Month: December 2021

At the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony

Mayor David Alvey spoke to those attending the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony on Friday night in front of Kansas City, Kansas, City Hall. The event also included a steeple lighting this year for six downtown area churches. There was a drive-through event before the lighting ceremony for children to see characters and receive goodie bags. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
More scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
More scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
More scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Mayor Alvey presented gifts to three families at the Mayor’s Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
More scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
More scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
More scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
More scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
More scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
More scenes from the Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony Friday night. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Victim in fatal traffic accident identified

The victim in the fatal traffic accident on Thursday outside Walmart, 10824 Parallel Parkway, has been identified.

A spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department stated that the victim was Lawrence Edward Walford, 82, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas.

He was struck by a vehicle as he was walking in the parking lot outside the store, according to police.

Walford was taken to a hospital, where he later died of his injuries, the spokesman stated.

A second victim who sustained serious injuries also was taken to the hospital, but has been released, according to the spokesman.

The driver of the vehicle, a 56-year-old woman, remains hospitalized in critical condition, the spokesman stated.

While the incident remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department Traffic Division, detectives believe there is nothing at this time to indicate that the accident was intentional, the spokesman stated.

Any witnesses or individuals with information regarding this case are urged to call the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477), police said.