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The Wichita City Council set a public hearing for Feb. 14 on a development planned for K-96 and Greenwich. The Developer GoodSports Enterprises, LLC, wants to build a $50 million multi-sport athletic complex and retail development. The developer wants to use STAR Bonds to pay for the project. The incentive would allow sales tax generated in the area to help pay for the development. The council did not approve the bonds yet, that decision would come after the public hearing. The council set the hearing for Tuesday morning Feb. 14, during the regular city council meeting.

A driver suffered serious injuries in a crash at West & K-96 Tuesday. Sedgwick County Sheriffs deputies say the woman was driving westbound on K-96 and exiting onto West street, but did not stop at the stop sign on the off ramp. Her car was struck by a northbound grain truck. Firefighters had to extract the woman and a young girl from the car. The 76-year-old driver was taken by EMS to Via Christi on St. Francis for treatment of potentially critical injuries. The 12-year-old girl was not injured.

Cabela's is now accepting applications for its Wichita store.  The store at K-96 and Greenwich is expected to open in the spring.  Cabela's will hire about 175 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees. If you are interested in applying, you must do it on Cabela's website.  Search the job number 1625BR and follow  the instructions. “The application process is open and we are in the process of scheduling interviews,” said Nathan Sukraw, general manager of the new store.

Wichita's four-legged friends now have a new place to run around and socialize with other dogs. The Murfin Dog Park opened Friday morning at K-96 and Hillside, right next to the Kansas Humane Society. The park is fenced off and has areas for different sized dogs. This is the city's second dog park. The other one is near MacArthur and Hydraulic. Photos from the event

Two people are injured following a one-vehicle accident just west of Wichita Sunday morning. According to our news partners at KFDI Radio, it happened just before 11 a.m. at K-96 and 151st Street West. When emergency crews arrived they found both people outside of a pick-up which had rolled over in the ditch. A 16-year-old girl was flown to a Wichita hospital. A 20-year-old man suffered serious injuries and was taken to the hospital by ambulance. The 20-year-old was driving the truck westbound on K-96.

The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating whether alcohol played a role in an early morning accident that happened at K-96 and 167th St. West. The KHP reports a Ford Taurus was traveling East on K-96 around 2:00am on Sunday.  The driver told troopers a Chevy Impala coming from the West tried to turn onto 167th St. West, pulling in front of the Taurus. The impact from the crash was strong enough to push both vehicles off the road, and into a field. The driver of the Impala died at the scene.

Four people are hospitalized, two of them in critical condition, after a semi fire along the Kansas Turnpike just north of the K-96 exit in East Wichita early Tuesday. Troopers say an SUV was pulling another SUV on a trailer when a tire blew, a semi following behind them didn't realize what was happening and crashed into the vehicles.  The semi's fuel tank burstopen, spilling gas everywhere and catching fire. All four victims were in the SUV at the time of the crash.  The semi driver was not hurt.

A Garden City woman dies in a crash Friday morning in Lane County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 44-year-old Patricia Cruz was driving west on K-96 east of Dighton just before 7:00, when her van drifted off the north side of the road. Investigators say Cruz over-corrected and the vehicle rolled multiple times, throwing Cruz from the car. Cruz was taken to a Lane County hospital where she died. Investigators say she was not wearing a seat belt. No one else was in the car and no other vehicles were involved in the accident.

Update: Wichita police say they'll have an update Friday on the investigation of a hidden camera found at the North Wichita YMCA. A member of the facility at K-96 and Woodlawn found the device in a locker room on Tuesday. According to the WPD Facebook page, officials will have a photograph of the device to release to the public as well as an update on the investigation. Stay with Eyewitness News for any updates. ------- Video voyeurism finds its way into a Wichita YMCA.  A member of the North Branch, off K-96 and Woodlawn, found the camera.  Police say it was in a locker room.  However, that's about all investigators can say, because details are scarce.

An accident on K-96 between Hydraulic and Hillside slowed traffic to a near standstill for over an hour Tuesday morning.  Five to six vehicles were involved in the crash, but no serious injuries were reported. Officials on the scene say the crash was caused by vehicles following too closely. Traffic was slow-going for a while, but everything is back to normal now.