Slick-Road Crashes- Male with Multiple Stab Wounds in KC-KS and KC-MO Police Chase Leads Pre-Dawn Saturday Morning News

Besides the 2-alarm apartment building fire reported here at CSW first in Kansas City- weather-slickened roads- a KC-KS teen stabbing victim- and a KC-MO Police chase of 3 possible armed street robbery suspects into KC-KS leads the overnight news...


The inch or less of snow that fell in upper-teen temperatures Friday led to many vehicle crashes on area roads late Friday night into early Saturday morning.

No fatalities reported- but multiple-vehicle crashes closed parts of some Metro freeways.


Multiple vehicle wrecks slowed or stopped I-35 near College Boulevard in Lenexa-Olathe KS- I-70 at I-635 in KC-KS- I-35 northbound near Southwest Trafficway- I-70 near 18th Street and I-435 near Front Street in KC-MO..

No serious injuries were reported in any of those incidents.

Other wrecks occurred along I-70 from I-435 eastward into Lafayette County at various times as well as I-470 in Lee's Summit MO from Friday night into Saturday morning.

A "40-year-old" woman was seriously injured when her car went off eastbound I-70 near Oak Grove and overturned around 1:10 am..

The snow had exited all of Metro Kansas City by 5 am but some patchy ice remained on arear roadways and freeways.

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At 2:20 am- KC-KS Fire and EMS with police went to the 2900 block of South 51st Street where a resident had reported "a black male" was "bleeding- appears to have been stabbed."


That male- reported by a KC-KS paramedic as "18-years-old"- indeed was stabbed - "eight (8) times."

The victim was rushed to a hospital in serious to critical condition.

KC-KS Police report having "little to go on" in regard to any suspect(s) and were investigating.

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Kansas City MO Center Zone police officers conducted a 2: city-county-state pursuit of 3 possible armed robbery suspects from Downtown and the River Market areas of KC-MO into east-central KS-KS just after 3 am.



No one was hurt either as a result of the robbery or chase- but police reported the suspect vehicle crashed into either objects or other parked vehicles at least four times during the chase.

The chase terminated around 3:20 am at 18th Street and Hiawatha and after a short foot chase- at least one of the suspects was apprehended.

That one suspect reportedly suffered an ankle injury during the footchase and was taken in custody to a local medical center..

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CSW BREAKING: Midtown KC-MO 2-Alarm Apartment Building Fire

A 2-alarm fire in a 3-story apartment building in the 1400 block of East 30th Street has rendered seven people at least temporarily homeless- but no injuries have been reported as of this post.


The initial "regular" alarm to 1414 E. 30th St. was reported at 3:11 am. Five fire companies responded.

When the 12 firefighters from Station 17's pumper- truck and rescue squad arrived at 3:13 am- they found fire showing from the 3rd-floor windows of the building.

A "working fire" response was issued at 3:14 am sending another rescue squad- fire investigator and a firefighter air-supply vehicle.

The incident response was upgraded 5 more companies when a 2nd-alarm was struck less than a minute later.

By 3:20 am- the incident chief reported "fire on the 2nd and 3rd floors" of the building with 2 hoselines being used.

Nine minutes later- 4 hoselines had been deployed. At 3:35 am- the fire's declared "under control."

There were no rescues reported during the course of the fire and no one was found on 2 searches of the three floors.

The American Red Cross (please donate) were called to assist the reported 7 residents of the building displaced by the fire's damage.

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CSW BREAKING: Three Displaced In KC-KS House Fire

Fire broke out in a home near the intersection of 14th Street and Scott in KC-KS just before 10 pm Friday night.



Fire was seen coming from the roof of the house when firefighters arrived at 9:58 pm- four minutes after the dispatch.

The fire was under control 12 minutes after fire crews arrived.

Heavy damage to the 1-story residence is indicated with no injuries at this report.

Three "adult" Hispanic males were needing Red Cross assistance for temporary lodging because of the damage.

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CSW BREAKING: House Fire in Rural Northeastern Jackson County MO

Units from the Fort Osage- Sni-Valley and Central Jackson County fire protection districts are involved in a working house fire northwest of Buckner in N.E. Jackson County MO..


The incident- reported at 5:12 pm Friday afternoon- is in the 25200 block of East Blue Mills Road.

Eight minutes after dispatch the first FD unit arrived reporting "fire showing"- and this is reported to be "a 2-story" house which is "50-percent involved" in flames by 5:29 pm..

There is yet no word on the occupancy status of the structure and yet whether anyone was trapped inside.

An injury on-scene is indicated at 5:43 pm as a Liberty Fire department EMS ambulance was ordered "emergency" to the fire scene.

At 5:46 pm- an Independence Fire department pumper/engine and chief officer was sent to a Fort Osage station for standby- as well as a pumper from Liberty.



