Kansas Highway Patrol investigators have released the accident report from this afternoons double fatality accident on K-10 Highway.
Investigators say that 24-year-old, Eudora resident Ryan Pittman was traveling eastbound on K-10 in a 1998 Toyota Camry when his vehicle crossed the median striking the other vehicle involved. Pittman was not wearing his seatbelt, according to investigators. The second vehicle, a 2008 Dodge Caravan, was being driven by 57-year-old Danny Basel also of Eudora. Mr. Basel was injured and transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Other passengers in the van included Deborah Basel, 51, was transported to KU Medical Center. 23 month old Courtlyn Shutt was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. 5-year-old Canen Shutt was found not breathing at the scene and later passed away at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. All occupants of the second vehicle were restrained when the accident occurred.
Updates were not available for the injured victims current conditions.
Original Story from 4:30 p.m.
Updated Story from 7:15 p.m.
Kansas Highway Patrol Crash Log
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
Double Fatality Accident on K-10 in Eudora
Updated details.
Just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical received multiple reports of a major injury accident on K-10 near mile marker 11 in Eudora. Crews responded to find multiple vehicles involved.
Just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical received multiple reports of a major injury accident on K-10 near mile marker 11 in Eudora. Crews responded to find multiple vehicles involved.
The Kansas Highway Patrol is advising that two subjects have died after the accident. A 24-year-old was pronounced dead on the scene. A 5-year-old was found not breathing when crews initially arrived and has since died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. Two others were seriously injured in the accident. All of the patients needed to be extricated from the vehicles that they were traveling in. Incident command requested two medical helicopters respond to the scene for patient transport.
LifeStar Medical Helicopter responded from Lawrence Municipal Airport and landed on the highway, causing the eastbound lanes to also be shut down for a short time. LifeNet Medical Helicopter was dispatched to the scene but was cancelled as it arrived over the scene. LifeStar transported one patient, while the other patients were transported by ground ambulance. All patients were transported to Kansas City area Trauma centers.
Westbound lanes of K-10 remain closed as of 7 p.m. Kansas Highway Patrol is handling the accident investigation. Traffic is being diverted onto Old K-7 through Eudora.
This accident was first reported to the public by Operation 100 News on our Twitter page. Our first tweet was sent a full 8 minutes prior to any other tweets about the accident. Our news media contract was also notified by telephone as units were arriving on the scene. Don't get left behind, contract Operation 100 News today. Operation 100 News is provided as a free service to the general public. Our funding depends on news media contracts and public donations. To donate use the Paypal button in the upper left panel on this screen. You do not need to be a Paypal member to donate. Contact Operation100news@gmail.com with any questions.
Original story
Original story
Fatality Accident on K-10 in Eudora
UPDATED STORY
Just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical received multiple reports of a major injury accident on K-10 near mile marker 11 in Eudora. Crews responded to find multiple vehicles involved.
One subject was pronounced deceased on the scene, a juvenile victim was found not breathing and two adult victims with life threatening injuries. All of the patients needed to be extricated from the vehicles that they were traveling in. Incident command requested two medical helicopters respond to the scene for patient transport.
LifeStar Medical Helicopter responded from Lawrence Municipal Airport and landed on the highway, causing the eastbound lanes to also be shut down. LifeNet Medical Helicopter was dispatched to the scene but was cancelled as it arrived over the scene.
All patients were transported to Kansas City area Trauma centers. Westbound lanes of K-10 are expected to be closed for an extended period of time for investigation and clean up. Kansas Highway Patrol is arriving to investigate the accidents cause.
This accident was first reported to the public by Operation 100 News on our Twitter page. Our first tweet was sent a full 8 minutes prior to any other tweets about the accident. Our news media contract was also notified by telephone as units were arriving on the scene. Don't get left behind, contract Operation 100 News today. Operation 100 News is provided as a free service to the general public. Our funding depends on news media contracts and public donations. To donate use the Paypal button in the upper left panel on this screen. You do not need to be a Paypal member to donate. Contact Operation100news@gmail.com with any questions.
Just after 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical received multiple reports of a major injury accident on K-10 near mile marker 11 in Eudora. Crews responded to find multiple vehicles involved.
One subject was pronounced deceased on the scene, a juvenile victim was found not breathing and two adult victims with life threatening injuries. All of the patients needed to be extricated from the vehicles that they were traveling in. Incident command requested two medical helicopters respond to the scene for patient transport.
LifeStar Medical Helicopter responded from Lawrence Municipal Airport and landed on the highway, causing the eastbound lanes to also be shut down. LifeNet Medical Helicopter was dispatched to the scene but was cancelled as it arrived over the scene.
All patients were transported to Kansas City area Trauma centers. Westbound lanes of K-10 are expected to be closed for an extended period of time for investigation and clean up. Kansas Highway Patrol is arriving to investigate the accidents cause.
