Tyrone Hamilton
A homicide suspect has been apprehended in Phoenix, Ariz., according to a Kansas City, Kan., police spokesman.
Tyrone Hamilton, 24, was apprehended on Monday, Jan. 23, in Phoenix, Ariz., in connection with a homicide investigation, the spokesman said.
A warrant had been issued for his arrest in connection with the Dec. 24 shooting death of a man inside a residence in the 2000 block of North 56th Terrace, the spokesman stated.
The spokesman said it is unknown when Hamilton will be extradited to Wyandotte County.
The case is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.
Several students from Wyandotte County received fall semester honors at Kansas State University, Manhattan.
The students earned a grade point average of 3.75 or above, while taking at least 12 credit hours. The students receive commendations from their deans and the honors are recorded on their permanent academic records.
Students from Wyandotte County who received semester honors included:
From Bonner Springs: Brooke Cooper, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School; Madison Epp, Bonner Springs High School; Joseph Merino, Basehor-Linwood High School; Noah Minshew, Mill Valley High School; and Kemberly Sanchez, Bonner Springs High School.
From Kansas City, Kan.: Absalom Bernal, Sumner Academy Arts and Science; Carli Bohrer, Tonganoxie High School; Branden Brown, Sumner Academy Arts and Science; Chelsea Buckner-Lyons, Harmon High School; Francisco Cardoza, Turner High School; Lindsay Chassay, Sumner Academy Arts and Science; Laura Clement, Piper High School; Brady Gooch, Piper High School; Madison Hays, Piper High School; Sandy Her, Wyandotte High School; Kathryn Hoit, Lansing High School; Anna Kucera, home-schooled student; Stephen Kucera, home-schooled student; T-Ying Lin, Mill Valley High School; Blake Martin, Piper High School; Sarah Morris, Lansing High School; Alexia Oehlert, Mill Valley High School; Ngainunmawi Sonna, Sumner Academy Arts and Science; Alexis Wilson, Bishop Ward High School; and Safiya Woodard, Sumner Academy Arts and Science.
A law enforcement vehicle was damaged in an accident on Tuesday on K-7 at Speaker Road. (Photo from KDOT)
Two accidents on K-7 on Tuesday resulted in injuries, according to Kansas Highway Patrol reports.
A trooper was injured in an accident at 3:07 p.m. Jan. 24 at K-7 near Speaker Road.
A 2002 Dodge Neon was northbound on K-7 and a 2015 Ford Explorer was westbound on I-70 on the ramp to K-7, when the two vehicles collided at an angle, according to the trooper’s report.
The driver of the Neon, a 17-year-old female from Tonganoxie, Kan., was injured and taken to the hospital, according to the report.
An 18-year-old woman from Bonner Springs who was in the Neon also was injured and taken to the hospital, the report stated. Another passenger in the Neon who was injured was a 4-year-old girl, according to the report.
The driver of the Ford Explorer, a 41-year-old man from Louisburg, Kan., sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital, according to KDOT and the report.
Another accident on K-7 at Parallel Parkway happened at 2:20 p.m. Jan. 24, according to a trooper’s report.
A 2004 Mercedes Benz was southbound on K-7 and made a left turn in front of a 2015 Ford F-250, the trooper’s report stated. The Mercedes Benz ran a red light at the intersection and was struck by the Ford truck, according to the trooper’s report.
The driver of the Mercedes Benz, a 64-year-old woman from Kansas City, Kan., was injured and taken to a hospital, the report stated.
The driver of the Ford truck, a 51-year-old man from Bonner Springs, was injured and taken to the hospital, the report stated.
