Another Man Shot in Midtown KC-MO

Shortly after the Saturday morning homicide on Garfield was initially reported to police- officers were also sent to investigate shots fired in the area of 37th Street and Montgall.


At 1:34 am- police arrive at that location and find (according to EMS reports) a "32-year-old male who was shot once in his lower back side."


He was taken emergency and in serious condition by ambulance to a medical trauma center.


There wasn't any suspect information available as of this report.

CSW BREAKING: Security Guard Shot Near Crown Center in KC_MO

Just after 3 am- a security guard was reportedly shot in a parking lot of Hallmark Cards at 27th Street and McGee in the Crown Center area of Kansas City MO..


The guard- and a female he was helping- was both shot in the leg.


She was taken to a nearby hospital by private vehicle.


Police report shots had been fired in the area from an unknown vehicle- a 'drive-by.'

KC-MO Records Latest 2013 Homicide

It happened around 1:15 pm near the intersection of 41st Street and Garfield in midtown Kansas City MO..


Police reported finding a male there- shot in the head by unknown suspects or suspects.


EMS declared the victim dead at the scene.

CSW BREAKING: Six EMS Units Sent to I-435 Crash in South Kansas City MO

The wreck is westbound I-435 west of (I-49) Grandview Road- on top of the big hill into the Big Blue River valley.

Radio reports say it's a "rollover" crash "with multiple patients-" obvious by the six EMS units sent to the scene.


The crash occurred around 5:45 pm late Wednesday afternoon.

As of 6;07 pm- there are "6" children injured- ranging up to age 14.


One of the children reportedly has critical injuries- but the others are said to have minor injuries.


All were being transported to Children's Mercy Hospital.


A "23-year-old female" who EMS believes "was ejected" during the crash was taken to Overland Park regional Medical Center.

Her condition was serious to critical.


Two others with non life-threatening injuries were taken to Truman Med Center near downtown.

Westbound I-435 was down to one lane at the crash scene until around 7 pm when a second lane was opened.

By 7:45 pm- three of the 5 westbound lanes were open- with all lanes expected to open by 8:15 pm..

CSW BREAKING: Apartment Building Fire in Grandview MO..

The fire is in an apartment building at 1520 Jones- several blocks northwest of the Main Street and I-49 intersection.

Grandview fire companies responded around 4:35 pm Wednesday afternoon and had a working fire of a yet-unknown extent.


Additional help was sent from the Kansas City and Belton MO fire departments at 4:40 pm..


At 4:48 pm- the Grandview fire scene commander reported the fire was "out-" and the outside responders were sent home.


Thus far there has been no indications of any injuries.


"One (male) adult" was reported by GFD to need Red Cross assistance.

CSW WEATHER: Severe T-storm Watch for Kansas Side of MetroRegion Until 1 am

The watch includes most of the Kansas City MetroRegion west of the Missouri-Kansas state line until 1 am Wednesday morning.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch No. 405 includes cities such as Ottawa- Emporia- Lawrence and Topeka.

Counties included (see map) that are closest to Metro KC will be Franklin- Douglas and Jefferson.

Currently- most of the heavy storms are well west in west-central Kansas and southern Nebraska.


However NWS Doppler radar indicates an isolated thunderstorm has developed northwest of KCI Airport in northwestern Platte county MO- just east of Atchison KS..


Although not yet severe- this strong storm will move east-southeast toward Smithville Lake during the next 40-80 minutes.

Thirteen Dead- Dozens Still Missing after Canadian Railroad Disaster

An unoccupied- runaway train carrying many tanker cars of petroleum product derailed and exploded in the south Quebec Canada town of Lac Megantic early last Saturday.


Lac Megantic is a town of around 6000 persons and is near the U.S./Maine border.

A large part of the center of the small town was destroyed by fire- and that included a bar that was packed with patrons.


At least 30 homes and buildings were destroyed.


As of Monday afternoon- 13 bodies have been recovered from the scene with 37 people still reported missing by friends and family.


The train had been parked by it's crew as it awaited a relief crew in Nantes- a town about four miles away from Lac Megantic.



The original crew had left the train and was at a hotel in Nantes.


Somehow the train's brakes released while it was parked and unoccupied- and the train rolled down hill and picked up speed before it derailed on a curve in the center of Lac Megantic.

The explosion and fire occurred virtually instantly- basically trapping victims where they were.


The tankers on the train were reportedly carrying North Dakota crude oil to an eastern Canada location.


UPDATE - July 11- Authorities have declared 50 dead in this disaster.

That deadly toll including virtually all the persons who had been reported missing- many were in the Musi-Cafe that was consumed in the conflagration.

Nineteen Firefighters Killed by Arizona Wildfire

The majority of the deceased are reported to be members of the Prescott Fire department who were battling a wildfire in a location called "Yarnell Hill."


It happened late Sunday afternoon near the town of Yarnell in west-central Arizona- about 70 miles northwest of Phoenix.


Those killed were Prescott's  "Granite Mountain Hot Shot" firefighter crew- reportedly  overrun by a wall of flames when the wind shifted.


A 20th firefighter from the crew managed to escape- although injured to an unknown extent.


Some had deployed their emergency heat tents while some had not- according to current media reports.

(YT video time-exposure is over a 20-minute period) 

In the town of Yarnell- population around 650- one TV news report stated "the entire town was destroyed" by the fire.

The nearby town of Peeples Valley- population around 430- remained threatened as the fire was "zero percent contained" per a live TV interview with a fire official at 1 am Monday morning Kansas City (Central) time.