This accident was first reported to the public by Operation 100 News on our Twitter page. Our first tweet was sent a full 8 minutes prior to any other tweets about the accident. Our news media contract was also notified by telephone as units were arriving on the scene. Don't get left behind, contract Operation 100 News today. Operation 100 News is provided as a free service to the general public. Our funding depends on news media contracts and public donations. To donate use the Paypal button in the upper left panel on this screen. You do not need to be a Paypal member to donate. Contact Operation100news@gmail.com with any questions.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
I-435 and Johnson Drive bridge work to begin Monday
Comanche Construction plans to begin work, weather permitting, at 9 a.m. Monday, April 11, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation. The $1.1 million bridge repair project will include mill, patch and overlay of the bridge deck, joint repairs and painting of structural steel under the bridge deck. The project is scheduled to be completed by mid-July.
During the project drivers should expect lane restrictions on both Interstate 435 and Johnson Drive. Traffic in both directions of Johnson Drive will be restricted to one lane and turns will be sestricted from eastbound Johnson Drive to southbound I-435 during rush hours, 6-8 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. There will be a marked detour available.
Traffic in both directions of Interstate 435 will be restricted to one lane during the Monday through Friday overnight hours of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.. All ramps will remain open during these times.
Advance message boards will alert drivers to the lane closures. Daily lane closure information for the project can be viewed online at ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.
During the project drivers should expect lane restrictions on both Interstate 435 and Johnson Drive. Traffic in both directions of Johnson Drive will be restricted to one lane and turns will be sestricted from eastbound Johnson Drive to southbound I-435 during rush hours, 6-8 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. There will be a marked detour available.
Traffic in both directions of Interstate 435 will be restricted to one lane during the Monday through Friday overnight hours of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.. All ramps will remain open during these times.
Advance message boards will alert drivers to the lane closures. Daily lane closure information for the project can be viewed online at ksdot.org/kcmetro/laneclose.asp.
Friday, April 8, 2011
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While most are listening to the same crime night after night in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas I am covering the areas that are within the Kansas City news market which have been repeatedly neglected from receiving true real time breaking news coverage.
The others will tell you they are the place to turn to when news breaks in Douglas or Johnson County. Operation 100 News is the only place that consistently proves we are the only ones on top of breaking news in this area. See a few of the many examples below, a brief history of Operation 100 News is also provided at the bottom of this page.
All of the information that I share is not to be used in any form without expressed written permission and is protected under a Creative Commons License. Additional information and specifics of this Creative Commons License can be found at the top of each page.
Examples of what Operation 100 News can do for you;
April 29, 2013 - A Lenexa computer business is burglarized by three men before 4 a.m.. Operation 100 News reports the new to the public on Twitter at 4:13 a.m., with a full report on our website once Police had released more information, including surveillance video. No mention by any Kansas City area media until after 5 p.m..
April 29, 2013 - Three Johnson County convenience stores are robbed. Two of the robberies occurred in Lenexa, and the man was arrested a few days later. Operation 100 News had a full report on all three robberies on our website at 5:12 a.m.. Other Kansas City area media were slow to piece together that there had been more than one robbery that morning. It was not until nearly 8 a.m. that other media was reporting two of the three robberies.
April 23-24, 2013 - A Eudora home is engulfed in flames. Operation 100 News had a full report on our website at 11:53 p.m. with photos from the scene. Our news contracts were notified of the fire and no mention of the fire by any Kansas City area media.
April 19, 2013 - Overland Park Police investigate "veiled threats" towards the Overland Park Islamic Center on 151st Street. Operation 100 News contacted police for details and had a full report on our website. Twelve hours later, other area media had similar reports.
March 23, 2013 - A security guard is killed when a FedEx tractor trailer rolled over him in Shawnee. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter at 3:46 a.m., with a full report on our website at 4:14 a.m. with a photo from the scene. No mention by any other media until after 7 a.m..
February 12-20, 2013 - Four Johnson County convenience stores are robbed in eight days. Operation 100 News reports each robbery. Links to Operation 100 News' reports can be found here. Other media overlooked two of the robberies until a news release from police mentioned all four cases.
January 12, 2013 - Thirty one cemetery headstones are damaged by unknown suspects overnight in three Shawnee cemeteries. A passerby reported the damage to Police around 12 p.m., Operation 100 News reported the story at 12:30 p.m. on our Twitter feed, once officers had arrived and confirmed finding significant damage. A full report, including pictures of the damage and details from the department's Public Information Officer came at 1:08 p.m. Monday, January 14th. No mention by any other media until after five Tuesday morning, more than 60 hours after Operation 100 broke the story on Twitter and more than 16 hours after Operation 100's full report was published and shared online.
