BREAKING: At Least Two Injured at South KC-MO Apartment Fire

A fire broke out at a south Kansas City MO apartment complex around 11:45 am Thursday morning.

The fire- at the Ruskin Place Apartments in the 11300 block of Blue Ridge- has at least 10 companies of firefighters from KC and Grandview fire departments.


Around noon- the scene battalion chief has reported "two victims" there.


Those victims had yet to be transported to a hospital when the fire was reported "under control" at 12:06 pm..

At 12:20 pm- a KC-MO EMS unit was transporting a "3-year-old male" with injuries from smoke inhalation to Children's Mercy hospital.

The child's medical condition did not sound critical.


No further information was heard on the reported 2nd fire victim- but it was learned later that 2nd person refused EMS transport to a medical facility.


At least four apartments in the two-story building were rendered uninhabitable after the fire- the cause of which is under investigation.

Kansas City MO On A Pace For 150+ Homicides In 2013

Two people were found shot to death in South KC-MO during the noon hour today- then another was shot dead in East KC in the late afternoon.


That brings January 2013's homicide total to 15- with one day left in the month.


At this pace- KC-MO could see around 180 murders this year.

CSW WEATHER: Record High Temperature For Kansas City Is Broken Today

Right now- at 1:20 p.m. on this January 28- 2013- the temperature at this weather station in South KC-MO is 75.2 degrees.

Officially- the 1 pm temp at KCI Airport is 71- but that still shatters the old record high temeperature for this date of 65 degrees set in 1917.


In fact- today may be the warmest January day ever since weather records began being compiled here in 1888.


I recall just one other 70+ January day in my 60 years- January 24- 1967 when I recorded a high of 76 and on that day Orrick MO in SW Ray county was struck by a midday tornado.


Officially- the all-time record high for January is 75 degrees set on Jan. 24- 1950.


The warm weather will also bring a chance for thunderstorms overnight tonight into Tuesday- and there is a slight chance some of those storms could reach or exceed severe limits.

Here's An Idea- Drug Test Kansas (ALL) Politicians

Everyday it seems- the politicians in Backwards Kansas comes up with a hare-brained scheme...


This time- it's a proposal to drug-test welfare recipients.


Seeing all the totally whacked-out legislation coming from the Kansas Ruling Class- it is my fervent belief that we should be drug AND alcohol-testing Kansas (and ALL) politicians.

Wooden Deck Collapse Injures 4 Women in Kansas City KS

According to paramedic and police reports- four women were injured early Sunday when the outside wooden deck they were on collapsed.

The incident occurred about 12:55 am in the 8200 block of Splitlog.


Paramedic reports to the University of Kansas Medical Center said the deck fell about 10 feet after it collapsed.


A "29-year-old female" had serious to critical injuries.


The other three- ages reported as "23- 24 and 25-year-olds- had lesser-serious injuries.


Folks- if you own or rent a property with a wooden outdoor deck- and it's been awhile since the support system had been closely examined- now is the time to do so.

BREAKING: Two-Alarm House Fire on Olathe - Overland Park KS Border

Ten fire companies from the Overland Park and Olathe departments worked a house fire on the border of those two cities late Sunday night.

The fire was in the 12900 block of Pflumm Road- and the initial fire call was dispatched at 11:27 pm.


Arriving fire companies reported heavy fire coming from the roof and back of the house at 11:34 pm.


A male- female and one dog had gotten out of the house safely.


A 2nd-alarm was requested to augment the 5 fire companies already on-scene at 11:41 pm..



The fire was under control by 12:45 am New Year's Eve morning- with no injuries reported at that time.


There was a report that firefighters could not save two other pets- a dog & a cat- from the fire.

BREAKING: "Large Tornado" in Mobile Alabama

This is breaking news at 5 pm Christmas Day 2012.

What was described from live TV video as a "large tornado" has struck Mobile and it's northern suburbs.

From public safety radio and commercial news media reports- heavy damage to buildings and homes- as well as many trees and power lines down have been reported.

Among areas affected are at and around Murphy High School in west-central Mobile.


A Mobile Fire department (MFD) unit was reporting "houses destroyed- but it appears there isn't any injuries" more than a mile north of Murphy HS on "Spring Hill."




There have been a few other reports of minor injuries- but amazingly no one seriously injured or killed as of midnight.

The End of The World (Heh)

From the late- great Skeeter Davis...

Dozens Dead in Connecticut Elementary School Shooting

This shocking- sickening event happened in Newtown/Sandy Hook CT around 9:30 a.m. EST Friday morning.



CBS News in New York reported "27 dead" at the Sandy Hook Elementary school- located about 10 miles east of Danbury CT or about 75 miles northeast of New York City.


At least one survivor of the massacre was hospitalized.



As of 12:05 p.m. CST- CBS News reports that "18 of the dead are children."

That figure was updated to "20 children dead" at a news conference around 2:45 p.m. CST.

A Connecticut State Patrol spokesman said "the shooter is dead in the (school) building."


The trooper didn't say if police shot the suspect or if the shooter took their own life.

It was later determined the shooter killed himself.


That shooter was 20-year-old Adam Lanza.


Nancy Lanza- Adam's mother- was killed first at her home- then young Lanza drove her car to the school.


Police also questioned a surviving son- Ryan Lanza.

For hours- the national news media named 24-year-old Ryan as the suspect- although the elder Lanza had nothing to do with the incident.

The link to live TV coverage by WFSB-3 in Hartford is HERE.

CSW WEATHER: Dense Fog Advisory- North Metro & MetroRegion Kansas City

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
923 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2012


...DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT BEFORE BURNING OFF IN THE MORNING...
AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH LIGHT WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND FAR EASTERN KANSAS OVERNIGHT. 

THE FOG WILL BECOME DENSE ENOUGH BY MORNING TO MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS...SUCH AS SLOWING DOWN TO A REASONABLE SPEED...ARE NOT TAKEN.

KSZ025-102>104-MOZ001>005-011>014-020-021-028-029-021130-/O.NEW.KEAX.FG.Y.0004.121202T0323Z-121202T1500Z/
ATCHISON KS- DONIPHAN- LEAVENWORTH- WYANDOTTE- ATCHISON MO- NODAWAY- WORTH- GENTRY- HARRISON- HOLT- ANDREW- DE KALB-DAVIESS- BUCHANAN- CLINTON- PLATTE- CLAY-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON... TROY... LEAVENWORTH... TARKIO... MARYVILLE... 

GRANT CITY... ALBANY... STANBERRY... BETHANY... MOUND CITY... OREGON... SAVANNAH... CAMERON... GALLATIN... JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH... PLATTSBURG... PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY... WESTON... LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS

923 PM CST SAT DEC 1 2012


...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY.

* LOCATION...FAR EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS
  OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

BREAKING: Two Hurt in Independence MO Fire

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