Kansas City, Kan., police said four pedestrians were injured about 2:32 p.m. Jan. 30 in the 1300 block of Troup Avenue.
Preliminary reports are that a silver Mercedes traveling eastbound on Troup Avenue when the vehicle struck four persons. They were taken to the hospital with critical injuries, police said.
The four persons were said by some sources to be teens.
Police said the driver of the Mercedes remained at the scene.
The accident is under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit-Critical Collision Response Team.
The first-place winner in the Wyandotte County Spelling Bee Jan. 30 at Turner High School was Riley Wilson, right, of Edwardsville Elementary School. The second-place winner was David Spillman, center, of Turner Elementary; and the third-place winner was Layla Golubski, left, of Junction Elementary. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
by Mary Rupert
Edwardsville Elementary student Riley Wilson won the Wyandotte County Spelling Bee today at Turner High School.
Riley was the clear winner as all of the other students in the fourth round of the bee misspelled their words.
Riley spelled cabana and then a final word, knavery, correctly to win the annual contest.
Just before her win, Riley was awaiting her turn from her chair in the second row, where she was swinging her legs that did not quite touch the floor. She made quick work of her two words, calmly spelling them correctly to win the championship.
According to her family, Riley practices spelling a lot. She is planning to go on to the Regional Sunflower Spelling Bee March 7 in Hays, Kan.
Leading up to the win, other students in the final round misspelled finale, begonia, dungaree, jackal and prosecute.
Paula Hough, the emcee of the event, told the audience it was the first time in memory that everyone but one student in the final round of the county spelling bee missed their word. The final round of students, minus the winner, was called back to the podium to determine second and third places in a spell-off.
A little conference was held with spelling bee officials including Hough, Susan Reitemeyer, pronouncer, Elly Morris, spelling bee coordinator, and the two judges, Sen. Pat Pettey and Lisa Terrell, to discuss the rules. Then the bee proceeded with the second- and third-place categories.
Turner Elementary’s David Spillman correctly spelled foretell to win second place, while Layla Golubski of Junction Elementary, who correctly spelled corpse, won third place.
Some students battled their stage fright and tried to keep their concentration during the event by spelling out words on their fingers. A few were tapping their toes, shuffling their feet, and holding onto their hands tightly. During a practice round, they became accustomed to the procedures.
The 20 students in the contest were good spellers, as only two missed words in the first round. All of the students were champion spellers from their schools.
Some of the words they missed included cummerbund, totem, hibachi, discipline, saxophone, mahi-mahi, periscope, admiral, manicure, fidelity, and homonym.
Participating in the spelling bee, besides the three winners, were these students who are champions at their schools: Zaynab Zlitni, Bonner Springs Elementary; Jazmin Romo, Delaware Ridge Elementary; Katie Hammons, Robert E. Clark Middle School; Olufemi Furnace, White Church Elementary; Savannah Williams, Central Middle School; Christina Melching, Rosedale Middle School; Barbara Graber, Northwest Magnet School; Madilyn Peters, Arrowhead Middle School; Mason Lofton, Piper East Elementary School; Haili Wisener, Piper Middle School; Andrew (Drew) Collins, Christ the King School; Brennan Schroeder, St. Patrick School; Molly Mahoney, Resurrection Catholic School; Jack Mikel, Sixth Grade Academy (Turner district); Miranda Agustin-Sanchez, Midland Trail Elementary; Mariam Khan, Oak Grove Elementary; and Jocelyn Santos, Turner Middle School.
Wyandotte County Spelling Bee champion Riley Wilson of Edwardsville Elementary School was all alone at the podium after spelling her winning word correctly. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
The championship trophy was presented to Wyandotte County Spelling Bee winner Riley Wilson of Edwardsville Elementary at today’s spelling bee. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Before the Wyandotte County Spelling Bee started, champions from individual schools took their places on stage at Turner High School. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Before the Wyandotte County Spelling Bee started, champions from individual schools lined up to go on the stage at Turner High School. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
During a practice round at the Wyandotte County Spelling Bee, Savannah Williams of Central Middle School spelled a word. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Mason Lofton of Piper East Elementary School spelled a word during the practice round Jan. 30 at the Wyandotte County Spelling Bee. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Mariam Khan of Oak Grove Elementary spelled a word during the practice round at today’s Wyandotte County Spelling Bee. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
David Spillman, second-place winner in the Wyandotte County Spelling Bee, spelled a word during the practice round at today’s competition. Andrew (Drew) Collins, Christ the King School, in the background, awaits his turn. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Wyandotte County Spelling Bee officials and judges conferred about the rules during the spell-off. (Staff photo by Mary Rupert)
Jan. 25
Theft, 6300 block of Tauromee, Dodge Stratus, $2,000 value.
Theft, 2500 block of North 45th, Toyota Corolla, $1,000 value.
Jan. 24
Theft, shoplifting, 7800 block of State, store, two rings, necklace, $39.97 value.