January 11, 2013 - A school bus is involved in a multiple vehicle accident in Overland Park. The accident forced Police to close both southbound lanes of Antioch Road just outside of Blue Valley West High School. Police dispatchers say the bus was leaving the school after dropping students off at the high school. No one was injured but, the southbound lanes were closed for more than 45 minutes. Operation 100 News reported the accident to our Twitter followers at 7:44 a.m.. Area television traffic reporters repeatedly reported an "accident free" morning drive. Operation 100 News even shared a picture of the accident scene.
January 2, 2013 - An off-duty Lawrence police officer is killed in a single vehicle crash early on a Wednesday morning. Operation 100 News reported the accident to our Twitter followers at 2:20 a.m., with a full report on our website at 3:01 a.m.. Our contract was notified by telephone prior to the web story being published. (Notifications made at 2:42 & 2:51 a.m. as soon as the accident met contract specific call-out criteria.) No mention by any Kansas City area media until the victim was officially identified as a police officer more than 24 hours later.
December 30, 2012 - A woman was critically injured when she was struck by a hit and run driver on Midland Drive in Shawnee. Operation 100 News reported the incident as it was happening on Twitter at 6:57 a.m. and a full report on our website at 7:15 a.m.. No mention from any other media for more than 24 hours.
December 21, 2012 - A Shawnee Police Officer on routine patrols locates as many as 30 storage lockers forcefully entered, shortly after 3 a.m.. Operation 100 News reported the burglaries to our Twitter followers at 3:13 a.m., with a full report on our website at 10:25 a.m.. No other area media has reported any details on these burglaries.
November 30, 2012 - At least four Police Departments respond to search a Merriam neighborhood following an auto burglary interrupted by one of the vehicle owners. The owner comes out of his home, chases the suspect and fires at least two rounds from his shotgun into the air. Operation 100 News reported this incident to our Twitter followers at 3:56 a.m., with a full report on our website at at 4:18 a.m.. No mention from any other news media.
November 25, 2012 - Miami County EMS and Sheriff's Deputies are called to a fatal accident involving an ATV near Fontana after 3 a.m.. A LifeFlight Eagle helicopter transports another injured person from the scene. Operation 100 News reported the accident to our Twitter followers at 3:31 a.m., with a full report on our website at 4:07 a.m.. No mention by any other news media until after 9 a.m..
November 13, 2012 - Mission Police and Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers pursue a vehicle southbound on Interstate 35 at 8:09 a.m.. Vehicle speeds reaching 90 miles per hour at one point, and the chase comes to an end less than a block from a Kansas City, Kansas elementary school. Operation 100 News reported the chase as it was happening to our Twitter followers. No mention by any other news media until after 8:30 a.m., exactly 20 minutes after the chase had ended with the driver being taken into custody.
November 8, 2012 - Two people are injured in a car accident at 23rd Street and Naismith Drive in Lawrence. A LifeStar air-ambulance transports a critically injured man to a Kansas City area trauma center. Operation 100 News reports the story to the public on Twitter at 2:54 a.m., with a full report on our website at 3:18 a.m.. No mention by any other news media.
October 6, 2012 - Two men are killed in a car accident at 103rd Street and Nall Avenue. Operation 100 News reports the story to the public on Twitter at 5:43 a.m., with a full report on our website at 5:59 a.m.. No mention by any other news media until after 9 a.m..
September 29, 2012 - A man refueling a stalled van on the side of Interstate 35 is struck and killed by a passing vehicle, and seriously injuring another pedestrian. The striking driver flees the scene sparking a multi-agency manhunt. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter at 2:29 a.m., and a full report on our website at 2:45 a.m.. No mention by any other news media until after 5 a.m..
September 15, 2012 - A man walking on railroad tracks near U.S. 169 Highway and 167th Street is struck and killed by a train. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter at 3:02 a.m., with a full report on our website at 3:36 a.m.. No mention by any other news media until after 8 a.m..
August 24, 2012 - A man burglarizes two Lawrence homes, both times attempting to sexually assault the women who live in the homes. Due to being this incident being alleged sexually related activity, Operation 100 News did not share this information with the public. The information was passed along to our reporting partners at the Lawrence Journal-World. The report regarding this incident from the Lawrence Journal-World.
August 22, 2012 - Lenexa Police and Fire/Med-Act are called to eastbound Interstate 435 near Lackman Road for a man who collapsed and stopped breathing during a roadside fight. The man was transported to an area hospital where he later died. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter at 4:03 a.m., with a full report on our website at 4:06 a.m.. Other news media repeatedly reported the stopped patrol cars as a traffic stop and medical emergency until after 7 a.m., when they finally caught on that there was an active death investigation underway. A follow up story, identifying the victim, can be found here from Operation 100 News.
August 8, 2012 - A 911 hang up call leads Lawrence police to the home of a retired Lawrence Police Chief. Officers learn of multiple shots being fired inside the residence. After a brief standoff, officers were able to stabilize the situation. Operation 100 News shared information with the public as soon as the situation was confirmed to be stable. Our reporting partners at the Lawrence Journal-World followed up on this lead and came up with this report, link to Lawrence Journal-World report.
