Month: February 2016

Man dies in single-vehicle crash near 107th Street

Kansas City, Kan., police today investigated a single-vehicle crash in the area of North 107th in Kansas City, Kan.

Around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, police found an unresponsive man in his late 30s with head injuries in the 4400 block of North 107th, a police spokesman said. The location is near Piper High School. The man later died from his injuries.

A preliminary investigation indicates the man left the accident scene on foot, the spokesman said. His vehicle was discovered wrecked just north of where his body was located.

The identity of the victim will not be released until there is positive identification and family notification, the police spokesman said.

The crash remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit-Critical Collision Response Team (CCRT).

Saturday events

Storytime planned at library
Family storytime is planned from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Main Kansas City, Kan., Public Library. Children of all ages are welcome.

Grinter Place plans event
Grinter Place, 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kan., is planning a Saturday by the Grinter Stove program at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13. Mary Conrad will present a program on the variety of birds seen in and around Grinter Place. Lunch will be served after the presentation. The admission charge is $6.

Bilingual storytime planned
Children are welcome to attend a bilingual storytime from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the South Branch of the Kansas City, Kan., Public Library, storytime area, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

Learn how marbles are made
A marble-making demonstration is scheduled from about 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Moon Marble Co. store, 600 E. Front St., Bonner Springs. Demonstrations begin around 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. and end at about 3 p.m., provided a glass artist is available. For more information, see www.moonmarble.com/.

Program planned about Mexican-American leader
The American GI Forum is scheduled to present a program, “Justice for My People,” from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the South Branch Library, Kansas City, Kan., Public Library, Meeting Room B, 3104 Strong Ave., Kansas City, Kan. The program will be about Dr. Hector P. Garcia, Mexican refugee, medical doctor to the barrios, decorated war veteran, civil rights activist and presidential confidante, who fought to bring attention to the Mexican-American civil rights movement.

Live music offered
Live music by the Lonnie Ray Blues Band is planned at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Jazz: A Louisiana Kitchen, at 1859 Village West Parkway at The Legends Outlets, at I-435 and I-70 in Kansas City, Kan.

Wyandotte County Museum
The Wyandotte County Museum, 631 N. 126th St., Bonner Springs, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and holidays. For more information visit the website www.facebook.com/wycomuseum or call 913-573-5002.

Strawberry Hill Museum
The Strawberry Hill Museum is closed through March 4. It will reopen March 5. For more information and hours of The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kan., visit www.strawberryhillmuseum.org/ or call 913-371-3264.

Send information about events happening in Wyandotte County or involving Wyandotte County people to [email protected]. Be sure to include your contact information.

Man sentenced to prison in connection with home invasion

Charles Bowser, 18, Kansas City, Mo., was sentenced this afternoon in Wyandotte County District Court to 10 years in prison on charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated battery, and criminal possession of a firearm in connection with a home invasion which took place on Jan. 18, 2015, in the 1400 block of South 55th Street in Kansas City, Kan.

During the incident, one victim fled from the residence as shots were fired and another victim was beaten with a firearm.

The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department investigated the case.

Bowser is also awaiting trial on one count of attempted capital murder, four counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated battery, two counts of criminal possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery in connection with the robbery of a Family Dollar Store near 13th and Quindaro Boulevard on March 3, 2015, and the shooting of Wyandotte County Deputy Sheriff Scott Wood during the robbery of a 7-Eleven store at 44th and Shawnee Drive on March 4, 2015.

The trial of that case is set for May 16, 2016.

Assistant District Attorney Kristiane Bryant prosecuted the case for the state of Kansas.