Theft, 2800 block of Georgia, dirt bike, two four-wheelers, $3,000 value.
Burglary, criminal damage, 1700 block of Village West, clothing, purse, gift card, $370 value.
Burglary, criminal damage, 1700 block of Village West, GPS, five DVDs, clothing, $735 value.
Burglary to vehicle, criminal damage, 10400 block of Cabela Drive, three windows, $600 value.
Theft, 4900 block of Dixie Court, Toyota Avalon, $20,000 value.
Theft, criminal damage, 4200 block of Lathrop, Dodge Ram stolen, Hyundai Accent fender damaged, $11,200 value.
Theft, criminal damage, 3000 block of North 53rd, Jeep Cherokee stolen, vehicle window damaged, $1,600 value.
Theft, 1100 block of Grandview Boulevard, vehicle, $11,000 value.
Jan. 23
Theft, criminal damage to property, shoplifting, 10800 block of Parallel Parkway, 19 health and beauty items, two electronic equipment items, 19 health and beauty items recovered, $130.96 value.
Theft, shoplifting, 1800 block of Village West Parkway, 10 purses, $3,193 value.
Theft, 4200 block of North 79th, currency, $1,500 value.
Burglary, criminal damage, 2000 block of North 1st, television, door frame, $350 value.
Burglary, 800 block of Vermont, eight items of jewelry, currency, three pairs of shoes, $6,940 value.
Theft, 2300 block of Birch Drive, Chevy Sebring stolen and recovered, $8,000 value.
Theft, 3000 block of North 47th Terrace, GMC Envoy, $10,000 value.
Theft, 3300 block of North 66th, Chevy Malibu, purses, identification, $10,101 value.
Theft, 700 block of North 74th, Jeep Patriot, $15,000 value.
Theft, 3400 block of Dover, vehicle, $2,000 value.
Theft, 1000 block of Reynolds, automobile, $2,000 value.
Jan. 22
Theft, shoplifting, 1800 block of Village West Parkway, store, four ball caps, stolen and recovered, $160 value.
Theft, shoplifting, 1800 block of Village West Parkway, store, men’s silver watch stolen and recovered, men’s gold watch stolen, $400 value.
Burglary, 1200 block of Sandusky, clothes, $220 value.
Theft, 8900 block of Parallel Parkway, Plymouth Voyager, driver’s license, card, $2,031 value.
Theft, auto, 8900 block of Parallel Parkway, Dodge Grand Caravan, $1,200 value.
Jan. 20
Criminal use of financial card, 700 block of Hollywood Casino Boulevard, cash, $1,580 value.
Jan. 18
Forgery, 7600 block of State, bank check, $480 value.
Jan. 17
Theft, 2800 block of New Jersey, jeep Cherokee, $7,000 value.
Jan. 12
Identity theft, theft, 1500 block of West 39th Avenue, cash, $438 value.
Kansas City, Kan., police reports
Jan. 22
Theft, shoplifting, 10800 block of Parallel Parkway, store, espresso machine stolen and recovered, $199 value.
Aggravated burglary, 3000 block of Puckett Road.
Theft, 1900 block of North 2nd, Juniper Gardens, 14 copper line sets, $9,800 value.
Burglary, criminal damage, 1500 block of Richmond, window, television, video game system, $2,180 value.
Burglary, 400 block of North 83rd Place, laptop, television, tablet, $400 value.
Jan. 21
Theft, 1500 block of Tauromee, trailer, $1,200 value.
Burglary, criminal damage, 7300 block of State, two televisions, game console, $1,200 value.
Jan. 20
Theft, 700 block of Southwest Boulevard, vehicle, $1,500 value.
Jan. 17
Forgery, theft, 5200 block of Georgia, check, $948 value.
Burglary, auto, 13000 block of Nebraska Court, speakers, box with port, $2,250 value.
Nov. 30
Theft, 600 block of North 37th, Mercury Sable, $2,000 value.
Kansas City, Kan., police reports
Jan. 21
Aggravated burglary, 1600 block of Rosedale Drive.
Burglary, 1700 block of North 51st Terrace, mountain bike, television converter boxes, $210 value.
Attempted auto theft, 200 block of South 11th, vehicle ignition, vehicle door, cell phone, $325 value.
Theft, 4900 block of Dixie Lane, Hyundai Accent, stolen and recovered, $4,000 value.
Theft, 1000 block of Barnett, Dodge 1500 stolen and recovered, $5,000 value.
Jan. 20
Burglary, 3000 block of Powell, currency, $185 value.
Jan. 19
Burglary to auto, criminal damage, 300 block of North 33rd, radio, dash trim, car radio cables, $350 value.
Theft, 11000 block of Delaware, trailer, men’s clothing, hand truck, $5,800 value.
Jan. 14
Theft, South 49th and Gibbs, saxophone, $1,564 value.