There were reported to be civilian injuries- less than a dozen per various media sources- fortunately none reported critical.


Temperatures were at or approached 120-degrees Sunday afternoon and the heat blew up isolated thunderstorms which probably contributed to the fire's sudden wind shift.

Another Active News Weekend in MetroRegion Kansas City

Another 100+ logged incidents this weekend...


Saturday morning was noisy- but the only noteworthy incidents was a male shooting victim who drove or was driven to the emergency room of St. Joseph Health (Medical) Center in south Kansas City around 1:45 am.

St. Joseph's hospital ER is not equipped for traumas- but I didn't hear any EMS patient transport of this guy for at least 30 minutes afterward (does not mean it didn't happen though)

Police speculated at the time that the male was shot somewhere near Red Bridge and Holmes.


At 2:19 am- four companies of the Lee's Summit Fire department (LSFD) were sent to 308 Northeast Douglas where it was reported there was fire in the back of a house there.

The first fire company arrived at 2:23 am and confirmed fire showing from the rear of the 1-story residence.

It took almost 30 minutes (2:51 am) to bring that fire under control- with heavy damage done to the house and contents.

One slight injury was reported- likely dealt with by on-scene EMS and three adults- a male and two females- were displaced by the fire.



Late Saturday night into Sunday morning saw many more "headline items..."


Of course the Grandview MO home invasion- reported first in Kansas City HERE at CSW...


Three shootings were reported- with two victims accounted for.


The first was reported to emergency services at 1:54 am Sunday and it was reported that a male who had been "shot in the shoulder" was in a residence at 108th Street and Sycamore Terrace in Ruskin Heights.

The "25-year-old male" had serious injuries- but was in stable condition.

Police were looking for a black male suspect.


Just before 3 am- KC-MO Police East Zone patrol officers and Jackson County Sheriff deputies were in the area of East 23rd Street and Stark looking for a male shooting victim.

It reportedly happened at 24th Street and McKinley where the victim was reportedly "shot in the side."

As of 3:30 am- an area search didn't turn up with anyone shot.


At 3:33 am- East Zone officers were sent to 3032 Agnes where a female was reportedly shot.

Police locate the victim about eight minutes later- "a 34-year-old female" says KCFD-EMS- "shot twice- one in the upper buttocks and once in the stomach" by a "9mm" gun.

Her condition was serious and unstable while enroute to a hospital.

There wasn't any suspect info on this one...


Area fire departments were busy- and two structure fire calls were 'workers...'


At 1:51 am- five KC-MO fire companies were sent to "5742 Olive" on a house fire that reportedly started in "the kitchen."

One handline brought that fire under control at 2:06 am.

No one hurt- but "two adult and 3 children" needed Red Cross assistance for lodging.


The second worker was at 4:07 am in Old Northeast KC-MO- a vacant house at Benton and Thompson Avenue.

The fire was fought from outside as the structure collapsed in on itself about 30 minutes later.

No one was hurt- and arson was suspected.


At least 4 companies responded on a reported "car crashed into a (natural) gas meter and building at 3rd Street and Walnut" at the City Market at 4:42 am..

Police report closing streets in the area and unspecified "evacuations."

It was a sizable gas leak- as the loud hissing sound could be heard on fire and police radio transmissions.

Almost an hour later at 5:37 am- MGE gas company had arrived and "plugged" the leak-allowing residents and workers in the area to return.

The female driver of the crashed car had facial "injuries."


Lawrence KS had a "Haz-Mat" incident that resulted to be very minor- but sent at least 5 fire crews.

A "suspicious white powder" was reported at the "Walmart at  "550 Congressional Drive" at 2:12 am Sunday morning.

Wasn't reported what the "white powder (donuts?)" was- but the companies cleared the scene by 2:40 am.. 

CSW BREAKING: Serious Injuries- Rape Reported in Grandview MO Home Invasion

An armed home invasion with several of the occupants burned- beaten- raped and otherwise terrorized for several hours was reported in northeastern Grandview just before sunrise Sunday morning...

It occurred in a house near 119th Street and Delmar- literally feet from the KC-MO city limit south of Ruskin Heights.


Four EMS units from Grandview and Kansas City MO responded to the location.

One man in his 20's was transported to a hospital by EMS with "burns all over his body- including his genitals-" and head injuries from being "pistol-whipped."

His medical parameters given by EMS indicated a serious condition.

A female occupant of the home- also reported to be in her 20's- was the victim of a "rape" during the invasion.

Her physical condition was otherwise good.


The additional victims were males- one in his 30's the other in his 50's- and they too suffered burns but were in much better condition medically than the first male victim above.


By 6:30 am- numerous police departments in the area were broadcasting alerts to be on the lookout for the suspects- reported by Grandview police as "up to 4 (three actually) black males" who took one of the house occupant's vehicles.

CSW WEATHER: Severe Tstorm Watch No. 376 Until 4 PM Includes Metro Kansas City

Issued by the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (NWS-SPC) Severe Thunderstorm Watch No. 376 includes all of Metro Kansas City.

Also included in STW-376 until 4 pm is the St. Joseph- Maryville- Chillicothe- Warrensburg and Clinton areas in Missouri.

In Kansas- the watch includes the Atchison- Lawrence- Ottawa- Topeka- Manhattan and Emporia areas.

Primary severe threat will be large hail and strong damaging winds- as well as lightning and very heavy rain.


An isolated tornado is always possible with a severe supercell thunderstorm too.


Main storm movement will be northwest to southeast.