Two accidents were reported on eastbound I-70 near the 57th Street exit about 5:20 a.m. Friday, March 9, according to Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s reports.
In the first accident, a Chrysler Pacifica changed lanes to the left and a Chevy Trailblazer changed lanes to the right into another lane in between the two vehicles about the same time, and the Pacifica struck the Trailblazer, according to the trooper’s report.
The driver of the Trailblazer, a 57-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, was injured and taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated.
The driver of the Pacifica, a 28-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, was not injured, the report stated.
Another accident occurred shortly afterward on eastbound I-70 near the 57th Street exit, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.
A Nissan Murano struck the right guardrail, the trooper’s report stated.
The driver of the Murano, a 26-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, resident, was injured and taken to a hospital, the report stated.
Rain chances Saturday. (National Weather Service graphic) Rain chances Sunday. (National Weather Service graphic)
There’s a spring feeling in the air in Wyandotte County today, as students start spring break in the Kansas City, Kansas, the Turner school district students have a day off, and temperatures rise to a high near 60.
Today could be the best weather day of the weekend. Saturday has a 30 percent chance of rain in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
A cold front will move through the area sometime after sunrise Sunday, forecasters said. Look for temperatures to fall into the 40s on Sunday, with rain also in the forecast Saturday night and Sunday. Late Saturday night and early Sunday also has a chance of snow flurries.
After the cold front moves through, expect a few days of below normal temperatures, the weather service said. After that the weather warms up in the midweek.
Sunny skies are in today’s forecast with an east southeast wind of 7 to 10 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, the low will be about 32 with mostly clear skies and an east northeast wind of 5 to 10 mph, according to the weather service.
Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain afternoon, the weather service said. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 56, and an east wind of 6 mph.
Saturday night, there is a 40 percent chance of rain before 5 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow. The low will be around 35 with mostly cloudy skies. An east northeast wind of 6 to 9 mph will become northwest after midnight. Less than a tenth of an inch of precipitation is expected.
Sunday, there is a 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon, the weather service said. The high will be near 44 with a north wind of 9 to 14 mph, gusting as high as 21 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of precipitation is possible.
Sunday night, the low will be around 29 with mostly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.
Monday, the high will be near 47 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.
Monday night, the low will be around 28 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, the high will be near 50 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, the low will be around 28 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, the high will be near 56 with sunny skies, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, the low will be around 36 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.
Thursday, the high will be near 61 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.
Attending a $10,000 check presentation from the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma to the Wyandotte County Museum today were, left to right, Edwardsville Mayor John McTaggart, Rebecca Meditz, president of the Wyandotte County Historical Society and Museum, Unified Government Commissioner Mike Kane, Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma Chief Billy Friend, Kansas City, Kansas, Unified Government Mayor David Alvey, Unified Government Commissioner Melissa Bynum and Wyandotte County Museum Director Trish Schurkamp. (Staff photo)
Preserving the future of their past has been one of the themes of the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma, according to Chief Billy Friend.
As part of that historical preservation effort, today the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma presented the Wyandotte County Museum a check for $10,000. The museum is located at 126th and State Avenue inside the Wyandotte County Park at Bonner Springs.
Friend said one of his goals as a tribal leader is to make sure the next generations of the Wyandotte Nation know their history. For the past 10 years or more, he has brought busloads of Wyandottes to the museum to learn about their history, he said.
The Wyandottes were here primarily from 1843 through 1867, when the group split and some of the Wyandotte Nation moved to Oklahoma.
“This is an important part of our history,” Friend said. The period of 1843 through 1867 also was an important part of the history of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, and included the Civil War years. Those 24 years had a strong effect on the tribe, and there was a split in the Wyandotte Nation that occurred during those years, he said.
“Thank you for all you have done in helping us preserve the future of our past,” Friend said in presenting the check today.
The donation of $10,000 was presented on behalf of the tribe and the 7th Street Casino, which is located in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, at 7th and Ann Avenue.
Mayor David Alvey, who received the check with Museum Director Trish Schurkamp, expressed his thanks to Chief Friend and the Wyandotte Nation.
The circumstances that brought the Wyandottes to this area were not happy, and were fairly brutal, Alvey said, but “sometimes great things come from that, and your presence here now and your friendship here now is a great thing.”
“Today we are being honored by the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma and Chief Billy Friend,” Schurkamp said. Over the past years, the friendship that the museum and the Wyandotte Nation has built has prided itself on honesty, trust and stability, she said.
“I am and will forever be humbled by this alliance,” Schurkamp said.
Schurkamp said the $10,000 check will not be used for museum operations, but will go to a special Wyandotte County Museum fund that will help to fund exhibits and museum needs.
