BREAKING WEATHER: CONFIRMED TORNADO IN MIAMI COUNTY KS

A Tornado Warning is effect for Miami county KS at this time...

Miami county Sheriff's radio states the tornado is rising and lowering near Hillsdale along U.S. 169- moving eastward.

At 6:19 pm- "an injured camper" is being reported at the Scott Creek campground at  Lake Hillsdale in NW Miami county.

The injury is reported to be "minor."

Several trailers were damaged and/or destroyed by the tornado.

The Red Cross was called to assist "4" of the campers for temporary housing assistance.

At 6:21pm- the tornado is still visible to sheriff's deputies.

AT 6:26pm- MiCoSO reports "3 houses damaged in the area of 271st Street and Waverly Road.

As of 6:29pm- the tornado is still on the ground "about 2 miles east of (US) 169" heading toward the Louisburg area..

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The only NWS weather watch in effect at the time of this tornado was for flash flooding.

Check the newest CSW post for updates...

BREAKING WEATHER: Wind Damage Reported in Platte County MO

Damage from strong thunderstorm winds has been reported in Weston MO in Platte county MO...


Trees on houses have been reported in the 1100 block of Washington Street and in the 17900 block of County P Highway.

Trees are also reported down and blocking Washington Street near Spring and Beaumont.

Cars have also been reported damaged in those areas by fallen tree limbs from the storm.

No injuries have been reported as of 10:50 pm Thursday night

A NWS Severe Thunderstorm Watch was and continues to be in effect for Platte county as well as Leavenworth county KS in the Kansas City Metro..

MetroRegion Kansas City Overnight News Headlines for 05-06 April 2014

It was a very busy late Saturday night and Sunday morning and here are the news stories that KSHB-41 received in my 6 am report...

KC-MO - Homicide - 12:30 am Sunday - Metro Zone police- Raytown Fire and KC-MO EMS went to 8401 East 55th Street on a reported assault.

There- they found a middle-age male who had been fatally stabbed by another male.  There had apparently been a fight over a female.

The suspect was taken into police custody at the scene.

KC-KS - "Unknown" medical call for an infant - 1:05 am - Police- Fire and EMS responded to an apartment at 629 South 71st Terrace where there was an unresponsive male infant with "CPR in-progress."

The child was apparently near-death- for the fire department's pumper crew left their truck alone at the scene and rode with the ambulance to the nearest medical center- Providence.

The infant was declared dead at the hospital.

I didn't hear if anyone at the apartment was arrested or of any possible suspect(s).

GRANDVIEW MO - Vehicle crash - 2:11 am - a single-car- going at high-speed- crashes into a utility pole- then rolled into the Western Sizzler Steakhouse at 12300 Blue Ridge Extention.

According to various police- fire and EMS reports pieced together- a portion of the restaurant building was "heavily-damaged-" and also "collapsed."

The "highly-intoxicated- 33-year-old male driver" was reportedly was not that badly hurt as he was transported to Research Med Center with a police car following behind the ambulance..

Warrensburg MO - Stabbing - 2:45 am - that Johnson county community's emergency services were called to Sharpe's Auto Sales at 300 East Russell where- according to various compiled reports- a "21-year-old male was stabbed in the back with a 5-inch blade."

It was reported that "CPR" was being performed on the victim before emergency crews arrived.

I was surprised a medical helicopter wasn't summoned to the scene- as a ground ambulance transported the critically-injured victim to Centerpoint Med Center in Independence.

No word on any suspect information.

Miami county KS - House fire - 2:48 am - fire crews from Drexel MO and MiCo responded to 35715 Metcalf- where a residence was heavily-involved in flames- according to a MiCo sheriff's deputy on the scene.

Didn't hear of anyone hurt or much else on this incident that occurred in the far southeastern part of that county.

KC-MO - Pedestrian struck - 2:51 am - this happened at 2805 Southwest Boulevard when- according to compiled emergency services reports- a "23-year-old male was struck by a car going 54 MPH."

The victim was "thrown over the hood" the ambulance's paramedic told Truman Med Center/West's emergency room and I guess to some degree of fortunately- the victim was "intoxicated" as his injuries were surprisingly not that severe.

