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CRIME & SAFETY
Man dies after being struck by lightning from severe thunderstorm after Holden, Missouri, rodeo
HOLDEN, Mo. — A severe weather alert was issued for Johnson County, Missouri, more than a half hour before emergency workers arrived to treat a lightning strike victim in the parking lot of the annual rodeo in Holden. Dr. Rob Espey, 53, died after being struck by lightning. According...
JoCo Fire Responds to House Fire in Leeton
Two family pets perished in a residential structure fire Tuesday morning in Leeton. Attentive neighbors reported smoke coming from the residence shortly after 9 a.m. July 2. The residents were not home at the time of fire. Personnel arrived to find heavy fire conditions and initiated an aggressive fire attack.
Family want answers after Kansas City hit-and-run
A Johnson County family wants to know who could be so cruel. They say a driver hit their teenage daughter Friday night but did not stop. The victim spent three nights in the hospital and has undergone surgery and faces a long road to recovery.
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