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Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Yahoo
Missing 14-year-old boy hit, killed by car on I-70 in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City police have announced that a missing 14-year-old was hit and killed by a car on Interstate 70 early Thursday morning. According to the Kansas City Police Department, at about 3 a.m., Mario Myers was last seen walking in the area of East 39th Street and Bales Avenue. 13-year-old girl reported missing in Raymore, police say In the original report, police said he was in need of 'immediate medical attention.' However, hours after police released their missing persons report, they confirmed that Mario had been the victim of a deadly crash on I-70. According to , at about 4:30 a.m., an hour-and-a-half after Mario was last seen, KCPD received reports of a car that had hit a pedestrian walking down one of the lanes of the highway. Pedestrian dead after crash on I-70 Thursday morning The crash closed the eastbound lanes of I-70, past U.S. 40 Highway, and the ramp from U.S. 40 Highway to eastbound I-70 for about two hours. The driver of the car, a Chevrolet Malibu, was not injured in the crash. Police said the driver stopped immediately, remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. This is a developing story. Stay tuned to FOX4 News for the latest updates and information. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Yahoo
Victim in I-70 crash identified as missing Kansas City teen
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Interstate 70 has been reopened after a deadly crash near U.S. 40 Highway Thursday morning. Kansas City police identified the victim as Mario Myers, a . The eastbound lanes of I-70 past U.S. 40 Highway and the ramp from 40 Highway to eastbound I-70 were closed for about two hours. Download WDAF+ for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV The crash was reported just after 4:30 a.m. KCPD said Myers was hit by an eastbound Chevrolet Malibu while walking in one of the lanes. Myers was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Malibu was not injured. Police said the driver stopped immediately, remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. This is a developing story. FOX4 will update this story as updates become available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
2 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
I-70 shut down in both directions in Colorado due to a battle against an Eagle County wildfire
Colorado transportation officials have closed Interstate 70 west of Vail in both directions. It happened early Wednesday evening near Wolcott. The interstate was closed east of Gypsum and west of Avon. At 5:15 p.m. a large number of cars could be seen backed up on I-70 in the area of the closure. So far it's not clear how big the wildfire is or if any structures are threatened.
CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
1 dead, 2 injured after shooting on I-70 in Frederick County
A man is dead, and two others were injured after a shooting on I-70 in Frederick County on Saturday evening, according to Maryland State Police. Around 11:55 p.m. on June 14, troopers responded to the 600 block of Lakeview Drive in Mount Airy for a report of a shooting on eastbound I-70, just before Maryland Route 27. When they arrived, they found a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck at the scene. Eduardo Alexander Alvarado Urrea, 20, of Silver Spring, and five others had been inside the pickup truck at the time of the shooting. Urrea was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, whose identity is not being released at this time, was taken to a trauma center with gunshot injuries. One passenger was evaluated at the scene but declined medical treatment. The three other individuals reported no injuries. A preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were struck by gunfire from another vehicle while traveling east on I-70, not long after leaving an event at the Frederick Fairgrounds. Police are asking anyone with dashcam footage on eastbound I-70 in Frederick County between 11:30 p.m. and midnight to contact the Frederick Barrack at 301-600-4150. Anyone with information on the shooting is also asked to contact police. Recent road-rage shootings in Maryland On June 6, a Baltimore County man was arrested on drug and gun charges after an alleged road-rage incident in Baltimore County. That incident happened on I-695. The suspect, 26-year-old Travis Thomas, is accused of pointing a firearm at a driver and passenger during a road-rage interaction on the outer loop of I-695 before I-95 on June 4. The victim and passenger were not harmed in the incident. After identifying Thomas as the suspect, investigators located Thomas at his job in Harford County and executed search warrants. During the search, they found a loaded gun and suspected cocaine packaged for distribution. A second search warrant at Thomas' home in Dundalk led to the recovery of two more guns and suspected cocaine. Thomas faces two counts of felony assault, misdemeanor assault, and using a firearm during a felony. He is also charged with having a loaded handgun in his vehicle and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime in Harford County. In January, a man was charged after an early morning road-rage shooting in Frederick County. Just after 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 10, MSP troopers received a call about a shooting in progress on westbound Route 340 near the Jefferson area. The caller told police they were being followed and shot at by the driver of a gray Volkswagen. The victims of the shooting, who were driving a red GMC Yukon, were not identified but are safe and did not sustain injuries. In February, two men were arrested in separate road-rage incidents in Baltimore and Prince George's Counties.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Mo. drivers brace for delays as construction begins on I-70
MISSOURI – Construction is underway on Interstate 70 as part of the 'Statewide Improve I-70 Program,' aimed at adding a third lane to the busy interstate. The project, which costs $600 million, focuses on the stretch from Warrenton to Wentzville. Drivers can expect nightly right lane closures from Highway 47 in Warrenton to the St. Charles County line, west of Foristell, through September. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The construction is part of a broader effort to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion on Interstate 70, a major thoroughfare in the region. The addition of a third lane is expected to accommodate the increasing volume of vehicles and enhance safety for commuters. While the construction is ongoing, drivers are experiencing added slowdowns, particularly during the nightly lane closures. All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KTVI. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat from a broadcast script into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KTVI staff before being published. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
