Month: October 2021

Victim of fatal crash near 57th and Kaw Drive identified

The victim of a fatal crash Monday, Oct. 11, in the 6700 block of Kaw Drive has been identified.

The victim was Austin W. Irwin, 24, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, a police spokesman stated. Two vehicles were involved in the crash.

The driver of the other vehicle was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries and was later discharged, according to police.

The incident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Traffic Division. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Police seek information about Oct. 10 homicide

Kansas City, Kansas, police are seeking information about a homicide on Sunday, Oct. 10, in the 2100 block of West 43rd Street.

Officers responded to the location at 3:42 a.m. Oct. 10 on a shooting report, a spokesman stated.

They found evidence of a crime but were unable to locate a victim. At about 7 a.m., officers were contacted by detectives with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department advising them that a shooting victim had presented himself at a local hospital, the spokesman stated.

The victim later died from his injuries. Detectives later were able to confirm that the individual was the shooting victim from the West 43rd Street call, according to the spokesman.

Detectives with the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Major Case Unit are encouraging anyone with information related to this case to contact the Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477) or KCCrimestoppers.com. All tips remain anonymous, the spokesman stated.

Online students from KCK receive scholarships from K-State

Kansas City area students were among nearly 100 online students at Kansas State University who received scholarships for the fall semester.

The scholarships ranged from $300 to $1,000 each and totaled $50,300.

The students are predominantly adults attending classes part-time while balancing work and family responsibilities. The scholarships are available to part-time and full-time students to provide more individuals the opportunity to earn a degree at their own pace.

Among the online students from the Kansas City area who received scholarships were Anoud Aljbour, senior, elementary education, Maurine Allison O’Bannon Memorial Scholarship; Daniel Bauer, junior, food science and industry, College of Agriculture Scholarship for Distance Education Students; and Haley Foral, master’s student in teaching, Global Campus Scholarship for Distance Education Students.