Three-Year-Old Killed 'Accidentally' by Gunshot in Independence MO

Around 4 pm Saturday afternoon- Independence emergency services were called to the 11500 block of East 20th Street on a reported shooting.

Once there- Independence Police found that a 3-year-old male had "accidentally" been shot by his father.




The child was rushed to a local children's hospital where he has died of his wound.




The IPD is investigating- no word if the father was charged with anything or taken into custody for questioning.

Central States News: More Than $400-Million Damage Estimated From Dallas TX Hailstorm

The storm hit parts of Dallas around 6:30 pm Wednesday evening- with many areas getting golfball to baseball-sized hailstones.






According to this story from WFAA-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)- damage estimates have already exceeded four hundred million ($400m) dollars.



The wife of a DFW-area politician was among those injured by the massive hailstorm- the likes of which not seen in the Metroplex since the mid-1990's.

There is a slight risk of large hail possible during severe thunderstorms in Metro and parts of MetroRegion Kansas City later  Saturday- according to the National Weather Service's (NWS) Storm Prediction Center (SPC)....

Marcason Supports Plaza Corporate Welfare

Like the murder rate in KC-MO- corporate welfare continues unabated as well...




Kansas City clowncilperson Marcason is supporting $13-MILLION in city-issued bonds so a corporate entity will remain in their Plaza office building- according to the story in the KANSAS CITY BUSINESS JOURNAL.




The corporate tax welfare is being sought so the Lofton Company will extend their lease and remain on the Plaza.




Your Captain also wonders if the Lofton Company also needs other welfare- I'm making a trip to Harvesters soon so contact me if you need any canned goods or other food Loftonites....

CSW WEATHER: Severe Storm Watch No. 370 Until 11 PM- KS-MO-IA-NE

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 370 has been issued by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) for parts of the Kansas City MetroRegion- but as of this post- does NOT include Metro Kansas City...

The watch includes St. Joseph and Maryville among other NW MO cities and towns- as well as Atchison- Lawrence- Oskaloosa- Topeka- Ottawa- Emporia and Garnett on the KS side.






Storms have already fired-up in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa- along a cool front that stretches from NW Iowa- the NW tip of Missouri- into south-central Kansas.

It appears that if any storms affect Metro KC- they will occur sometime after 10 pm this Sunday night....

CSW WEATHER: "Slight" Chance of Severe Storms in Metro Kansas City This Evening

Last Sunday- much of the Kansas City Metroregion- as well as the Metro- was in a "slight risk" area for severe thunderstorms.


It barely even rained...

So this Sunday Mother Nature tries again- and the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) again has much of about the northwestern half of the MetroRegion- including Kansas City- in a "slight risk" area for severe thunderstorms.




The activity will most likely be 6 pm or later here in the Metro- with the primary severe threat consisting of large hail and damaging winds.




More importantly we need the rain- and IF today's activity doesn't pan-out- there are additional rain chances beginning Wednesday and into next weekend.

CSW BREAKING: Double-Fatality Crash in Lee's Summit MO

At 2:09 am Sunday morning- Lee's Summit police reports being on the scene of a single car rollover near U.S. 50 and the east M-291 junction.




There was initially some confusion as to the exact location of this crash- which turned out to be at Hamblen Road and Oldham Parkway-  just south of the U.S. 50/M-291-East junction.




The fire department and EMS were dispatched two minutes later.




At 2:14 am- the officer reports "two occupants-" both males and thought to be in their 20's- in the overturned vehicle- "one barely breathing and one completely unresponsive."




At 2:30 am- EMS cleared the scene with the FD units as neither patient was transported to a hospital.




The fatalities were confirmed by a LSPD public information officer (PIO) shortly before 4 am..




Later Sunday- LSPD identified the victims as 23-year-old Samuel Rickner and 23-year-old Nathan Wright of Lee's Summit.

CSW BREAKING: Kansas City MO Gun Violence Continues Unabated

Burning-out on all the senseless gunfire and violence in this town- it pains me to report the following...




At 1:03 am Sunday morning- East Zone KC-MO Police officers were sent on the call of a shooting at the Traveler's Inn motel at 6006 East 31st Street (I-70 & 31st St.) on KC's East Side.




The dispatcher told the responding officers that the motel's front desk clerk had been shot.

A fire department paramedic unit transported a 25-year-old female who had been shot in the head to a local hospital.