July 8, 2012 - Roeland Park Police report a suspicious vehicle failed to yield to them, fleeing at a high rate of speed shortly before 3 a.m.. Officers found that vehicle crashed a short distance away. All seven occupants of the vehicle were thrown when it crashed into a concrete bridge pillar in Kansas City, Kansas. The vehicle caught fire and Police attended to the injured until Fire and EMS crews could arrive. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and another at an area hospital. Two others were transported to hospitals in critical condition. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter as it was unfolding and had a full report published on our website at 3:50 a.m.. There was no information from any other media outlet until after 5 a.m..
July 6, 2012 - Overland Park Police report one of their patrol cars being sideswiped by a tractor trailer on Interstate 435. Operation 100 News reports the news to the public on Twitter as the situation is unfolding, with a full report on our website at 3 a.m.. Operation 100 News received an exclusive picture from the scene of the damaged police vehicle and was the only media outlet with a report to the public until after 8 a.m..
June 22, 2012 - A man is stabbed following an argument with another man in Merriam. Police from Shawnee and Lenexa assist in a large area search for the suspect and the victim is transported to an area hospital for treatment of his wound. Operation 100 News shared the story with the public on Twitter at 2:04 a.m., with a report published on our website published at 2:11 a.m.. Operation 100 News was the only outlet with a report to the public until after 6 a.m..
April 2, 2012 - A vehicle versus train accident kills one person just north of Lawrence at 2:20 a.m.. Operation 100 News informed our contracts of the incident and then reported the information to the public on Twitter and our website. No mention by any Kansas City area media until after 5:30 a.m..
April 1, 2012 - A man is found shot in the street with serious injures just before 3:25 a.m. in Lawrence. Operation 100 News reported the story to our contracts and then to Twitter and our website. No mention by any Kansas City area media until after 8 a.m..
March 14, 2012 - Lenexa Police investigate a domestic disturbance and locate a woman killed in her home shortly before 2 a.m.. Operation 100 News was the only media to report the death, which Police confirmed to be a "suspicious death investigation" at 2:15 a.m.. Operation 100 News had full details on Twitter and a story posted on this website. No mention by any other local media until after 7 a.m..
January 22, 2012 - Three Shawnee homes damaged by fire in the same neighborhood, just after 5 a.m. Sunday morning. One home was completely destroyed. Operation 100 News had full details on Twitter and a story posted on this website as it unfolded. No mention by any other local media until after 6:30 a.m..
January 8, 2012 - An armed man holds up a Lenexa Sonic Drive-In. Two employees forced into a cooler before the man makes his getaway around 10:30 p.m. Friday night. Operation 100 News Story was posted at 12:29 a.m. Saturday morning. No mention by any other local media until after 6 a.m. Wednesday morning.
January 7, 2012 - A subject with a gunshot wound to the leg arrived at an area hospital. Police shut down Interstate 35 in Merriam to investigate and search for possible evidence. Operation 100 News Story was posted at 4:58 a.m.. No mention by any other local media until after 7 am.
November 20, 2011 - A single vehicle rollover accident following a brief Sheriff's Office pursuit on US-169 Highway near 215th Street in Spring Hill, Kansas, around 2:00am.. The driver of the vehicle was ejected and later pronounced dead on the scene. Operation 100 News Story. No mention by any other local media until after 10:30am.
October 31, 2011 - A trash truck crash kills one man and critically injures another man on 223rd Street near Quivira Road near Bucyrus (Miami County), around 12:45pm.. Operation 100 News Story. No mention by any other local media until after 5pm.
May 10, 2011 - A Hazmat situation in Olathe. Approximately 100 gallons of used motor oil spilled onto a parking lot and some did make its way into a storm drain. Johnson County Environmental was contacted along with a contractor to handle the clean up. This was first reported by Operation 100 News on twitter at 5:34am.. No mention by any other local media until 6:12am. That was more then 15 minutes after Olathe fire crews had stopped the leak using two golf tees and cleared the scene.
May 8, 2011 - A single car fatality accident in Prairie Village, following a brief police pursuit, just after 3 am. One person was confirmed dead on the scene. No mention by any other local media until after 8:30am.
February 24, 2011 - An early morning shooting in Tonganoxie (Leavenworth County) was reported by Operation 100 News as it happened just after 1:20 am. First responders found one person suffering from a gunshot wound on the scene, that person was seriously injured and transported to a KC area hospital. No mention by any other local media until after 4:50 am.
Don't get left behind again. Contact Mike at Operation100news@gmail.com for more details or with any questions.
History of Operation 100 News:
I have lived in Johnson County since 1985, monitored Police Departments, Sheriff's Office, Fire Departments and Med-Act activity countywide since 1996. I have monitored countywide events in Douglas County since 2002. Over the years I have built many personal contacts throughout the Law Enforcement & Fire community. I have attended Johnson County Community College for Administration of Justice.
