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A car struck the bridge concrete barrier at 1:38 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, on eastbound I-70 near the Park Drive exit. According to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, a Mitsubishi Eclipse was eastbound in the left lane of I-70 when the driver swerved to the right and crossed three lanes, hitting the bridge concrete barrier. The 24-year-old driver, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, had a possible minor injury and was taken to the hospital, according to the trooper’s report.

A car show fundraiser is planned from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at 1110 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The event is a fundraiser for the Community Baptist Church of Kansas City, which is across the street from the parking lot. Funds are being raised to renovate the church. Admission to the show car is $5. The cost is $25 to register a vehicle in the car show. There will be prizes for best in show, originality, best paint job and best sound system. For more information, call 913-296-1468.

A car ran into a barrier wall while trying to avoid a semi on westbound I-70 at 10:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report. A Pontiac Grand Prix was westbound on I-70 when it made an avoiding maneuver to keep from hitting a semi, the trooper’s report stated. Then the car hit the inside barrier wall, the trooper’s report stated. The driver, a 38-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman, was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the trooper’s report.

A car overturned this morning on U.S. 73 near Parallel Parkway, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report. The accident happened at 6:17 a.m. May 1. A Saturn northbound on U.S. 73 tried to avoid an unknown vehicle, and the driver of the Saturn lost control, according to the trooper’s report. The Saturn then entered the median and overturned, the report stated. The driver of the Saturn, a 32-year-old Lawrence man, was taken to the hospital with a possible injury, according to the report.

A car overturned in a crash at 3:29 p.m. Saturday while merging onto I-70 east from Minnesota Avenue and Washington Boulevard, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report. A 20-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man lost control of a Toyota Corolla, ran off the road to the right, struck the bridge railing and overturned, according to the report. It was raining on Saturday. The driver was taken to a hospital with a possible minor injury, the report stated.

A Nissan 370 Z was westbound on I-70 east of the Bonner Springs exit when it started to hydroplane on Monday morning, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report. The driver lost control of the vehicle and the Nissan slid off the road into the right ditch. It went down a steep embankment, hitting milepost sign 226, a Kansas Turnpike Authority fence, and trees, before coming to rest, the trooper’s report stated. The driver, a 33-year-old Lawrence, Kan., woman, was not injured, the report stated. A passenger in the Nissan, a 16-year-old Lawrence, Kan., girl, was injured and taken…

A 2003 Mercury was southbound on I-35 south of Southwest Boulevard at 5:50 a.m. Dec. 5 when the driver lost control, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report. The Mercury hit the inside barrier wall, the trooper’s report stated. A 33-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman driving the vehicle had a possible injury and was taken to the hospital, according to the report.

Some Fairfax industrial district roads were closed after a Kansas City, Mo., police chase ended in an accident with a semi at 7th and Sunshine Road, Kansas City, Kan. According to a Kansas City, Mo., police spokeswoman, it all started when officers were notified of a suspicious car and occupant call in the 5800 block of Kenwood in Kansas City, Mo., at 10:49 a.m. today. Officers saw four suspects jump into a vehicle that matched the description of the suspicious car, the spokeswoman stated. Officers tried to stop the vehicle, but the suspects shot at the police officers, disabling an…

Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree answered questions today about the filing of capital murder charges. (Staff photo) Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree today filed capital murder charges against three persons. Two of the three, Javier Alatorre and Hugo Villanueva-Morales, were charged with capital murder in connection with the Tequila KC bar shootings at 1013 Central Ave. on Oct. 6, in which four persons died and others were injured. A third person, Ismael Caballero, was charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths of three persons at 29 N. Mill St. on Dec. 29. Javier Alatorre Hugo Villanueva-Morales…

Former Oakland A’s slugger Jose Canseco warmed up for a home run contest following the T-Bones’ 5-3 win over the St. Paul Saints Sunday by blasting several softballs over two fences and into a parking lot, then joined former major league stars, from left, first baseman David Segui, a product of Bishop Ward and Kansas City Kansas Community College; Canseco; Baltimore and Royals pitcher Mike Boddicker; and Royals Hall of Fame second baseman Frank White, currently a coach with the T-Bones. Segui and Boddicker also managed teams in a Celebrity Softball Game which ended in an 8-8 deadlock and…