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The two right lanes of westbound I-435 and the ramp to southbound U.S. 69 stayed closed for much of Friday night as authorities investigated.
Police identified Cynthia Aziere, of Lee's Summit, as the deceased in the Friday crash involving four vehicles at US-69 and I-435.
Troopers say a Kansas City, Kansas man, 43, drove off the right side of the highway for an unknown reason Monday morning and struck a pillar of the Lone Elm Road bridge.
Firefighting crews from Overland Park and Olathe arrived mid-morning Tuesday to heavy smoke and fire damaging a home near 127th and Quivira.
Overland Park firefighters worked for more than two hours to extinguish a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 435 near Quivira Road on Tuesday evening. Firefighters were called to the westbound lanes of I-435 at 5:14 p.m. and arrived to find smoke from the back of a FedEx Ground tractor-trailer. Crews unloaded much of the trailer's cargo in order to fully extinguish the fire. Firefighters had to unload much of a semi trailer to access and extinguish a fire during last evening's rush hour on W.B. I-435 near Quivira. No injuries, but significant traffic delays. Thanks JoCo MED-ACT for rehab assistance in the heat. pic.twitter.com/CHWMhwUHD6. — Overland Park Fire Department (@OverlandParkFD) September 2, 2026. Since there are no fire hydrants along the highway, a water tanker was brought in from a station in southern Overland Park to assist in providing more water to the scene. The fire and subsequent response caused significant traffic delays, with the remnants of the scene not being removed until after 9 p.m. Due to the hot weather, Johnson County Med-Act crews assisted with keeping firefighters healthy and hydrated on the highway. No injuries were reported.
Overland Park Fire officials say a house fire Tuesday morning was caused by carelessly discarded smoking materials in the home’s garage. In a statement Tue
Overland Park Police took Kaiden Jimenez, 20, into custody this week, and he now faces extradition to Leavenworth County where a deadly wreck occurred in April 2025.
Investigators say they found shell casings and are looking for possible suspects. Nobody was reported injured after the incident which occurred Friday afternoon.
Lenexa police and firefighters continued allowed traffic to pass the scene near Renner Boulevard until a tow truck could remove a crashed SUV from the highway.
By: Mike Frizzell
A 19-year-old man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after the crash on eastbound I-435 near State Line Road.