I personally used to call various KC television news outlet's news desks and provide them with details from my sources or from my being on scene. This was almost always a one sided arrangement. Very few realized the potential assistance that Operation 100 News could provide. These arrangements ceased in May 2010 but, are still available by contract only.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Updated: May 14, 2013 - 12:55pm
General Public Follow Request information LINK
Mike Frizzell - Operation 100 News owner's LinkedIn profile page
Operation 100 News reserves the right to block anyone in violation of this policy without explanation or warning.
If you have been blocked and believe it was unwarranted or a misunderstanding, please contact Mike at Operation100News@gmail.com.
Rates are affordable, flexible and vary depending on your needs. Rates begin as low as $3 per hour. Contact Mike at Operation100news@gmail.com with any questions, comments or rate inquiries.
All of the information that I share is not to be used in any form without expressed written permission and is protected under a Creative Commons License. Additional information and specifics of this Creative Commons License can be found at the top of each page.
Operation 100 News is available to be contracted by News Media Outlets and businesses. I can notify your news desk or on-call contact person when there is news breaking that you want to know about. Notifications can be made by telephone, text message or email. Please contact Mike at the email address provided on this page and be sure to include specifics as to what you are looking for from my service.
I specialize in covering Douglas and Johnson counties. Time after time, I have covered and broke the breaking news stories that the rest of the local media has missed out on for hours. Covering only two counties allows me to pay more attention to the activity that may start small but then quickly and quietly escalate to something much more serious. I have reported Police Department confirmed "suspicious death investigations" hours before anyone else, along with deadly accidents, shootings, house fires and many more examples listed below on this page.
While most are listening to the same crime night after night in Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas I am covering the areas that are within the Kansas City news market which have been repeatedly neglected from receiving true real time breaking news coverage.
The others will tell you they are the place to turn to when news breaks in Douglas or Johnson County. Operation 100 News is the only place that consistently proves we are the only ones on top of breaking news in this area. See a few of the many examples below, a brief history of Operation 100 News is also provided at the bottom of this page.
All of the information that I share is not to be used in any form without expressed written permission and is protected under a Creative Commons License. Additional information and specifics of this Creative Commons License can be found at the top of each page.
Examples of what Operation 100 News can do for you;
April 29, 2013 - A Lenexa computer business is burglarized by three men before 4 a.m.. Operation 100 News reports the new to the public on Twitter at 4:13 a.m., with a full report on our website once Police had released more information, including surveillance video. No mention by any Kansas City area media until after 5 p.m..
April 29, 2013 - Three Johnson County convenience stores are robbed. Two of the robberies occurred in Lenexa, and the man was arrested a few days later. Operation 100 News had a full report on all three robberies on our website at 5:12 a.m.. Other Kansas City area media were slow to piece together that there had been more than one robbery that morning. It was not until nearly 8 a.m. that other media was reporting two of the three robberies.
April 23-24, 2013 - A Eudora home is engulfed in flames. Operation 100 News had a full report on our website at 11:53 p.m. with photos from the scene. Our news contracts were notified of the fire and no mention of the fire by any Kansas City area media.
April 19, 2013 - Overland Park Police investigate "veiled threats" towards the Overland Park Islamic Center on 151st Street. Operation 100 News contacted police for details and had a full report on our website. Twelve hours later, other area media had similar reports.
March 23, 2013 - A security guard is killed when a FedEx tractor trailer rolled over him in Shawnee. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter at 3:46 a.m., with a full report on our website at 4:14 a.m. with a photo from the scene. No mention by any other media until after 7 a.m..
February 12-20, 2013 - Four Johnson County convenience stores are robbed in eight days. Operation 100 News reports each robbery. Links to Operation 100 News' reports can be found here. Other media overlooked two of the robberies until a news release from police mentioned all four cases.
January 12, 2013 - Thirty one cemetery headstones are damaged by unknown suspects overnight in three Shawnee cemeteries. A passerby reported the damage to Police around 12 p.m., Operation 100 News reported the story at 12:30 p.m. on our Twitter feed, once officers had arrived and confirmed finding significant damage. A full report, including pictures of the damage and details from the department's Public Information Officer came at 1:08 p.m. Monday, January 14th. No mention by any other media until after five Tuesday morning, more than 60 hours after Operation 100 broke the story on Twitter and more than 16 hours after Operation 100's full report was published and shared online.
January 11, 2013 - A school bus is involved in a multiple vehicle accident in Overland Park. The accident forced Police to close both southbound lanes of Antioch Road just outside of Blue Valley West High School. Police dispatchers say the bus was leaving the school after dropping students off at the high school. No one was injured but, the southbound lanes were closed for more than 45 minutes. Operation 100 News reported the accident to our Twitter followers at 7:44 a.m.. Area television traffic reporters repeatedly reported an "accident free" morning drive. Operation 100 News even shared a picture of the accident scene.
