Driver under investigation for DUI following Johnson Drive crash that left two injured First responders had to conduct a minor extraction to get two injured people out of this SUV, which crashed into a retaining wall near commercial strip of buildings along Johnson Drive in Mission Sunday evening. Mission Police say the driver is under investigation for a potential DUI. Photo credit Mike Frizzell.
Mission Police are investigating a motorist for allegedly driving under the influence following a crash Sunday night along Johnson Drive near Barkley Street.
Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the 6600 block of Johnson Drive about 10:15 p.m. Sunday following a report of a crash, possibly involving a building in the heavily commercial stretch of downtown Mission.
An overnight fire at an energy plant in the Lawrence area was the result of a turbine malfunction, an Evergy official said Thursday afternoon.
Kaley Bohlen, a spokeswoman for Evergy, told the Journal-World the malfunction sparked a small fire at the energy center, located at 1250 North 1800 Road, but it was quickly controlled and no one was injured in the incident.
“The turbine is shut down and the rest of the plant is safely operating,” Bohlen said in an email.
Deputy Charlie Cooper, a spokeswoman for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies helped respond to the fire but were no longer needed when they arrived. She said Consolidated Fire District No. 1 led the response to the call. The Journal-World’s calls to the fire district on Thursday were not returned.
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It just breaks my heart : Nearly century-old Johnson County church catches fire Breaks my heart : Fire damages century-old Mission church
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MISSION, Kan. â The First Baptist Church of Mission caught fire a little before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in Johnson County.
Officials with Consolidated Fire District 2 said crews responded and saw heavy smoke billowing out of the attic. It took about 45 firefighters to battle the flames.
Fire fighters continue to battle a large fire at an old church in Mission. Flames continue to shoot out of the auxiliary part of the First Baptist Church of Mission. Neighbors and church goers are watching in shock. @41actionnewspic.twitter.com/WN6Fu9mZ27 Nick Starling (@NickStarlingTV) March 5, 2021
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Local COVID Upshot Appears
INDEPENDENCE, Mo - Jackson County received 975 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in its first shipment which is going to what they call patient facing health care workers. Those vaccinations started Wednesday morning. It has been a struggle for healthcare workers not affiliated with a hospital system to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but the Jackson County Health Department is filling that hole.