CSW UPDATE 2: U.S. 71 Northbound Now Open at 155th Street

The crash has been cleared and the highway is now open- thanks to Belton police!

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CSW UPDATE: Northbound U.S. 71 Still Closed at Jackson-Cass County Line

A K.C. Scout camera shows northbound U.S. 71 is still closed after a non-injury crash of an 18-wheeler earlier this morning.

It appears that stretch of the highway MAY be re-opened soon.

Northbound traffic is being routed onto the northbound 155th Street off-ramp them back onto the northbound U.S. 71 access ramp from 155th Street.

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CSW BREAKING: Single-Engine Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Clay County MO Field

It has been reported by Kearney MO Fire that "the pilot's not injured" after his "Cessna 182" developed engine trouble and forced an emergency landing in a field.

The incident was first reported at 10 a.m. in the 19600 block of Northeast 128th Street west of the Clay County Regional airport between Liberty and Excelsior Springs.

The pilot reported "water in the engine" of the plane after he departed Kansas City International airport and attempted to make it to the Clay County airport- but was forced to make that emergency landing in "a field" behind a residence at 19625 N.E. 128th Street.

There was also an uninjured passenger on that single-engine aircraft.


The FAA is enroute too.

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Budget-breaking New "Driveway Tax" Conjured Up By Mission KS Pollys

Hmmm- how can I further tax the people? said the Mission city council and then they count the ways...

This newest strain on The People is called "a driveway tax."  The amount of tax is determined on the traffic coming and going from Mission driveways.

Don't own a car but have a driveway?  No problem- Mission will STILL tax you.

The KANSAS CITY STAR calls this new tax passed by Mission KS pollys "groundbreaking."

I call the tax "budget-breaking-" as in how many more new/increased taxes can a person on say a fixed income- can bear?


This governmental tax-raising frenzy is absolutely nuts- the total financial destruction of the American "middle-class" as we once knew it.

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CSW BREAKING: Northbound U.S. 71 Closed at 155th Street Due To 18-Wheeler Crash

The driver is reportedly "not injured" according to Belton MO police on-the-scene- but an "18-wheeler on it's side" has closed northbound U.S. 71 at 155th Street on the Jackson-Cass counties line south of Grandview.

The crash was reported at 9:29 a.m.- and police are diverting northbound U.S. 71 traffic to the 155th Street off-ramp.

The semi-truck's trailer is reported to be "fully-loaded with lumber" so the highway may be closed or restricted northbound at the crash scene for several hours.

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CSW BREAKING: Fatality Crash on K-10 Near De Soto KS

There has been the report of a fatality at a 2-vehicle crash on westbound K-10 near Sunflower Road in far northwestern Johnson county KS near De Soto.

The crash reportedly involves a "Fed Ex box truck" and another vehicle stated the KS Highway Patrol.

The crash was reported at 8:27 a.m. Thursday morning.


There is no information yet on the deceased person- but the male Fed Ex driver has a broken leg and other reportedly non life-threatening injuries according to JoCo MEDACT-EMS and was transported to an Overland Park hospital.

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CSW BREAKING: Critical-Injury House Fire in Kansas City KS

Six companies of the KC-KS Fire department are battling a fire in a house in the 400 block of North Thompson in the eastern part of that city.

The fire was reported about 4:35 p.m. Wednesday afternoon- and fire crews reported "an injured female in the backyard" of the burning house at 4:43 p.m..


That unknown-age female has been transported to a hospital with "20-25% coverage of 2nd and 3rd-degree burns to her arms and legs" along with likely respiratory issues- according to a KC-KS FD paramedic.

It was thought for a time there were also children in the burning house- but that was reported to be unfounded at 5:04 p.m.

There are reported to be at least 2 house pets that have died in the fire.

No other injuries have been reported and the fire's not declared under control yet (1708 CDT).

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CSW BREAKING: Haz-Mat Incident in Pleasant Hill MO

Around 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon- Pleasant Hill firefighters were called out to Independence Avenue and Cedar on the report of fuel spilled into a creek there.

Firefighters have found gasoline in the small neighborhood creek/drainage ditch- reportedly originating from a nearby (Casey's) convenience store- and- at 2:09 p.m.- requested a Harrisonville FD Haz-Mat crew.

Reports from the scene indicate there was possibly some sort of "alarm sounding the past few days" regarding the convenience store's underground fuel tanks- but no one at the store apparently bothered to advise authorities.


No word yet on the amount of fuel spilled into the creek- it sounds to be fairly considerable- or of any possible evacuations of the affected area one block west of M-7 highway in central PH....

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CSW BREAKING: I-435 Crash South of I-70 in KC-MO Involves Multiple Vehicles

At 08:16 a.m.- a crash was reported in KC_MO on northbound I-435 between the Raytown Road and I-70 exits.

K.C. Scout images at the scene indicate multiple vehicles- including a tanker truck- are involved with traffic on northbound I-435 severely constricted at this time.

No word yet on injuries- but camera images tend to show those injuries SHOULD be non life-threatening.

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Central States News: Bad Eggs Recalled

No- I'm NOT talking about Kansas City's crappy politicians- but REAL bad eggs- as in salmonella.

According to the LINCOLN (NE) JOURNAL-STAR-  "Eggs recalled were distributed to food wholesalers, distribution centers, and food service companies in California, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. These companies distribute nationwide."

"Eggs are packaged under the following brand names: Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph's, Boomsma's, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms, and Kemps.



There have been confirmed Salmonella enteritidis illnesses connected to the eggs."

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KC-MO Officials Stop At Nothing To Halt E-Tax Vote

In case you were wondering as I was who filed the lawsuit to stop the citizen-initiative vote on the earnings tax in Kansas City and St. Louis- it was the city attorney Galen Beaufort with an assist from a local AFL-CIO labor official- Pat Dujakovich says The KANSAS CITY STAR.

With support of course from Mayor Funkhouser and the rest of the City "Clowncil."

Of course I thought the lawsuit was frivolous- but Clowncilman Ed Ford- one of the corporate welfare kings on the Clowncil told The STAR the lawsuit “(Is) not frivolous by any means.”

Oh no.  Trying to take away a basic American freedom of redressing it's government(s) is not frivolous in the least.

Right!!!

Clowncilman Ford would probably approve a name-change for America too- to the United Corporate States of America for Ford knows which side his bread is buttered on- and it's NOT the citizens' side.


If the Cole county judge throws out the citizen petitions to hold the election on that unpopular tax- then America as we know it has completely left the building.

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