The striking driver did stop at the scene.

KC-KS - House fire - 4:51 am - there was a reported "fire in the basement" of "a single-story" residence at 2424 Greeley.

The unknown-number of occupants escaped uninjured- and that fire was reported "out" at 5:06 am.

An investigation into the cause of this fairly-minor blaze was conducted.

Leavenworth county KS - Garage fire - 5:31 am - several LvCo fire departments as well as "Eudora" from Douglas county responded to that incident at 22580 Golden Road.

The structure was "heavily" involved in flames and there was reported to be vehicles inside and near the structure that were also burning.

At 5:35 am- EMS was sent to the scene on the report of a person "burned-"  but there wasn't any word on that person's condition when I went off duty at 6 am..


So if someone tells you that there isn't much that goes on overnights on weekends- you have my consent since 1991 to call them a liar....

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CSW BREAKING: Possible Tornado Damage in Northern Missouri

Live police and fire scanner radio traffic reports "possible tornado damage" near Jameson and Pattonsburg MO..

These locations are 60-70 miles north-northeast of Downtown Kansas City MO..

A county dispatcher reported "power poles down along (Missouri) 13 Highway- a trailer house rolled over" and "possible tornado damage in Jameson."  


In addition- "a red pickup truck was blown into a ditch" but the driver is reportedly not injured according to a law officer on the scene.


There have been at least three reports of barns damaged in those areas as of 4 pm...

Around 4:10 pm- a public safety radio transmission from Trenton reports "the roof blown off a house at 470 NW 5th Avenue" in the northern part of Trenton.

At 4:19pm- a radio unit on that scene reports "very heavy damage to a house- all the occupants are out of the house" and apparently uninjured.


As of 4:25 pm- there have been no reports of anyone hurt in Daviess or Grundy counties.

CSW WEATHER: Tornado Watch Includes Metro Kansas City Until 8 PM Thursday Night

Tornado Watch No. 33 includes about the eastern quarter of Kansas and about the western third of Missouri- including Lawrence- Topeka and Emporia in Kansas and St. Joseph to Joplin in Missouri....

Shown is the latest weather radar image.

Report of Law Officer Shot Prompts Extensive Clay County MO Police Tactical Operation

Right now- about a mile-square area straddling the KC-MO corporate limits in Clay county is crawling with law officers looking for a gunman that initially thought to have shot a female law enforcement officer.


It reportedly all started before 1:30 am Sunday morning during a vehicle pursuit northwest of Liberty.


Near Northeast 115th and Fishing River Road- the male driver of the black GMC Tahoe being pursued allegedly shot at the chasing officer.


For more than 15 minutes- it was reported the female deputy had been shot in the head.


Later examination by a paramedic and doctors at a hospital did not located any gunshot wound- and the patient had reportedly been up walking around after the reported shooting. 


The suspect drove away- but was spotted at 1:40 am on M-291 approaching North Eastern.

The lone deputy kept his distance as the suspect turned north on North Eastern and drove north- as the suspect doused the Tahoe's lights.


At 1:43 am- the suspect stops near Northeast 127th Street- gets out and runs west into farm fields and wooded areas in the area of the WHB radio towers.


As he runs- the suspect- "a white male about 5-foot 11-inches tall- 200 pounds- wearing a black leather coat with a white stripe and blue jeans-" turns and fires two shots that missed the nearby deputy.  


At 2:29 am- KC-MO Police- one of more than a half-dozen law agencies who rushed to assist that officer- calls a tactical "Operation-100."


Roadways along the edges of the perimeter (see red lines on map) were closed to traffic through 6 am Sunday morning as the suspect remained at-large.

CSW BREAKING: Fatality House Fire in South-Central Kansas City MO

At 3:30 am Sunday morning- five companies of the KC-MO Fire department plus an EMS unit was sent to a house fire in the 7200 block of Park Avenue.

Within four minutes the first fire truck arrives to find the 1-story house fully-engulfed in fire.


There was also an initial report of people still inside.

Fire consumed that house and spread to the house next door.


