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Motorcycle accident reported on I-635

A motorcycle collided with a car at 6:24 p.m. Monday, Labor Day, according to a crash log from the Kansas Highway Patrol.

The accident happened on southbound I-635 near Orville Avenue, according to the trooper’s report.

A Harley-Davidson motorcycle was southbound on I-635 and a Toyota Camry was southbound in another I-635 lane, the trooper’s report stated.

The Camry made a lane change and the motorcyclist initiated an avoidance maneuver, according to the trooper’s report. Then the driver fell off the motorcycle, according to the report. The motorcycle then struck the Camry, the trooper’s report stated.

The motorcyclist, a 60-year-old man from Olathe, Kansas, was taken to a hospital with a possible minor injury, the report stated. The trooper’s report stated the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet.

The driver of the Camry, a 32-year-old woman from Fort Worth, Texas, had no apparent injury, according to the trooper’s report.

Today’s public meetings

KCK school board to meet Sept. 7

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. According to a meeting notice, the special meeting will be held at the law offices of McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips, 10 E. Cambridge Circle Drive, Suite 300, Kansas City, Kansas. According to the meeting notice, the board will consider taking action on the human resources report and recommendations; review the building needs assessment; recess to a closed executive session for consultation with its attorney on matters that are deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship; and board development.

BPU to meet Sept. 7

The Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. On the agenda for the regular meeting are a public comment time; a presentation by Groundwork Northeast Revitalization Group Inc.; general manager and staff reports; July financial report; a customer service quarterly update; miscellaneous comments and board comments.


The public may join the board meetings, and also may access the meetings through the telephone to listen in or through the internet, through Zoom meeting. Board meetings are held at the board offices at 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. To hear the meeting through Zoom, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724. To access through the telephone, call toll-free 1-888-475-4499. The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

KCK school board to meet Sept. 7

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7.

According to a meeting notice, the special meeting will be held at the law offices of McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips, 10 E. Cambridge Circle Drive, Suite 300, Kansas City, Kansas.

According to the meeting notice, the board will consider taking action on the human resources report and recommendations; review the building needs assessment; recess to a closed executive session for consultation with its attorney on matters that are deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship; and board development.