Month: January 2019

SUV overturns in I-70 crash

A sport utility vehicle overturned in a crash on Jan. 1, shortly after the new year began, on eastbound I-70 near the 18th Street Expressway in Kansas City, Kansas.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Nissan Armada was eastbound when a black sedan cut it off about 12:35 a.m. Jan 1.

The Armada swerved to the left, the driver lost control and struck the barrier wall, overturning and coming to rest on the passenger side, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver, a 31-year-old woman from Independence, Missouri, was taken to a hospital with a possible minor injury, the report stated.

A 16-year-old female passenger from Independence, Missouri, also was taken to a hospital with a possible minor injury, according to the report.

The two occupants of the SUV were not wearing safety restraints, according to the trooper’s report.

Today’s high to be in mid-30s

National Weather Service graphic

A little light freezing drizzle has now left the Kansas City area, and the rest of today is expected to be dry.

The next chance for widespread precipitation will be late Sunday night into Monday morning, when rain is expected, according to the National Weather Service.

The temperature was 24 with a wind chill of 14 at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Today’s high will be near 35, the weather service said. Clouds will gradually clear after mid-morning. There will be a west southwest wind of 7 to 10 mph.

Tonight, it will be clear with a low of 22 and a west southwest wind of 3 to 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be sunny with a high near 47 and a southwest wind of 3 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 27 and a southwest wind of 3 to 5 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be sunny with a high near 51 and a west southwest wind of 3 to 6 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 30, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 53, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 33, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 54, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 44, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 56, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 32, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 50, the weather service said.

KCK resident shoots self in stomach while celebrating

A Kansas City, Kansas, man accidentally shot himself in the stomach while preparing to celebrate the new year, according to a social media post from the police chief.

Although celebratory gunfire and discharging guns here is illegal, the man was preparing to shoot a .22 caliber handgun at midnight to celebrate the new year, according to the police chief’s post.

When the man placed the gun on the couch, it accidentally went off, hitting him in the stomach, according to the chief. The police chief stated that the man is expected to recover.