Tornado Watch No. 116- KS- MO- IA- IL Until 9 pm CDT

Watch includes St. Joseph- Maryville- Chillicothe and Kirksvill areas in MO- but NOT Metro Kansas City ....

Severe Thunderstorm Watch No. 112 Valid Until 2 am CDT Wednesday Morning Includes Southern Half of Metro Kansas City

CSW WEATHER: Tornado Watch No. 108 Until 9 pm CDT- KS- NE

Tornado Watch Number 108 will include the Kansas counties immediately west of Metro Kansas City ... Franklin- including Ottawa- Douglas- including Lawrence and Jefferson- including Oskaloosa - until 9 pm this Tuesday evening.

Metro Kansas City will most likely be included in a new watch at or before 9 pm tonight.

Fifty Displaced after Olathe Apartment Fire Possibly Caused by Lightning Strike

Heard the initial alarm on this incident ....

50 displaced after Olathe apartment fire possibly caused by lightning strike: Dozens of people are looking for a place to live after an apartment complex caught fire.

CSW Breaking Weather: Tornado Watch No. 102 Until 11 pm CDT- KS-OK

This Tornado Watch includes the Topeka and Emporia KS along with areas NW- W and SW of those 2 cities.

Four Federal Agents Injured During Shootout at Topeka Motel

I reported this on Twitter late Friday night.  You can request to follow my Tweets for breaking news and weather as Capt. GSpaulding ....



4 federal agents injured during shootout at Kansas motel: Authorities say four federal agents suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being shot while trying to make an arrest at a Kansas motel.

1967 Oak Lawn Tornado: Voice of a Tornado

Severe storms are expected this week in the Kansas City MetroRegion- later today and Tuesday-Wednesday.

Please- have a plan of where to go and what to do if you are affected.... 


This recording was made during the event by a man who was only blocks from the path of the deadly 'Oak Lawn' IL tornado of April 21 1967.

At Least 8 Dead in Ohio Shootings

An eighth victim was found after this was posted.....

UPDATE: At least seven dead in Ohio shootings: Authorities say at least seven people are dead in what they're calling 'execution-style killings' in three homes along a rural Ohio road.

Child Critically Injured in East Kansas City Shooting

Geez....



Child critically injured in east Kansas City shooting: A child was critically injured in a shooting on the city's east side Thursday afternoon.

19-year-old Woman Shot at Party on KC's East Side

19-year-old woman shot at party on KC's east side: Police say a woman was hospitalized early Sunday morning in a shooting on Kansas City's east side. A woman injured in that shooting was transported to a local hospital with unspecified injuries.

Wright Career College Announces Closure

Something very wrong at Wright:



Wright Career College announces closure: Students at Wright Career College are wondering what's next after the school says it has closed its campuses in Overland Park and Wichita.