Month: October 2015

Construction work continues on bridges near Kansas City, Mo., baseball stadium

Baseball fans headed to Kansas City Royals post-season games on Thursday and Friday may meet some road projects around the stadium.

According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, there is an extensive bridge rehabilitation project on the Stadium Road Bridges over I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Mo., that will affect traffic. The construction zone will be in place during the games.

Construction has restricted lanes on Stadium Road Bridges to one lane each direction and those traveling to the stadium should plan accordingly. Both bridges are located at Gates 6 and 7 (Bus/RV Exit) near Arrowhead. Motorists traveling to these gates should expect some potential delays. KC Scout message boards will also direct traffic to Blue Ridge Cutoff for gates 2 and 3 for a faster commute. This is a full around-the-clock lane closure but all work will be performed during daytime, work hours, according to MoDOT. All work is weather dependent.

See http://www.kcscout.net/ for congestion updates and camera views of traffic. For project updates, follow MoDOT Kansas City on Facebook.

Chanute man indicted for manufacturing gun silencers

A Chanute man was indicted Tuesday on charges of manufacturing silencers in violation of federal firearms laws, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

Shane Cox, 44, Chanute, Kan., who owned an Army surplus store called Tough Guys, is charged with 12 counts. The charges include making a false statement during a federal investigation, possession of an unregistered firearm, conspiracy, transfer of a firearm in violation of the National Firearm Act, making a firearm in violation of the National Firearm Act and engaging in business as a dealer and manufacturer of firearms.

The indictment alleges Cox:

• Advertised for sale silencers that were not registered as required by federal law.
• Manufactured silencers without paying federal taxes.
• Possessed silencers that were not manufactured, sold or registered as required by federal law.
• Manufactured a silencer that was not identified by a serial number as required by federal law.

The indictment alleges that on April 21, 2015, Cox made false statements to agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Debra Barnett is prosecuting.

CommunityAmerica Ballpark to hold youth soccer event

The Kansas City T-Bones will hold the inaugural Stadium Series, featuring local youth soccer teams, Oct. 10-11 at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan.

The Stadium Series, whose host is Edwardsville Parks and Recreation, will include 38 teams, ranging in age from pre-K to eighth grade, from leagues in Edwardsville, Basehor, Piper and Turner.

“Edwardsville Parks and Rec is excited to partner with the Kansas City T-Bones and CommunityAmerica Ballpark to offer our youth the very unique and exciting opportunity to play soccer games on a big stage,” said Mike Martin, from Edwardsville Parks and Recreation. “Playing games in a great stadium, on great turf, with video board graphics and pictures of our youth, is truly the pinnacle of our youth’s soccer season.”

During the two-day event, 30 games will be played on two fields at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Games are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday, with the last game starting at 5 Saturday afternoon and 5:10 Sunday afternoon.

“We’re thrilled to partner with Edwardsville Parks and Rec on this tournament,” said T-Bones vice president and general manager Chris Browne. “We think CommunityAmerica Ballpark is the perfect spot for these types of events in the spring and fall, plus it’s great for the local community. Mike and his team have been super to work with and are huge supporters of the T-Bones.”

This isn’t the first time soccer has been played on the field at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. The Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting Kansas City) played their home games at CommunityAmerica Ballpark for three seasons, 2008-2010.

– Story from T-Bones