CSW BREAKING: High-Speed KC-MO Chase of Intoxicated Driver Ends in Crash in KC-KS

A KC-MO North Zone police officer saw and gave chase to the driver of "a red Cadillac SUV (Esplanade)" from southbound U.S. 169/Broadway Extention near Missouri 9 highway around 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.


The Caddy's driver reportedly struck two other vehicles travelling south on U.S. 169 near the Downtown airport and continued south across the Broadway bridge to westbound I-70 in the northwest Downtown KC-MO loop.

At speeds reported from "90" to 100 m.p.h.- the chase went west on I-70- then the driver exited onto U.S. 24/40 and Minnesota then north on 5th Street in KC-KS.

The driver turned around and went back south- and attemped to enter eastbound I-70 when he crashed at about 4th Street and Armstrong at 7:37 p.m..

The reportedly intoxicated male driver was taken into custody- while the red Cadillac burst into flames.

The driver's injuries were reportedly minor- and other KC-MO cops couldn't find the other 2 vehicles that were struck near the Downtown airport.

The Cadillac Esplanade was destroyed in the fire.

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Pedestrian Struck- Seriously-Injured in Leavenworth KS Early Saturday

Just after 1 a.m. Saturday morning- a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and seriously hurt near 20th Street and Cherokee in western Leavenworth.


The unknown gender or age patient was flown by medical helicopter to a Kansas City hospital.


There isn't any word yet from LPD if the driver of the vehicle that struck that person remained at the scene or was charged with any infraction regarding this incident.



UPDATE:  Leavenworth Police says a married couple was struck by a car  while walking on Cherokee east of 20th Street.


The woman- "59-years-of-age" was killed- and her "62-year-old" husband was the one transported by helicopter in critical condition.


Police say the driver of the car that struck them then crashed into a pole and fled- but he was apprehended later at his residence after police ran the vehicle's license plate.

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Come ON KC News Media- Grandview Police Officers Were NOT Struck by Hit and Run Driver

The early Saturday morning incident was reported here at CSW before any of the local news media reported the story.


I had it covered completely from the second the 2 Grandview officers reported it to their dispatcher.


However- MOST of the various media outlets- The STAR- KMBC and KCTV got it wrong and had the officers themselves struck.

KSHB (who contracts my services weekend overnights) got it SORT-OF correct- but ONLY WDAF- who didn't have scene video since they close their news desk weekend early mornings- clearly got it right.


And- unless EMS crews LIE to hospital emergency room doctors- I take their versions of incidents where they can talk to both witnesses and- many times- the victims themselves regarding the chain-of-events leading to their injuries.


As noted in my original story- GPD officers and Grandview-EMS medics both had concurred that the 2 officers involved in the U.S. 71 hit & run were NOT actually struck- but "showered by debris."

And- what I should have but didn't report trying to protect the cops' pride- the GFD paramedic actually told the ER doctor at Research Med Center that the 2 cops "ran into EACH OTHER" trying to avoid the impact and debris.


MAYBE- like the initial reports of 2 cops being shot at on Gregory and I-435 in KC-MO last week- the REAL story will come out later.


MAYBE- no one really gives a damn what REALLY happened in Grandview early Saturday morning.

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The Weather: Continental USA-MetroRegion K.C.Outlook for December 2010 and Thanksgiving Travel

Nationally- above-average temperatures are forecast across the southern 2/3 of America.

30-Day Temperature Outlook

Precipitation-wise- above-average totals are possible from the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies.

30-Day Precipitation Outlook

Below-average precipitation is forecast across the southern third of the country.


In Metro and MetroRegion Kansas City- an about 40% chance of above-average temperatures are indicated.

Kansas City NWS December Precipitation and Temperature Averages/Records

Period of Observation: 1888-2009

Precipitation amounts will be around the average of 1.6-inches.



In the near term- a warmer today and a warmer-still Sunday will dive south by Tuesday when an Arctic airmass northwest of us now shifts south.

USA Central States Surface Synopsis Map - 0600 CST 20 Nov 2010

Thus far- some precip- possibly frozen- is possible by Tuesday/Wednesday- but no dangerous conditions are expected in the MetroRegion as Saturday morning's weather forecast models.


The really-wet weather looks at this time to stay at least a couple of hundred miles south to east of us.

Mother Nature has the final word- stay tuned!

