 8 pm- an on-scene chief- by radio- has requested "a collapse zone be established" around the fire building.


At 8:06 pm- "a collapse" of part of the fire building is reported- on the southeast side of the structure closest to Snyder's grocery store to the east.

A 3rd-alarm was sounded as a "mayday" alarm- and six additional EMS units were sent to the scene for a reported "4 firefighters" injured in the collapse.

Two of the most critically-injured were taken to Truman Med Center (TMC-West).

The other two were transported to other medical centers with fairly minor injuries.


At 9 pm- the KC-MO Fire Chief publicly reports "two firefighters have died-" the two souls taken to TMC-West.


The scene wasn't declared under control until around midnight Tuesday morning.

The entire fire building except for the one-story portion closest to Prospect collapsed.


The north half of the remaining structure was still heavily-involved in fire with "4 master streams and 6 or 7 handlines" reported being used at 11:15 pm.

BREAKING NEWS: Fatality Crash in East Kansas City MO

KCPD is investigating what they initially reported at 1:50 am as "a hit and run" crash "involving a motorcycle" on westbound 23rd Street Trafficway just west of Blue Ridge Boulevard.

This is just past the southern border of Blue Summit.

Police reported the "male" cycle driver "was lying in the road-" and was declared dead on the scene.

There is no information regarding a possible "hit and run" suspect vehicle.

BREAKING NEWS: Two Shot Dead in Old Northeast Kansas City MO

KC-MO Police are investigating a double-fatal shooting scene in the 4800 block of E. Independence Avenue early Saturday morning.

Police and Fire/EMS were called to the scene beginning around 12:09 am..

Two minutes later- an officer confirmed "two" victims who died at the scene.


Suspects info heard was "two males- one Hispanic- one white-" who left eastbound on 'The Avenue' in a "blue- possibly Chevy Impala- 2010 model."

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Multiple-Victim Shooting in Kansas City MO's 'Jazz District'

Police are looking for at least one person who opened fire in a "large crowd" in KC's Jazz District in the 1700 block of East 18th St..

The shots were fired around 2:40 am Sunday morning.  


So far- four victims are reported: two were at the scene and two others drove or were driven away.


All are males- and none of the four's injuries were life-threatening.

Fatality Crash in Jefferson County Kansas

Just before 4:10 am Saturday morning- a one-vehicle crash involving three people occurred at the junction of KS Hwy. 4 and U.S. 59 on the southeast side of Nortonville KS..

Nortonville is in extreme northern Jefferson county about 40 miles northwest of Downtown Kansas City MO..


Occupants were reportedly "ejected" during the crash.


One person was declared dead at the scene by fire and EMS personnel by 4:30 am..

Another male patient had critical injuries- and was flown by LifeStar helicopter to an unknown medical trauma center.


This person reportedly later died of his injuries..


The third person had reported minor injuries.


Circumstances and cause of the crash is under investigation as of this post. 

Metro Kansas City Juvenile Sports Injuries Reported

Area sports injuries monitored:


The first report was at 5:14 pm at the Campbell Middle school in Lee's Summit MO..  
A 13-year-old male football player is said to have suffered a non-major neck injury after being collar-tackled "around the neck from behind-" according an EMS report.


At 5:42 pm- Fort Osage Fire and EMS were sent to Fort Osage High school on a reported "head injury."  
This "16-year-old male was struck in the head by a soccer ball" but according to his EMS to hospital medical report- had minor injurious effects.


Both of the above injuries taken to Children's Mercy...


Just in is the report of another injured male at the high school football field in Wellington MO at 6:52pm..  FD/EMS dispatch stated the patient "couldn't move."


And at 8:02 pm- a "traumatic injury" was reported "on the football field." of Oskaloosa High school in Oskaloosa KS.


Nothing further on the latter two victims of sports.

Metro Kansas City Motorcycle vs. Vehicle Crashes

In addition to the fatality motorcycle-involved crash that closed southbound I-29 near KCI airport- cyclists continued to encounter hazardous driving conditions with other vehicles this early-fall Wednesday afternoon. 


Around 5:24 pm- a 24-year-old male suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries when his cycle was struck by a Jeep on Eastwood Trafficway just east of I-435.


Around 6:05 pm- a 43-year-old male had minor injuries after being forced off the road by an apparently inattentive motorist on M-291 south of M-150 in Lee's Summit MO..


There has been several other vehicle vs. vehicle crashes reported since 5:30 pm..


None so far involved fatalities or critical injuries.

BREAKING NEWS: An "armed male holed-up" in a room at Research Med Center

That's what indications are according to KC-MO Police radio traffic shortly before 4:30 pm Wednesday afternoon...


Research Med Center- located in south-central at Meyer Boulevard and Prospect- is one of the city's major trauma centers.


Research was reportedly "on lock-down" (closed to ambulances) as of 5:30 pm..


The hospital was back open to ambulances by 6:15 pm..


There are no further "official" details to this incident...

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