Johnson County fire captain dies while fighting fire Sat.

Missouri honors Captain Vernon Collett by flying flags at half-staff on March 14, 2025. Collett, a dedicated volunteer ...
Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags at Johnson County government buildings to fly at half-staff on Friday in honor of Vernon Collett. Collett, 60, was a captain at the Johnson County Fire ...
Johnson County, Missouri, is mourning the loss of Captain Vernon Collett, who died on Saturday while battling a brush fire.
Gov. Mike Kehoe issued an order for flags to fly half-staff on Friday after a Johnson County firefighter died in the line of ...
Gov. Mike Kehoe ordered flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Johnson County Fire Protection District Captain Vernon ...
Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson is expanding the Crime Strategy Unit to include three experienced prosecutors.
New information about the death of a Missouri Fire Captain as his funeral arrangements continue to come together.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two residents and two firefighters were injured Sunday morning in a house fire southeast of Warrensburg.