January 2, 2013 - An off-duty Lawrence police officer is killed in a single vehicle crash early on a Wednesday morning. Operation 100 News reported the accident to our Twitter followers at 2:20 a.m., with a full report on our website at 3:01 a.m.. Our contract was notified by telephone prior to the web story being published. (Notifications made at 2:42 & 2:51 a.m. as soon as the accident met contract specific call-out criteria.) No mention by any Kansas City area media until the victim was officially identified as a police officer more than 24 hours later.
December 30, 2012 - A woman was critically injured when she was struck by a hit and run driver on Midland Drive in Shawnee. Operation 100 News reported the incident as it was happening on Twitter at 6:57 a.m. and a full report on our website at 7:15 a.m.. No mention from any other media for more than 24 hours.
December 21, 2012 - A Shawnee Police Officer on routine patrols locates as many as 30 storage lockers forcefully entered, shortly after 3 a.m.. Operation 100 News reported the burglaries to our Twitter followers at 3:13 a.m., with a full report on our website at 10:25 a.m.. No other area media has reported any details on these burglaries.
November 30, 2012 - At least four Police Departments respond to search a Merriam neighborhood following an auto burglary interrupted by one of the vehicle owners. The owner comes out of his home, chases the suspect and fires at least two rounds from his shotgun into the air. Operation 100 News reported this incident to our Twitter followers at 3:56 a.m., with a full report on our website at at 4:18 a.m.. No mention from any other news media.
November 25, 2012 - Miami County EMS and Sheriff's Deputies are called to a fatal accident involving an ATV near Fontana after 3 a.m.. A LifeFlight Eagle helicopter transports another injured person from the scene. Operation 100 News reported the accident to our Twitter followers at 3:31 a.m., with a full report on our website at 4:07 a.m.. No mention by any other news media until after 9 a.m..
November 13, 2012 - Mission Police and Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers pursue a vehicle southbound on Interstate 35 at 8:09 a.m.. Vehicle speeds reaching 90 miles per hour at one point, and the chase comes to an end less than a block from a Kansas City, Kansas elementary school. Operation 100 News reported the chase as it was happening to our Twitter followers. No mention by any other news media until after 8:30 a.m., exactly 20 minutes after the chase had ended with the driver being taken into custody.
November 8, 2012 - Two people are injured in a car accident at 23rd Street and Naismith Drive in Lawrence. A LifeStar air-ambulance transports a critically injured man to a Kansas City area trauma center. Operation 100 News reports the story to the public on Twitter at 2:54 a.m., with a full report on our website at 3:18 a.m.. No mention by any other news media.
October 6, 2012 - Two men are killed in a car accident at 103rd Street and Nall Avenue. Operation 100 News reports the story to the public on Twitter at 5:43 a.m., with a full report on our website at 5:59 a.m.. No mention by any other news media until after 9 a.m..
September 29, 2012 - A man refueling a stalled van on the side of Interstate 35 is struck and killed by a passing vehicle, and seriously injuring another pedestrian. The striking driver flees the scene sparking a multi-agency manhunt. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter at 2:29 a.m., and a full report on our website at 2:45 a.m.. No mention by any other news media until after 5 a.m..
September 15, 2012 - A man walking on railroad tracks near U.S. 169 Highway and 167th Street is struck and killed by a train. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter at 3:02 a.m., with a full report on our website at 3:36 a.m.. No mention by any other news media until after 8 a.m..
August 24, 2012 - A man burglarizes two Lawrence homes, both times attempting to sexually assault the women who live in the homes. Due to being this incident being alleged sexually related activity, Operation 100 News did not share this information with the public. The information was passed along to our reporting partners at the Lawrence Journal-World. The report regarding this incident from the Lawrence Journal-World.
August 22, 2012 - Lenexa Police and Fire/Med-Act are called to eastbound Interstate 435 near Lackman Road for a man who collapsed and stopped breathing during a roadside fight. The man was transported to an area hospital where he later died. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter at 4:03 a.m., with a full report on our website at 4:06 a.m.. Other news media repeatedly reported the stopped patrol cars as a traffic stop and medical emergency until after 7 a.m., when they finally caught on that there was an active death investigation underway. A follow up story, identifying the victim, can be found here from Operation 100 News.
August 8, 2012 - A 911 hang up call leads Lawrence police to the home of a retired Lawrence Police Chief. Officers learn of multiple shots being fired inside the residence. After a brief standoff, officers were able to stabilize the situation. Operation 100 News shared information with the public as soon as the situation was confirmed to be stable. Our reporting partners at the Lawrence Journal-World followed up on this lead and came up with this report, link to Lawrence Journal-World report.