She was in very critical condition- as the EMS unit reported they were doing CPR on their patient.




The woman later died at Truman Medical Center-Hospital Hill.




The low-lifes committing this crime were reported to be two black males with clothing descriptions- and the 2 thugs reportedly ran westbound from the motel.




Later Sunday- KC-MO Police identified the slain motel clerk as "24-year-old Kassandra S. Peters of Kansas City MO..




Still outraged over the senseless killing of Raytown resident Harry Stone two weeks ago- through my anger and heavy heart I solemnly offer condolences to the family and friends of Ms. Peters- and hope their killer(s) are brought to justice and rot in prison.






Little more than thirty minutes earlier- at 12:28 am- a 19-year-old male was shot in the back at 1305 East Armour Road in Midtown.



The victim appeared to be paralyzed from the neck down- according to the KC-MO paramedic report to a hospital- but otherwise in not immediately life-threatening condition.




Police believed they had the suspect- a black male wearing a red shirt- in custody shortly after Center Zone officers arrived on that scene.




At least police managed to catch this suspect early on- whether the suspect is actually CONVICTED for his crime relies solely on our possibly paralyzed victim.

CSW WEATHER: "Slight" Chance of Severe Storms Over Metro- MetroRegion Kansas City

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (NWS-SPC) in Norman OK has outlooked Metro and a large part of MetroRegion Kansas City for a possibility of severe thunderstorms on Sunday.

The primary severe threat is for large hail and possible damaging winds of greater than 58 MPH- however as in all severe thunderstorms- there is always the risk of a tornado.

The valid times for this forecast is 7 am Sunday until 7 am Monday mornings.








CSW will post any severe weather watches issued....

CSW BREAKING: Pedestrian Killed By Hit & Run Driver in South Kansas City MO

A pedestrian is dead and the suspected driver is in police custody after a hit and run at 80th Street and Troost early Saturday morning.




A KC-MO Police Metro Zone patrol officer came upon the victim lying in the street at 3:08 am and ordered EMS.

EMS declared the victim- reportedly a male- dead on the scene at 3:36 am..




Within minutes of the victim's discovery- police had only a vague suspect vehicle description based on vehicle parts left at the scene: "a silver or gray vehicle with new damage."




Yet by 3:22 am- police reported to have located the suspect vehicle- with "fresh front end damage consistent with having struck a pedestrian" along with "a cracked windshield-" at Bannister and Wayne- and the male driving the car was arrested.

CSW BREAKING: 2-Alarm Apartment Building Fire in South Kansas City Under Control

A fire in an apartment complex on 84th Terrace west of Hillcrest grew to two alarms before it was brought under control early Wednesday morning.

The first alarm of 3 pumper and 2 truck companies as well as an EMS unit were dispatched at 12:40 am.

The first of those companies- Truck 8 arrived at 12:45 am reporting "fire from the roof" of a "2-story apartment building."




A "working fire response" ordered at 12:46 am brought another company- EMS unit and ancilliary equipment to the scene 

At 12:48 am- a 2nd-alarm of three additional pumpers and a truck company were ordered as fire attack and search and potential rescue was underway by on-scene companies.




Rescue is fortunately not necessary- as the occupants of the units in the burning building escape apparently uninjured.




As lightning flashed in the western sky- the fire was brought under control at 1:04 am- restricted to the one- heavily-damaged building.




No injuries reported as of this post- with only three occupants: "an adult female and her two young children" reportedly need Red Cross assistance in accomodations and necessities.




The cause is under investigation....

Independence MO Fire Department Appears Severely Understaffed

The City of Independence MO has 14 fire companies...




According to an INDEPENDENCE/BLUE SPRINGS/GRAIN VALLEY EXAMINER story- on-shift staffing of those 14 fire companies is 38 people.




If you do the math- that is 2.71 firefighters per company which is BELOW minimum fire company staffing of no less than 3 firefighters on a company.




Many cities have at least 4 firefighters per pumper and/or ladder company.




Independence- like Kansas City MO- has given out corporate welfare that both cities have to subsidize with taxpayer dollars.




Like Independence- KC-MO is cutting it's fire department staffing to make budget.




I guess the citizens are okay with the subsidized corporate welfare and it's empty promises of new jobs rather than a fully-staffed fire department- without which is the real promise of lives and property lost.