Author: Ward

Semi accident reported on I-635

A semi truck accident was reported at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, on northbound I-635 at K-5 highway north in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.

A Honda Accord was northbound on I-635 while the Freightliner semi hauling a trailer was also northbound in the next lane.

The semi activated its turn signal and tried to change lanes, then it sideswiped the Honda, forcing the Honda to go around the front of the semi, the trooper’s report stated. The Honda was pushed off the roadway onto the left shoulder, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the semi, a 37-year-old Excelsior Springs, Missouri, man, had no apparent injury, the report stated.

The driver of the Honda, a 56-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man, had a possible injury, the trooper’s report stated.

A passenger in the Honda, a 31-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, was taken to the hospital with a possible minor injury, according to the trooper’s report.

KCKCC to hold Candle Lighting Ceremony today

Kansas City Kansas Community College will hold its 98th annual Candle Lighting Ceremony at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the KCKCC Performing Arts Center, 7250 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

The ceremony is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed on the KCKCC Facebook and Vimeo accounts.


The 98th-Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony is at 11 a.m. Nov. 30 in the KCKCC Performing Arts Center, 7250 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

The ceremony will highlight students in the music and theater departments as well as KCKCC Foundation scholarship donors and recipients.


Among the groups performing will be the national award-winning KCKCC Jazz Band, The Standard Vocal Jazz Ensemble and the Blue Devil Funk Band. In addition, there will be a special video showcase recognizing foundation scholarship recipients and videos from the KCKCC Pioneer Career Center (PCC) and the Dr. Thomas R. Burke Technical Education Center (TEC).


This year’s keynote speaker will be Joseph Straws, a graduate of KCKCC.