An accident on I-635 southbound near the K-5 exit at 3:25 p.m. July 6 happened after traffic was slowing.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Ford F-150 was braking for traffic and a BMW in back of it was slowing down. The BMW was unable to brake in time and hit the F-150 in the rear, the trooper’s report stated.
The driver of the BMW, a 20-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man, was injured and taken to a hospital, the report stated.
The driver of the truck, a 39-year-old Shawnee, Kan., man, was not injured, the report stated.
Five-day forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)
Another round of rain is anticipated tonight, mainly along and south of Interstate 70, but areas north of I-70, especially east of I-35 could see some light rain through the overnight hours tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
The highest totals will be generally between I-44 and I-35 in southern Missouri, the weather service said.
Flooding will be a concern through mid-week as local streams are still swollen and soils saturated from earlier rains, according to the weather service.
The flash flood watch continues through Wednesday evening in Wyandotte County, the weather service said.
Rivers, creeks and streams are susceptible to flooding because of the excessive rainfall of the past day, the weather service said. Also, many roads and low-water crossings may become flooded and impassable, according to the weather service.
Residents are advised to monitor the weather reports and be aware of the possibility of flash flooding.
Today, expect mostly cloudy skies with a high of 73, according to the weather service. The north northeast wind will be 8 to 13 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, there is a 50 percent chance of rain and storms, mainly after 2 a.m., the weather service said. The low will be around 62.
Wednesday will bring a 60 percent chance of showers and storms, mainly before 1 p.m., according to the weather service. It will be cloudy with a high near 69. The east northeast wind will be 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
For Wednesday night, expect mostly cloudy skies with a low of 59, according to the weather service. A north northeast wind of 6 to 11 mph will become light north after midnight.
On Thursday, the weather service forecast is a 40 percent chance of showers and storms, the weather service said. The high will be near 78. A north northeast wind of 6 to 8 mph will become east southeast in the afternoon.
According to the weather service, Thursday night’s chance of rain is 60 percent. Showers and storms are possible, and the skies will be mostly cloudy with a high low near 69.
Rain then leaves the forecast for the weekend. Friday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 87, according to the weather service. Saturday’s forecast is mostly sunny with a high near 89. Sunday, it will be sunny with a high of 91. Flash flood watch (National Weather Service graphic) Three-day precipitation totals. (National Weather Service graphic)
Interrupted by a 35-minute break to take shelter in the basement of City Hall for a tornado warning, the Unified Government Neighborhood and Community Development Standing Committee tonight advanced a new technique to deal with delinquent commercial properties.
The committee approved putting a commercial property at 8833 State Ave. into the Land Bank. It is the first time a commercial property that has been in a tax sale has been placed into the Land Bank, according to officials.
Chris Slaughter, Land Bank manager, said the property was in the recent tax sale but no one bid on it. The property had been delinquent on taxes for nine years, and it was in five tax sales without any buyers, according to Slaughter.
If there had been any bidders, the UG would not have proposed putting the property in the Land Bank, he added.
He said the property was appraised at $112,500, and the minimum bid on the tax sale would have been $115,136. Additionally, upkeep was starting to fail on the property, he said. It has three spaces for businesses and offices, he added.
A tenant had previously inquired about purchasing the property but found the taxes were too high, he said.
The UG was approached by an applicant who was interested in purchasing it and rehabilitating the property, he said. Then they negotiated an option-purchase agreement.
The purchasers will pay $65,000 under the proposed agreement, and will also pay $68,000 in estimated repairs to be done on the property, he said. The buyers will pay both those amounts, Slaughter said.
Slaughter said two Kansas City, Kan., firefighters, Kevin Pahls and Chris Handlin, are the purchasers, who will be doing the rehabilitation work on the property, as private individuals.
Commissioner Brian McKiernan said he is an advocate for finding a way to break the cycle of properties that don’t pay taxes year after year. This method may get a property back to paying taxes, he said, and it would no longer be an eyesore dragging the community down.
The idea was supported by the other commissioners on the committee, who voted to advance it to the full UG Commission meeting for a final vote. Commissioner Ann Murguia noted it was a good idea, although not all development ideas always work out. Commissioner Gayle Townsend said she was for the plan after determining that the total amount to be paid by purchasers in the purchase price plus the repairs would be more than what the UG asked at the tax sale.