July 8, 2012 - Roeland Park Police report a suspicious vehicle failed to yield to them, fleeing at a high rate of speed shortly before 3 a.m.. Officers found that vehicle crashed a short distance away. All seven occupants of the vehicle were thrown when it crashed into a concrete bridge pillar in Kansas City, Kansas. The vehicle caught fire and Police attended to the injured until Fire and EMS crews could arrive. One person was pronounced dead at the scene and another at an area hospital. Two others were transported to hospitals in critical condition. Operation 100 News reported the story to the public on Twitter as it was unfolding and had a full report published on our website at 3:50 a.m.. There was no information from any other media outlet until after 5 a.m..
July 6, 2012 - Overland Park Police report one of their patrol cars being sideswiped by a tractor trailer on Interstate 435. Operation 100 News reports the news to the public on Twitter as the situation is unfolding, with a full report on our website at 3 a.m.. Operation 100 News received an exclusive picture from the scene of the damaged police vehicle and was the only media outlet with a report to the public until after 8 a.m..
June 22, 2012 - A man is stabbed following an argument with another man in Merriam. Police from Shawnee and Lenexa assist in a large area search for the suspect and the victim is transported to an area hospital for treatment of his wound. Operation 100 News shared the story with the public on Twitter at 2:04 a.m., with a report published on our website published at 2:11 a.m.. Operation 100 News was the only outlet with a report to the public until after 6 a.m..
April 2, 2012 - A vehicle versus train accident kills one person just north of Lawrence at 2:20 a.m.. Operation 100 News informed our contracts of the incident and then reported the information to the public on Twitter and our website. No mention by any Kansas City area media until after 5:30 a.m..
April 1, 2012 - A man is found shot in the street with serious injures just before 3:25 a.m. in Lawrence. Operation 100 News reported the story to our contracts and then to Twitter and our website. No mention by any Kansas City area media until after 8 a.m..
March 14, 2012 - Lenexa Police investigate a domestic disturbance and locate a woman killed in her home shortly before 2 a.m.. Operation 100 News was the only media to report the death, which Police confirmed to be a "suspicious death investigation" at 2:15 a.m.. Operation 100 News had full details on Twitter and a story posted on this website. No mention by any other local media until after 7 a.m..
January 22, 2012 - Three Shawnee homes damaged by fire in the same neighborhood, just after 5 a.m. Sunday morning. One home was completely destroyed. Operation 100 News had full details on Twitter and a story posted on this website as it unfolded. No mention by any other local media until after 6:30 a.m..
January 8, 2012 - An armed man holds up a Lenexa Sonic Drive-In. Two employees forced into a cooler before the man makes his getaway around 10:30 p.m. Friday night. Operation 100 News Story was posted at 12:29 a.m. Saturday morning. No mention by any other local media until after 6 a.m. Wednesday morning.
January 7, 2012 - A subject with a gunshot wound to the leg arrived at an area hospital. Police shut down Interstate 35 in Merriam to investigate and search for possible evidence. Operation 100 News Story was posted at 4:58 a.m.. No mention by any other local media until after 7 am.
November 20, 2011 - A single vehicle rollover accident following a brief Sheriff's Office pursuit on US-169 Highway near 215th Street in Spring Hill, Kansas, around 2:00am.. The driver of the vehicle was ejected and later pronounced dead on the scene. Operation 100 News Story. No mention by any other local media until after 10:30am.
October 31, 2011 - A trash truck crash kills one man and critically injures another man on 223rd Street near Quivira Road near Bucyrus (Miami County), around 12:45pm.. Operation 100 News Story. No mention by any other local media until after 5pm.
May 10, 2011 - A Hazmat situation in Olathe. Approximately 100 gallons of used motor oil spilled onto a parking lot and some did make its way into a storm drain. Johnson County Environmental was contacted along with a contractor to handle the clean up. This was first reported by Operation 100 News on twitter at 5:34am.. No mention by any other local media until 6:12am. That was more then 15 minutes after Olathe fire crews had stopped the leak using two golf tees and cleared the scene.
May 8, 2011 - A single car fatality accident in Prairie Village, following a brief police pursuit, just after 3 am. One person was confirmed dead on the scene. No mention by any other local media until after 8:30am.
February 24, 2011 - An early morning shooting in Tonganoxie (Leavenworth County) was reported by Operation 100 News as it happened just after 1:20 am. First responders found one person suffering from a gunshot wound on the scene, that person was seriously injured and transported to a KC area hospital. No mention by any other local media until after 4:50 am.
Don't get left behind again. Contact Mike at Operation100news@gmail.com for more details or with any questions.
History of Operation 100 News:
I have lived in Johnson County since 1985, monitored Police Departments, Sheriff's Office, Fire Departments and Med-Act activity countywide since 1996. I have monitored countywide events in Douglas County since 2002. Over the years I have built many personal contacts throughout the Law Enforcement & Fire community. I have attended Johnson County Community College for Administration of Justice.
