Category: Overland Park

Injury-accident reported on I-35

An injury-accident was reported at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, on northbound I-35 at Lamar, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.

Three vehicles were traveling north on I-35, when two slowed for congested traffic, according to the trooper’s report. An Acura passenger car struck the rear of a Toyota passenger car that was pushed into the rear of a Chrysler passenger car, according to the report.

The trooper’s report stated the accident occurred in Wyandotte County.

A 20-year-old Overland Park, Kan., woman who was a passenger in the Toyota car was injured and taken to a hospital, the report stated.

No other injuries were reported.

The driver of the Acura car was a 24-year-old man from Overland Park, Kan.

The driver of the Toyota car was a 20-year-old woman from Overland Park. Other passengers in the Toyota included a 22-year-old woman from Overland Park; a 21-year-old woman from Overland Park; and a 20-year-old woman from Overland Park, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Chrysler car was a 66-year-old man from Overland Park.

Kansas City, Mo., man indicted for robbing Overland Park bank

A Kansas City man was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of robbing a bank in Overland Park, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Ryan Michael Cothern, 41, Kansas City, Mo., is charged with an Oct. 3, 2107, robbery at U.S. Bank at 9900 W. 87th St. in Overland Park, Kan.

It is alleged Cothern handed a clerk his cell phone on which he had written a memo saying, “Put the 50s and the 100s in the bag. Do not put the dye pack in the bag. You follow these instructions and no one gets hurt and we can all go home.” Cothern was arrested shortly after the robbery when an Overland Park police officer stopped him in the 8300 block of Melrose Street.

If convicted, Cothern faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine up to $250,000. The Overland Park Police Department and the FBI investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Catania is prosecuting.

Sporting KC signs 15-year-old

Sporting Kansas City announced on Friday the signing of 15-year-old forward Gianluca Busio as a homegrown player.

Busio’s MLS contract runs through 2020 with options for 2021 and 2022.

At 15 years and 89 days, Busio becomes the second-youngest player all-time to sign an MLS contract and the youngest active player in Major League Soccer.

“Gianluca (Busio) is a very talented player who has the opportunity to progress along our professional pathway from the Academy to the first team,” Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes said in a news release. “He fits our style of play, has great vision on the field and can score goals from several different positions. As Gianluca continues to develop, the structure of our club will allow him to take steps toward his objective of playing at the top level for Sporting KC in the future.”

“This is a dream come true, and I could not be more grateful,” Busio said. “Since I was a kid, I always dreamed of being a professional soccer player, so I want to thank Peter Vermes and the Sporting Kansas City organization for giving me this opportunity. From the day I arrived in Kansas City, they have made me feel like part of the family.”

A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Busio joined the Sporting KC Academy last fall from the North Carolina Fusion, where he competed for the U-14s and U-16s during the 2015-16 Development Academy campaign. He currently attends Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas.