Sunday, August 26, 2007

The Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News and Weather Report - Sunday, August 26, 2007


*** ONE DEAD IN FIREY LEE'S SUMMIT-MO CRASH ***

*** One person is dead in a vehicle that reportedly "went off a cliff" on I-470 near U.S. 50 Highway around 2:30am Sunday morning.

Lee's Summit Fire reported that vehicle "heavily-involved" in flames when they arrived- the body of the victim was found inside the burned vehicle after the fire was put out.

There were reportedly other vehicles involved in a crash nearby- but injuries there were minor.

The Missouri Highway Patrol was investigating the incident- their report is HERE.
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*** WOMAN DIES IN OLATHE-KS HOUSE FIRE ***


*** At 4:14 am Sunday morning- five companies of the Olathe Fire Department reponded to a reported house fire near South Parkway and Glendale Drives in central Olathe.

A police officer arrived less than 2 minutes after the alarm was dispatched- reporting fire showing and that officer evacuated occupants of a neighboring occupancy. Firefighters arrived at 4:18 am saying "2 sides" of the structure are "fully-involved" in flames- and the attack begins.

Two more fire companies are sent-in at 4:22am.
Then- at 4:30am- the report from interior fire crews of the victim found- quickly taken outside.

The victim had been in the burning house for at least 16 minutes- MEDACT-EMS crews perform C.P.R. on them before heading for a nearby medical (not trauma) center more than 15 minutes later.

The fire was declared under control at 4:47am- the cause investigated as electrical.
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** WOMAN'S INJURIES CRITICAL AFTER KC-KS SHOOTING **

... The call came in just before 1am- to the 5700 block of State Avenue where a shooting had occurred near some nightclub.

There police- fire & EMS crews found a victim- "an 18-year-old female shot in the middle to upper back." She was taken to a trauma center in critical condition.

Police report having "3 witnesses" to the shooting- but no suspect information was heard. It's lucky I heard anything all night as noisy as it was....
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** TWO-ALARM FIRE HEAVILY DAMAGES SOUTH KC-MO APARTMENT BUILDING **

... This call came out at 12:53am- an apartment building fire in the 9400 block of Newton Drive.

Heavy smoke is reported by the first-arriving company just before 1am- then fire showing. A full 1st- then a 2nd-alarm is struck at 1:05am- 6 more companies.

Fire crews battle flames and search for occupants- none are found. A quick knock-down of the fire results in the incident being under control at 1:14am..

Results of the fire investigation were not yet available to the news media.
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** TWO KC-MO SHOOTING VICTIMS SHOW UP AT HOSPITAL- IN STYLE **

... In more than 3 decades of listening to scanners- I don't think I've ever heard a call like this...

At 3:15am- KC-MO Metro zone police reported "2 shooting victims have arrived at (a local trauma center) in a limosine."

The officer reports one victim grazed in their face by a bullet- another in the limo was shot in a leg.

It supposively happened in the are of 63rd Street & Troost- only suspect information was "a black male in brown shorts on foot" in the area.

Come to think of it- a limosine is still probably cheaper than a MAST ambulance....
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** LIBERTY POLICE HAVE A "TACTICAL OPERATION" **

... First heard about this call at 2:15am- police had some sort of "tactical operation" in the 100 block of South Fairview.

At 3:59am- three Liberty Fire companies are sent- there's apparently a fire in the targeted structure- but it's unknown how it's caused. A police officer inside that structure then puts "the small fire" out- then orders fire crews back to a staging area.

This incident sounds terminated about 30 minutes later- never do hear if a suspect is arrested.

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** Possible Suspicious Death In Midtown KC-MO **

... Around 12:15am- MAST_EMS- Fire and Central Zone police officer were sent on "an unconscious" person in the 3600 block of Gillham.

That person was declared dead at the scene and police requested a supervisor respond- but no other information was gleaned.

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<><><> OVERNIGHT WEATHER <><> <>

Showers and a few thunderstorms developed in central Kansas overnight and were moving into the western MetroRegion. Skies in the MetroRegion range from mostly clear to mostly cloudy closer to the precipitation area. Temperatures were in the 60's with light winds from the southeast.

Another lovely late-summer day later today and summer heat will slowly return by mid-week- with a possible stronger cold front and precipitation by late week and the beginning of the Labor Day weekend.
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Kansas City's Breaking News Leader - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.
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