*** The call came in just before midnight to a club in the 1600 block of Central Avenue- multiple victims of a shooting.
Police reported 3 Hispanic teenaged males shot- one critically and 2 with more minor gunshot wounds. Two victims were taken to a Missouri-side trauma center
Police are seeking four Hispanic male "persons of interest (suspects)"- who left the scene in a grey-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee with 22-inch chrome rims..
KC-KS police also believe the shooting was gang-related.
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** High Winds Bring Power Lines- Trees Down **
*** Winds gusting as high as 53-mph early Saturday morning caused numerous power outtages and downed trees and limbs which struck some structures and blocked some roads.
No injuries were reported.
No injuries were reported.
Several thousand KCP&L customers lost power throughout the Metro overnight- according to a spokesperson. Most larger blackouts had been restored as of this report.
Trees came down across the Metro- one in the 3400 block of Bellfountaine struck a garage and threatened a house and another fell on a vacant trailer in a mobile home park in east KC-MO.
Another blocked Oldham Road east of Hillcrest in Swope Park before a fire department pumper crew removed enough for one lane to open.
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<><><> OVERNIGHT WEATHER <><><>
Winds gusting as high as 60 miles per hour blew through the Kansas City MetroRegion overnight and temepratures plummeted into the upper-30's and 40's.
The winds and colder temperatures were a result of the passing of the strong low pressure system that brought tornadoes from Southeastern Kansas- Northeast Oklahoma & Southwestern Missouri through Arkansas and into Georgia Saturday afternoon though early Sunday morning.
The storm's death toll so far is 20- according to the latest Associated Press story.
A variably-cloudy- cool- windy day across the MetroRegion today- temperatures in the mid-50's to mid-60's with northwest winds- although diminishing- still in the 15-30-mph range. There could even be an isolated light rainshower over the eastern portions of the MetroRegion.
It'll turn warmer Monday and- with increasing winds- Tuesday.
The next possible round of stormy weather is now outlooked to occur late Tuesday or Wednesday.
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