Month: March 2015

An injury-accident was reported on I-70 westbound near the 110th Street exit about 6:53 a.m. Monday, March 16, according to the Kansas Turnpike Authority.

A KTA trooper’s report stated that a 1993 Honda vehicle was in the right lane when it traveled onto the shoulder on I-70. Then the Honda traveled across three lanes, according to the trooper’s report.

A 2013 Chevrolet driving in the left lane then struck the Honda in the side and both vehicles hit the barrier wall, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Honda, a 26-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report.

The driver of the Chevrolet, a 28-year-old woman from Wellsville, Kan., was not injured, the report stated.
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The Board of Public Utilities originally was scheduled to meet March 18, but the meeting has been rescheduled.

The new meeting date will be March 25, according to a BPU spokesman. The regular meeting will begin at 6 p.m. March 25 at the BPU administration building, 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

The meeting was rescheduled because there is a candidate forum the evening of March 18 at the Upper Jewell Building at Kansas City Kansas Community College. The forum starts at 6 p.m.

The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department is undergoing accreditation process and is scheduled for an on-site assessment, according to an announcement.

Public comments will be invited as part of the on-site assessment, according to a news release.

The team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. is scheduled to arrive Monday, March 23, to examine all aspects of the Police Department’s policy and procedure, administration, operations and support services, the news release stated. The accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in these four areas.

Members of the community and agency employees may make comments at a public information session at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in the Commission Chambers, City Hall lobby, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan. This is part of the accreditation process.

Agency employees and the community also may share their comments by phone with the assessment team, according to the news release. A phone-in session will be conducted between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. Agency employees and the community may contact the assessors by calling 913-573-6001.

Telephone comments as well as appearances at the public information sessions are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department Headquarters, 700 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101.

Anyone wishing to submit written comments about the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s ability to comply with the standards for accreditation may send them to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote Blvd., Suite 320 Gainesville, Va., 20155.