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3 days ago
- Automotive
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Eight-car crash reported on I-635, two hurt, Kansas Highway Patrol says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eight cars were involved in a crash Saturday afternoon on Interstate 635 in Wyandotte County, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Two people were reported to have minor injuries. Overland Park Greek community celebrates St. Dionysios Festival The crash was reported before 12:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-635, north of Kansas Avenue near Kansas City, Kansas. According to a crash log from the highway patrol, a 24-year-old man in a GMC Sierra was traveling north on I-635 when he lost control and struck an Acura sedan driven by a 20-year-old man. The Acura spun out and caused one car after another to hit each other. In total, eight vehicles were involved in the crash, according to the highway patrol. The driver of the GMC Sierra was not injured. The driver of the Acura and a 28-year-old driver in a Volkswagen Jetta were taken to a hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries, the highway patrol said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
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Commissioners approve ordinance on American Royal project
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wyandotte County commissioners on Thursday night approved the creation of an American Royal Community Improvement District (CID). The ordinance was approved in a vote of 9-0 to create the CID and levy a 1% sales tax within the district for 22 years. Man who showed 'no remorse' for KCK deli murders gets life in prison The American Royal wants to move to a new space called Core Royal near Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The American Royal project has been in the works for the better part of a decade. The project has hit some speed bumps over the last 10-plus years. Crews broke ground in 2023, but construction stopped because there was no more money. Some residents have pushed back on the project, citing concerns about their property taxes going up. A Thursday night to give the community a chance to give feedback on the plan. No one from the public signed up or raised their hands to speak at the public hearing. Visit KC estimates the new American Royal would bring in more people than those who visited the Kansas Speedway and Children's Mercy Park last year combined. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV In April, the Kansas City Business Journal reported that the Unified Government approved a $155-million-dollar STAR bond deal, which would be used to pay for the American Royal's new home, similar to the Kansas Speedway and the goal for a potential Chiefs or Royals stadium. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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KHP investigating hit-and-run crash on I-435 in Wyandotte County
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is investigating a hit-and-run crash that occurred early Saturday morning in Wyandotte County. The incident was reported around 4:50 a.m. on northbound I-435, just south of Swartz Road. Independence woman hit, killed by two cars while crossing I-70 in Blue Springs KHP reports the driver of a 2018 Hyundai Elantra was traveling north on I-435 in a construction zone when he went left of the roadway, struck a median barrier wall and the vehicle became disabled in the roadway. The Hyundai was then struck in the rear by an another vehicle that then left the scene of the crash. The driver of the Hyundai was taken to the hospital with suspected minor injuries. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android The incident remains under investigation at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Politics
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KCK groups weigh in on local concerns about ICE policing and deportation
Although it's unclear what U.S. Immigration's and Customs Enforcement activity has looked like in Wyandotte County since the Trump administration ordered a national tightening on immigration with subsequent deportations, residents are clearly concerned. Local law enforcement agencies said that they're not currently advised of or working alongside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — which oversees ICE — when it comes to mass-arrest related to people's citizenship status, and they didn't have information confirming whether a raid has happened locally. Wyandotte County residents in recent weeks have widely shared unconfirmed, and at times disproved, social media posts reporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and mass-arrests, but it has been difficult to assess locally what has been an 'ICE raid,' as it's traditionally known, and what's been an arrest for a separate crime that ends up with someone being detained by a federal officer. Edgar Galicia, the director of KCK's Central Area Betterment Association, or CABA, told The Star this week that his organization has been notified of ICE activity in the area and that many community members have reached out to the organization for guidance. 'People are truly afraid!' Galicia said in an email. 'Some are looking for ways to stay safe, some are looking for ways to go back to their countries of origin, all, everyone is worried about the lack of respect for human rights and the Constitution.' Galicia said the group has seen a notable increase in people seeking advice and guidance related to new immigration policies but noted their event turnout has suffered in that same time. He said the group has heard local businesses are suffering as well. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, held a community listening session on Jan. 31 in response to Trump's executive orders on immigration. During that meeting, leadership from Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation (AIRR), called on the UG to adopt policies that protect its immigrant population, KHSB 41 reported. They also said the group was hearing a lot of misinformation and regularly fielded calls from people who were scared to leave their homes out of fear of being detained. AIRR offers a regular Know Your Rights training that, among other key points, outlines: - How to identify ICE officers and vehicles - How to calmly address officers if they approach you - What residents' First, Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights are - Not to answer the door without proof of a warrant - The right to record police interactions and to remain silent - The right to due process - How to locate someone who has been detained
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Business
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Rock Island Bridge will spur waterfront activity on the Kaw, developers say
A long-awaited entertainment center that will sit 40 feet over the Kaw on a former railroad line should finally come to fruition this fall. Mike Zeller, chief executive officer of Flying Truss and the mastermind behind the Rock Island Bridge, told The Star last week that his multi-purpose, two-level project will be open to the public once it wraps up ongoing construction on the bridge and after the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, complete accessible ramps and stairs to get people to the bridge. Zeller and government officials have pitched the project, which has seen a few delays since its initially promised 2023 completion, as an entertainment venue with seating for shows, a bar and restaurant, restrooms and a connection between Missouri's West Bottoms and Kansas City, Kansas. As the project has progressed, its partners have seen the bridge as an opportunity to open the slower-moving waters of the Kansas River up for recreational use. 'What began as an infrastructure renewal project has grown into a broader, river-activation effort that new city signage calls the Kansas Waterfront,' Zeller wrote in an email to The Star. 'With water speeds at just about one-third of the Missouri River's, the Kansas, or Kaw, as it's known locally, is ideal for paddle craft.' The project surpassed a few key hurdles recently. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last month finished raising levees as part of a 13-mile-long levee-raising initiative, Zeller said. The Unified Government has conducted site work and construction to widen the levee to create a nearby overlook park adjacent to the bridge. The government will next extend Wyandotte County area trailheads to lead to the bridge and work on the ramp and staircase access, Zeller said. The Unified Government expects the ramps and staircase work to be completed in September. Wyandotte County's economic development committee last month signed off on extending its development agreement for the project through March 2026. Ahead of the unanimous vote, commissioners Bill Burns and Tom Burroughs expressed their support for the project. Burns, who represents District 2 and the Armourdale neighborhood, said he's been out to the site and thinks it will be a safe and fantastic addition to the community. 'It'll be a great thing to have that's not in western Wyandotte County, it'll be down here,' Burns said at the time. Burroughs, the at-large District 2 commissioner, said the project will set the county's eastern side up for more economic development opportunities. 'The eastern part of our community has been crying out for economic development,' he said. Zip KC, a recreational zip line company based in Bonner Springs, told The Star that when it heard about Zeller's project, it wanted to bring other assets to the area that would complement the project and bring energy to the waterway. That's why owners Dan Scott and Brad McDonald purchased two former ferry boats from Galveston, Texas, that they plan to dock near the bridge. Scott told The Star last week that he and McDonald envision a floating bar and lounge where people can sit and sip on a warm afternoon or host private events. The two are still drafting a development agreement that they plan to bring to the Unified Government later this year. In the meantime, the riverboats are dry-docked at an area recycling yard. McDonald and Scott also want to rent out paddle boards, kayaks and other slower-moving craft for people to take out on the water. 'We really want to help be an anchor for that type of activity,' Scott said. And although they're still working to bring their end of the project to reality, Scott said he and McDonald are 'really excited to see Mike be able to pull this bridge off.'
