Status of Missing Infant Lisa Irwin

If I thought for one second that constant coverage of the disappearance of 10-month old Lisa Irwin would miraculously produce the child- Capt. Spaulding's World would assault you- like TV news- with lead-off sidebar/non-stories on this subject on every page of this blog.

However we live in the Real World- so Ms. Rittenhouse and I instead say daily prayers for the return of this dear child and avoid publicizing the seeming daily new ring added to the increasing circus of this sad case.

So rather than the constant assault- I'll post the occasional update:

UPDATE: Baby Lisa Irwin has NOT been located- and there has NOT as of this post been any arrests in this case.

CSW urges whoever is guilty of taking the child to come forward- or at least leave the child at a safe place.


CSW will immediately post on this case if little Lisa Irwin is located or if any arrests are actually made.

CSW Weather: Showers- Thundershowers Developing in Metro Kansas City

A few showers and thundershowers have developed in and around the Metro during the past hour- and this trend should continue for the next few hours.

Although some of the stronger cells could produce isolated hail- no severe weather watch is anticipated to be issued for the Metro- according to the Storm Prediction  Center's latest "Mesoscale Discussion No. 2252.


The activity should be completely clear of the Metro area by 8 p.m.- and more very pleasant but dry autumn weather is expected through this weekend throughout the Kansas City MetroRegion.

Driver Charged in Weekend Fatality Overland Park Crash

Other Kansas City news media is reporting today that the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a utility pole last Saturday morning- killing a passenger- has been charged with "involuntary manslaughter."


The story was reported first in Kansas City here at CSW...


The driver- "45-year-old Franklin Arita of Shawnee KS- was reportedly driving while intoxicated when he struck the pole.

Arita and another passenger ran from the crash that had critically-injured another passenger- 26-year-old Elder Padilla-Salvator- who later died at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.


Arita and the other passenger was located and taken into custody by police about 20 minutes after the crash.

CSW BREAKING: "Possible Head Injury" on Raymore-Peculiar High School Football Field

At 6:33 p.m.- a fire and EMS unit from the West Peculiar Fire Protection District was sent to the Ray-Pec High school at 20801 South School Road.

There was reportedly a patient on the football field there with a possible head injury.


WPFPD-EMS transported "a 14-year-old male football player who took a hit to his head with his helmet on" in generally good condition to Children's Mercy hospital in KC-MO.

CSW BREAKING: Teenage Male Shot in KC-MO

Police are looking for an unknown year Pontiac G-6 with a missing headlight and body damage to the passenger side and driven by a black male after a shooting near 44th Street and Highland in Midtown KC-MO within the past half-hour.


The victim was also in a car.


A 19-year-old male has been rushed to a hospital with a single gunshot wound to his right side in serious condition.

CSW BREAKING: Working House Fire in Lee's Summit MO

Around 5:20 p.m. this Tuesday afternoon- 4 Lee's Summit Fire companies were dispatched on a house fire in the 300 block of Southwest Lakeview Boulevard- just west of the downtown area.

More fire companies were requested about 5 minutes later when the first-arriving fire crews reported considerable fire coming from the rear of a 1-story house.


The occupants reportedly escaped unharmed- but the firefight continues as of this post as the fire has also spread to the attic of the structure.

CSW Weather: Slight Risk of Severe Storms Tomorrow

Monday's rain was negligible- let's hope Wednesday's amounts are more substantial- but don't count on it...

At any rate- the NWS' Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has Metro Kansas City- a large part of Missouri and smaller portions of Kansas- Oklahoma and Arkansas outlooked for a "slight" chance of possible severe thunderstorms tomorrow.


That risk is marginal- and if any severe weather does develop it would consist of large hail and severe-criteria wind gusts (58 mph or greater).

Also- not a whole lot of rain is forecast unless you get under one of the stronger storms.


A quarter-inch or less is outlooked in Metro Kansas City.

MetroRegion Kansas City News: Chillicothe MO Loses Manufacturing Plant ... To Mexico

This news is actually a week old- but news nonetheless...

The CHILLICOTHE (MO) CONSTITUTION-TRIBUNE announced on October 4 that HanesBrands is closing it's "Gear For Sports" plant and moving the product line produced there to Mexico (the country- not Missouri).

At least 125 people will be losing their jobs at the plant that opened in 2001.


A HanesBrand spokesperson- Craig Peterson- told the CC-T “We regret the loss of jobs for our Chillicothe employees ... the Chillicothe plant is a well-run operation with a tremendous workforce. This decision is not a reflection on the capabilities and dedication of our employees. We would like to thank them for their contributions over the years.”


 Yeah- right un-American- greedy- Corporate you-know-whats....

From The Brains of Moronic Politicians: Prison Inmates Could Staff Georgia Fire Stations

Reason 897 for politicians to take pre-oath-of-office drug tests:


According to a story from The ASSOCIATED PRESS via The KANSAS CITY STAR- a southeastern Georgia county- Camden county- is actually considering getting jail/prison inmates to staff county fire stations.


Okay- from an incident I witnessed first-hand at a KC-MO fire many years ago- it MIGHT be hard to tell who's the inmates and who the actual firemen are....

Hyatt-Regency Crown Center To Change to A Sheraton Hotel

The Hyatt-Regency hotel is slated to change names and operators- according to a story in the KANSAS CITY (MO) BUSINESS JOURNAL.


The Hyatt- built in 1980- is infamously known for the lobby skywalk collapse on July 17-1981 that killed 114 people.


The KCBJ say that 337 jobs are in the lurch as the hotel switches affiliations on November 30.


The KCBJ story also states that the change will mean that Hyatt Hotels won't have any presence in Kansas City- but goes on to say how the chain is awaiting putting their name on a proposed (and likely heavily-taxpayer-subsidized) 1000-room convention hotel.

Central States News: Maryville MO Can't Completely Fill New Water Towers

Imagine your town spending beaucoup $$$ for two new 750000-gallon water towers and then finding out that you can only fill them to the 70% mark...

That's the deal in Maryville where- according to this story in the MARYVILLE (MO) DAILY FORUM- the issue appears to be "an engineering problem" due to the lower elevation of a 3rd existing water tower in that northwest Missouri town.


A Kansas City engineering firm- Olsson Associates- is reportedly working with the City of Maryville to rectify the problem.