It’s “Meet the T-Bones” day at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas.
Fans are invited to meet and greet the Kansas City T-Bones manager and staff from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10, before an exhibition game at T-Bones Stadium, 1800 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas.
During the game, Kenzie Morrison, son of boxer Tommy Morrison, will promote his upcoming fight May 26 at T-Bones Stadium.
The game time is 7:05 p.m. tonight against Gary SouthShore RailCats.
The “Meet the T-Bones” promotion is open to the public. To meet the T-Bones, fans may enter through Gate B, walk through the third base side of the concourse and take the stairs to the field level.
Home opening night is May 22 when the T-Bones face Gary SouthShore at T-Bones Stadium at 7:05 p.m. For ticket information, call the box office at 913-328-5618.
Cole Forney, crash survivor, is appearing at a news conference today to talk about his injuries in a car crash. (Photo by William Crum)
by William Crum
Kansas officials want to remind you that you can save a life if you wear your seat belt. The reminder will be stronger starting on May 22, when state and local officers will give out tickets in a statewide seat belt crackdown campaign.
A “Click It Or Ticket” crackdown on motorists not wearing seat belt is being announced today.
A news conference is being held today at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, on the seat belt problem. The state of Kansas ranks near the bottom one-third for seat-belt usage in the United States. The national average for seat belt use is 90 percent, while in Kansas, the average in 2017 was 82 percent, according to a Kansas Department of Transportation news release.
Olivia Desmarais, trauma injury prevention specialist and registered nurse at University of Kansas Health System, today talked about her experiences treating patients who were in car crashes. (Photo by William Crum)
State and local law enforcement will be stepping up enforcement of the seat belt laws in a “Click It Or Ticket” campaign from May 21 to June 3.
There will be “no excuses” for not wearing a seat belt during this time. More than 150 law enforcement agencies plan to participate as part of a national campaign during the Memorial Day weekend, one of the busiest travel weekends.
Trooper Ben Gardner said this campaign is intended to save lives.
“We would be grateful if every occupant we observed was wearing their seat belt,” Gardner said. Wearing a seat belt is the easiest thing one can do to save a life, he added.
Almost half of the 359 crash deaths in 2017 in Kansas involved persons who were not wearing seat belts, according to officials. The number is higher – 56 percent – among young adults. The number is higher among 18-to-34-year-old pickup truck drivers and rural drivers.
“Seat belts save lives every day,” said Chris Bortz, Kansas Department of Transportation traffic safety program manager. “Our goal is 100 percent compliance. It doesn’t matter where you go, drivers need to buckle up for every ride, every time because a deadly crash can happen to anyone.”
Chris Bortz, KDOT traffic safety program manager, today said that drivers and passengers need to buckle up for every ride, because deadly crashes can happen to anyone. (Photo by William Crum)
Deron McAfee, 21, who had escaped from custody Monday evening near 106th and Parallel Parkway, was taken into custody on Wednesday evening without incident, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman.
The spokesman thanked the community for its help.
McAfee escaped on Monday while wearing handcuffs, according to police.