Further info as received....

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Johnson County MO House Fire and Authorities Investigate Wednesday Fire Death

Fire units from at least 2 Johnson County MO departments are currently on the scene of a "2-story" house on fire in the southwestern part of the county.

The fire alarm was sounded at 2:32 pm for the fire in the 100 block of Southwest 50 Road near Kingsville.

Ititial reports indicate that the burning house is "unoccupied"- but there is no other information yet available on this incident.

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Meanwhile- JoCo law officers continue to investigate a fatal mobile home fire Wednesday.

(Photo courtesy of The Warrensburg (MO) DAILY NEWS)

An unidentified woman estimated to be in her late 40's was killed in the "suspicious" fire at 27 S.W. 325th Road- according to The WARRENSBURG (MO) DAILY NEWS.

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Kansas Lawmakers Target 'Novelty' Lighters

As if the State of Kansas has nothing more important on it's collective plate- this story from The LAWRENCE (KS) JOURNAL-WORLD reports that now Kansas legislators are attempting to outlaw those novelty cigarette lighters you see shaped like other things.


These lawmakers- who seem to be doing little for the children's looming and increasing education budget deficit- are worried the same under or plain uneducated kids could be harmed by "misuse" of said lighters.

(Photo courtesy of The LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD)

This just after Kansas lawmakers took the time out their budget-strapped agenda to de-legalize the new 'manufactured' marijuana-like substance K-2.

At last report- there is no evidence offered that anyone has been killed or injured by a novelty lighter- so we sheep are certainly glad these lawmakers are trying to protect us and our kids from... EVERYTHING (including a fully-budgeted education).

Gee- I'm sure glad I don't live 6 miles further west than I do....

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CSW BREAKING UPDATE: Now A 2-Alarm House Fire in KC-MO

At 12:32 pm Friday afternoon- the house fire in the 6600 block of Blue Parkway was upgraded to a 2nd-alarm.

Five more companies were dispatched to the scene- reported first in Kansas City here at CSW.

There are still no reports of anyone hurt in this fire- a stubborn blaze in a 2-story house in a mobile home park.

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CSW BREAKING: House Fire In KC-MO

Six companies of the Kansas City Missouri Fire department are currently fighting a house fire in the 6600 block of Blue Parkway.


The alarm was sounded at 11:41 am Friday morning for a fire in what is reported to be the manager's residence of the trailer park there.

When the first fire crew arrived at 11:45 am- heavy smoke was coming from the 2-story structure.

The occupants of the house reportedly had escaped uninjured with the firefight on-going as of this post.

More here if newsworthy....

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Roeder Convicted in Murder of Dr. George Tiller

Scott Roeder- the man who killed Dr. George Tiller in Wichita- has been convicted of first-degree murder by the jury.


At least ordinary citizens- that jury- knows crime AND justice when it's presented to them.

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Snow Beginning In Metro Kansas City

Rather than "go on the air early" I'm 'staying up late' to update on the winter storm.


Snow began in just the past hour over southern Johnson county Kansas as well as southern Jackson and northern Cass counties Missouri.


As shown on this random tour of Overland Park traffic cameras- courtesy of the OP Traffic Department- a varied scene of beginning snowcover starting in the southeast on 151st Street near U.S. 69 highway with moderate snow and a noticable snowcover on 151st Street looking west from U.S. 69.


A little less snowfall on the pavement- but light to moderate snowfall according to this next camera view at Metcalf looking east along 135th Street.


No snow on the pavement at all yet on the last camera view from 75th Street and Metcalf- camera looking south- but flurries were falling.


Roadways here in south KC-MO were beginning to look like the 151st Street camera view in some places.

All weather radar activity is moving north- so those green shades south of Metro Kansas City will be moving in through the pre-dawn hours.

Expect one to two inches of snow south of the Kansas and Missouri rivers to the Cass MO and Miami KS county lines (more south- less north).

Totals from one inch decrease north of the rivers.

DUe to slick roadways- Friday drive-time will be slow- how slow depends on you drivers.

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CSW WEATHER: NWS Weather Advisory South Metro- MetroRegion Kansas City

NWS Pleasant Hill MO has issued a "Winter Weather Advisory" for the following counties:

MIAMI and LINN Kansas - CASS- JOHNSON- PETTIS- BATES and HENRY in Missouri

and includes the cities of Pleasanton- Mound City- Osawatomie and Paola in Kansas- Harrisonville- Butler- Belton- Pleasant Hill- Warrensburg- Clinton and Sedalia in Missouri.

The NWS forecasts "2 to 5 inches" of snow- with the heavier amounts south by Friday.

Extrapolating from this advisory- it seems 1 to 2 inches can be expected south of the Kansas and Missouri rivers in Metro Kansas City- with an inch and less as one moves north from the rivers.

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