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Residence Burns in Rural Johnson County MO

Fire reported by a passer-by has virtually destroyed a house in Johnson county MO Saturday morning.


The alarm sounded at 1:19 a.m. for Eastern District stations for an address in the 100 block of Northwest H highway.

The first unit arriving at 1:35 a.m. reported a 1-story house heavily-involved in flames and minutes later- reported the occupants of the house were outside.


There have not been any reports of injuries nor possible cause of the fire as of this report.

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Grandview Police Officers Injured By Hit and Run Driver

Two male Grandview PD officers cops narrowly avoided serious injury when a hit & run driver slammed into one of their patrol cars on southbound U.S. 71 highway just south of Missouri-150 just before 2 a.m. Saturday morning.


The officers were outside of their cars conducting a traffic stop on another motorist when "a dark-colored" possibly 4-door General Motors" vehicle ran into- then bounced off a GPD patrol car- slid sideways across the roadway- corrected and continued south on U.S. 71.

The officers were showered by flying debris from the crash and knocked to the ground- but weren't struck by the suspect vehicle. 

One "60-year-old" officer suffered back and leg pain and the 2nd officer- "a 36-year-old" had cuts and bruises and were taken to a KC-MO hospital.

Their injuries were non life-threatening.


Law enforcement throughout the southern part of Metro KC were on the lookout for the suspect vehicle- said to have front-end and passenger-side damage.

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Chattanooga TN TV Reporter's Child 'Groped' By TSA Agent in Airport

Hopefully- you saw the CSW post or other media accounts of the San Diego CA man who refused both the government-claimed "safe" X-ray scan and the new TSA gropings prior to a plane ride the man ended up not taking.


Now- a TV reporter from Chattanooga TN has his OWN video of a TSA agent attempting to scan and grope his 3-year-old daughter prior to a flight his family took.


A 3-year-old TERRORIST???  Are you convinced this crap is ABSOLUTELY screwball and out-of-control YET???

I WILL NOT fly until some common sense returns to this country and it appears I may never fly again in that case.

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Janet Napolitano- Other Government Officials Need Reminding of Their "Role"

In an ASSOCIATED PRESS story today regarding the increasing American citizen resistance to the "Homeland Security's" airport scans and gropes- HSA's chief official Janet Napolitano says:

"It's all about security ... It's all about everybody recognizing their role."

The American Government is getting too DAMN big for their britches- remember the oldie but goodie "By The People and FOR The People?"

The Government's "role" is to LISTEN to The People and HEED what The People say!


The People pay your salary and DAMMIT Ms. Napolitano- YOU WORK FOR US- not the other way around.


 I'm neither a "Tea Bag Partier" nor a "right-wing conservative- but more smug American government officials like this and those who are NOT 'The American Sheeple' are going to counter this attitude in ways that may not be entirely pleasant....

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CSW BREAKING: Critical-Injury Crash Involves ATA Bus on East U.S. 40 Highway

KC-MO fire department EMS is reporting one critical- and 5 other injuries- at a crash involving an ATA bus in the 7800 block of East U.S. 40 highway northwest of the Truman Sports Complex.

EMS reported "5 injuries on the bus-" and the fire department crews had extricated one "critically-injured" person from the vehicle that was involved with the bus.


There are no indications of serious or critical injuries to any of the 5 bus occupants reportedly hurt.

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CSW BREAKING: I-435 Westbound Restricted West of Mission Road in KS Due to Dumptruck Rollover

As shown by these K.C. SCOUT images- westbound I-435 is restricted to one lane due to a reported rollover of a dump truck just east of Roe in Leawood/Overland Park.

Injuries are reported to be not life-threatening- but there appears the dump truck's unknown load of material has spread over a large part of the westbound lanes.

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EDITORIAL: Ed Ford's Misplaced Concerns-Priorities

KC-MO 'clowncilperson' Ed Ford is bitching about the cost of Mayor Funkhouser's mailings to the citizens- according to this KANSAS CITY (MO) STAR story.


Yet- 'Clowncilman' Ford hasn't a qualm one about spending a half-million here or a half-million there on studies/proposals for a downtown convention hotel Kansas City MO citizens neither want or need with city revenues in the tank and the Earnings Tax facing the guillotine.


KC-MO will be SO much better off without the likes of Ed Ford next clowncilperson election.

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