It was 3:50 am before a crew could get back inside and find "a body" of a female resident who didn't get out.


With the fire now out- a complete official investigation is underway.


No other injuries- fatalities- or information as of this post.

Metro KC Overnight News for Friday-Saturday- Jan. 31-Feb. 01, 2014

Surprisingly few vehicle crashes considering the sleet-storm overnight- but there were some incidents- chiefly a shooting homicide in central Lee's Summit MO...

The shooting was dispatched to LSPD and LSFD employees at 2:02 am Saturday morning for the 600 block of Northeast Meadow Lane.

A female across-the-street neighbor is said to have called the police screaming and saying a man was shot at the incident address.

Police arrived by 2:08 am- a man surrenders to officers and find the victim- a male in his 30's.

EMS is sent in- the paramedic announces the victim is "Code Blue" or not breathing at 2:12 am- but not until around 2:25 am was the victim transported to a nearby hospital.

That hospital- not recognized as a medical trauma center- is where the victim died.

The surrendering man is in custody and charges await him.

Independence MO police are investigating an incident of unknown nature that caused serious to critical injuries to a male in the area of 40th Street and Milton.

The injured man reportedly "covered in blood" was reported in the 16300 block of East 40th Street South at 3:25 am. and he ended up at an eastern Metro KC medical trauma center.

A number of fires overnight...

Minor damage and no injuries were reported in a Shawnee KS house fire in the 5500 block of Barton Lane at 1:28 am Saturday morning.


KC-MO crews had a "worker" in the 3200 block of College at 3:16 am..

No one was home- but the lived-in 2-story house had considerable damage when the fire was reported under control at 3:28 am..


Northland KC-MO fire companies were bunked-out at 5:58 am to respond to a house fire in the 7100 block of North Winchester.

It was reported an "off-duty EMS" person called in the fire- and a 2nd "off-duty firefighter" had also arrived there before the first unit arrived.

The two tended to a 53-year-old male resident who suffered what paramedics would describe as "considerable smoke inhalation."

He would later be taken to a Northland medical trauma center in fair condition.

The fire was under control exactly 20 minutes after the alarm was dispatched- but the house was rendered at least temporarily unlivable for the other of the two adult occupants.


Eastside KC-MO companies rolled at 6:27 am to a house fire in the 1800 block of Hardesty.

Smoke was showing from that 2-story house- and that fire was knocked out by 6:33 am..

No one hurt- the suspicious cause being investigated.

CSW BREAKING: KC-MO Police Closing Missouri-150 Between Holmes and I-49/U.S. 71

The reason is "an icy roadway" and "gridlock" after several vehicles have spun off the road between those two locations- according to KC-MO South-Zone police radio.


Further snow with possible sleet and/or freezing rain expected in Metro KC through midday Saturday.

Metro KC Overnight News for Saturday-Sunday Jan. 25-26, 2014

Three shooting scenes in Kansas City MO Sunday morning left one dead- another with critical injuries- and two others with recoverable wounds...

East-Zone Patrol police responded to a report of shots fired at 1:20 am to a nightclub at 39th Street and Jackson on the city's East Side.

Police didn't locate the victim- who was already enroute to a hospital in a friend's vehicle.

Police learned the male victim had been shot twice in the stomach- and was in critical condition.

Broadcast suspect info was "a light-skinned black male who left" the scene in a "2004 white Chevy Impala.

Two men in their early 30's were shot in a leg around 2:30 am in the 1800 block of Vine in KC-MO's Jazz District.

The men were shot at or near a nightclub- and police questioned patrons about the incident with few results.

While KC-MO Police were sorting out the details of the prior two shootings- another victim- a male- is brought to the emergency room of Truman Med Center downtown around 3:30 am.

After awhile- police determine this victim was shot outside a nightclub very near the Power and Light District in the 1500 block of McGee by unknown suspect or suspects.

This victim died at Truman of his wounds.

As the big citys' violence was being attended to- seven companies of Raytown and KC-MO firefighters were battling a house fire at 67th Street and Ralston..

A family dog was killed in the 2:14 am fire that was believed to have started in the home's kitchen.

There were no human injuries- and the house was virtually destroyed.