MetroRegion Kansas City's Overnight News Report- Sunday - April 5, 2009

Four people were hit by gunfire in the 3300 block of Cleveland around 3:55am Sunday morning.

KC-MO police are investigating the shooting which reportedly involved a burgundy-colored 1990's-model Chevy Caprice with a white top.

The 4 victims- at least 3 of them males- were shot in their thighs and taken to two area medical trauma centers.

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KC-MO Police report a person found dead by gunshot in the 1200 block of East Independence Avenue just after 3:15am..

There are few details yet available on this incident.

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A person was found dead along eastbound Interstate 70 west of Adams Dairy Parkway in Blue Springs-MO around 2:40am Sunday.

About an hour earlier- the Missouri Highway Patrol received the report of an intoxicated male walking in the roadway near here.

It's not known if this was the same person.

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

Intense low pressure over southeastern Nebraska produced showers and thunderstorms over Metro and MetroRegion Kansas City late Saturday that had moved southeast of the area by Sunday morning.

Winds had increased from the southwest and west- and temperatures had fallen from around 60 at midnight to the mid to upper 40's by 5am..

Clouds and colder- windy weather is expected today over the MetroRegion with scattered rain and snow showers.

At least 2 storm systems will affect the MetroRegion this week- stay tuned to CSW for details....

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Kansas City's Breaking News Leader - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.

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Kansas City MetroRegion Overnight News Report - Sunday - March 22, 2009

** Man Shot In East Side KC-MO **

*** Around ten minutes until 5am Saturday morning- a gunshot victim was reported at a motel in the 6000 block of East 31st Street.

Police arrived about 5 minutes later to find the victim- "a 20-year-old male"- shot twice.

The victim claimed it was a street robbery- and that the black male suspect with braided (dreds) hair and a black coat walked west on 31st Street.

MAST-EMS took the victim to a city trauma center in at least serious condition.

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** KC-MO Woman Pedestrian Lucky To Be Alive **

*** A woman reportedly in her early-40's was intoxicated- but otherwise "had no obvious injuries" after "walking into the side of a semi-truck that was moving at (freeway) speed" around 5:50am Sunday morning.

The incident happened on westbound I-70 near the beginning of the ramp to northbound I-435 just west of the Stadium Drive overpass. Parts of the roadway was closed for an investigation until a short time ago.. .

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** House Damaged By Fire In KC-MO Northland **

... Five KC-MO fire companies - at least 20 firefighters- battled a house fire in the 400 block of Northwest 81st Street just after 6:30am Sunday.

The occupancy status of the structure is not yet known- but no one was found inside and there were no firefighter injuries.

Cause is under investigation.

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** Awaiting Crash Results From Henry County-MO **

... At 4:45am Sunday- Henry County-MO sheriff reported a vehicle wreck "car submerged- the north side of Montrose Lake by the campgrounds" west of Clinton.

Nothing further on the result of this tip yet.

Other wrecks overnight- no fatalities nor critical injuries:

12:03am- KC-KS - 2-vehicles- 10th Street & Kansas Avenue- male with serious injuries.

12:30am- Grain Valley-MO- 1-vehicle- U.S. 40 & Barr- 2 non-major injuries.

1:10 am- KC-MO - 2-vehicle- 20th Street & Grand - 2 non life-threatening (NLT) injuries.

2:07am- KC-KS- 1-vehicle- Northbound I-635 ramp to eastbound I-70- male- (NLT) injuries.

2:37am- Johnson County-MO- 1-vehicle- Missouri(M)-58 east of Highway O." 25-year-old female driver flown to a KC hospital- injuries (NLT).

3:15am- North KC-MO- 1-vehicle- North Oak at M-9. One (NLT) injury.

6:39am- KC-MO- 1-vehicle- 5900 block of Noland Road." Male driver "fell asleep and drove off the road." Injuries (NLT).

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

Temperatures remained just below average highs in the middle-50's overnight while some scattered showers developed north and northeast of Metro KC-MO. Winds were south to southeasterly around 10 MPH..

A wet week is in store with some possible severe thunderstorms in the Kansas City MetroRegion Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.

General rainfalls of one to three inches are possible by Thursday over much of the MetroRegion.
Even more precipitation possible next weekend.

A seasonally-strong low pressure storm system with it's fronts will move slowly across Nebraska toward Minnesota by Wednesday.

A second storm system is expected to develop by next weekend in Oklahoma.

Temperatures will remain seasonally cool- at or to 10 degrees below average.

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Kansas City's Breaking News Leader - NBC41 ACTION NEWS.

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The Demolition of Bannister Mall - February 3, 2009

Here are some photos taken this morning of the continued demolition of the old Bannister Mall on the northeast intersection of Interstate 435 and Bannister Road.

The demolition is beginning on the north end of the old mall- you can see by these images (click on the photo for full resolution) that much of the interior of the old Jones Store has been gutted.

The Kaw Valley Company is doing the tear-down and the company is attempting to recycle as much of the building's materials as they can.

Trespassers have removed much of the recyclable material already- according to workers at the site.

I'll be posting progress reports of the razing of Bannister Mall over the weeks ahead....

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