Crashes slow traffic on I-70 Another crash was on eastbound I-70 near 72nd Street in Kansas City, Kan., on Thursday morning Aug. 25. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert) Traffic was backed up on eastbound I-70 near 72nd Street in Kansas City, Kan., on Thursday morning, Aug. 25, because of three crashes on I-70. Heavy rains fell Thursday morning. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)