I personally used to call various KC television news outlet's news desks and provide them with details from my sources or from my being on scene. This was almost always a one sided arrangement. Very few realized the potential assistance that Operation 100 News could provide. These arrangements ceased in May 2010 but, are still available by contract only.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
National Work Zone Awareness Week
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A work zone safety news conference will take place today at 10 a.m. at the Oakland Subarea in Topeka. Scheduled to speak are; Secretary Deb Miller, Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Ernest Garcia, and Shirley McDonald, mother of KDOT employee Scotty McDonald who was killed in a 2005 work zone crash.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Shawnee Police to conduct a Sobriety and Driver's License Checkpoint
The Shawnee Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff's Office have announced that they will be conducting a sobriety and driver's license checkpoint in Shawnee. The check lane will be held the evening of Friday, April 8th, into the early morning hours of Saturday, April 9th.
Drivers should expect to be briefly detoured through the check lane. Anyone suspected of being intoxicated will be subject to a series of sobriety tests. Drivers who are impaired will be arrested. Drivers without a valid drivers license will be ticketed.
City of Shawnee Tidy Town dates announced 2011
2012 Tidy Town information
The City of Shawnee has announced the dates for the City's Large Item Pick-up, known as Tidy Town.
For residents who live to the east of Pflumm Road, Saturday, April 30th.
For residents who live to the west of Pflumm Road, Saturday, May 7th.
Your trash hauler is responsible for pick up of these items and the service is included in your basic rate. If you have any questions about what your hauler will and will not pick up please contact them directly.
Please note: Hazardous materials such as car batteries, paints, solvents or liquid waste will not be collected. For disposal of these types of items, call Johnson County Environmental to schedule an appointment to drop off your items at their facility. ALL drop offs are by appointment only. Call 913-715-6900 or for TDD call 1-800-766-3777.
The City of Shawnee has announced the dates for the City's Large Item Pick-up, known as Tidy Town.
For residents who live to the east of Pflumm Road, Saturday, April 30th.
For residents who live to the west of Pflumm Road, Saturday, May 7th.
Your trash hauler is responsible for pick up of these items and the service is included in your basic rate. If you have any questions about what your hauler will and will not pick up please contact them directly.
Please note: Hazardous materials such as car batteries, paints, solvents or liquid waste will not be collected. For disposal of these types of items, call Johnson County Environmental to schedule an appointment to drop off your items at their facility. ALL drop offs are by appointment only. Call 913-715-6900 or for TDD call 1-800-766-3777.
High Fire Danger Expected
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for a large area including most of Central and Eastern Kansas. This area includes the entire Kansas City Metro area and Douglas County. All open burning is discouraged during this time.
The Red Flag Warning is in effect from Noon today until 7 p.m. this evening.
What is a Red Flag Warning? Definition from Weather.gov/glossary
A term used by fire-weather forecasters to call attention to limited weather conditions of particular importance that may result in extreme burning conditions. It is issued when it is an on-going event or the fire weather forecaster has a high degree of confidence that Red Flag criteria will occur within 24 hours of issuance. Red Flag criteria occurs whenever a geographical area has been in a dry spell for a week or two, or for a shorter period , if before spring green-up or after fall color, and the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) is high to extreme and the following forecast weather parameters are forecasted to be met:
1) a sustained wind average 15 mph or greater
2) relative humidity less than or equal to 25 percent and
3) a temperature of greater than 75 degrees F. In some states, dry lightning and unstable air are criteria. A Fire Weather Watch may be issued prior to the Red Flag Warning.
Today's Conditions:
Winds are expected to be from the Southwest at speeds of 15 to 25 MPH with gusts nearing 30 MPH in the afternoon hours.
Humidity levels are expected to be low, between 18 to 23 percent. The lowest levels are expected across east central Kansas and west central Missouri.
Any fires that develop are likely to spread rapidly and become very difficult to control due to weather conditions.
The Red Flag Warning is in effect from Noon today until 7 p.m. this evening.
What is a Red Flag Warning? Definition from Weather.gov/glossary
A term used by fire-weather forecasters to call attention to limited weather conditions of particular importance that may result in extreme burning conditions. It is issued when it is an on-going event or the fire weather forecaster has a high degree of confidence that Red Flag criteria will occur within 24 hours of issuance. Red Flag criteria occurs whenever a geographical area has been in a dry spell for a week or two, or for a shorter period , if before spring green-up or after fall color, and the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS) is high to extreme and the following forecast weather parameters are forecasted to be met:
1) a sustained wind average 15 mph or greater
2) relative humidity less than or equal to 25 percent and
3) a temperature of greater than 75 degrees F. In some states, dry lightning and unstable air are criteria. A Fire Weather Watch may be issued prior to the Red Flag Warning.
Today's Conditions:
Winds are expected to be from the Southwest at speeds of 15 to 25 MPH with gusts nearing 30 MPH in the afternoon hours.
Humidity levels are expected to be low, between 18 to 23 percent. The lowest levels are expected across east central Kansas and west central Missouri.
Any fires that develop are likely to spread rapidly and become very difficult to control due to weather conditions.
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