Kellogg

Traffic on west bound Kellogg at the I-135 interchange is shut down Sunday afternoon after a load of hay on a truck catches fire. Emergency responders first learned about the hay fire shortly before 1:00pm. All west-bound traffic is being diverted onto I-135 until the fire buns out. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area.

A mother and her new baby boy are doing well after an overnight delivery on the side of the highway.  Jeff and Ashley Kane were on their way from El Dorado to Wichita because Ashley was in labor.  But, they only made it to Kellogg & the Turnpike before baby McCale decided it was time to come out. Jeff called 911 and pulled over, but McCale was already born by the time an ambulance arrived.  Jeff took off his shirt to make sure...

Two people are killed, another hospitalized after a crash in E. Wichita early this morning. It happened at Kellogg and Webb Road just after 3:00 am. Police at the scene say a pickup was speeding when it slammed into a utility pole. The truck hit with so much force, it ripped off the passenger side of the truck, and the roof. "The speeds were estimated anywhere from 65 to 90 miles per hour at the time impact," said Wichita Police Lieutenant Joe Schroeder. Two passengers, ages 50 and 34, were thrown from the pickup and pronounced dead at the scene.

Wichita police are looking for a 20-year-old man who reportedly rammed his car into another car that his ex-wife was in. The 18-year-old ex-wife was one of two women in a car driven by a 30-year-old man. Police say, at around 7:30 Thursday evening, that car was rammed from behind near Kellogg and Hillside by a pickup driven by the woman's ex-husband. The woman warned the driver not to stop. But, the pickup pulled in front of the car, slowed down and forced the driver to stop.

After a lengthy debate, Sedgwick County Commissioners approve $11.6 million to improve the interchanges at Kellogg and I-235.  The funding passed in a 3-2 vote with Commissioners Karl Peterjohn and Richard Ranzau voting against it. Peterjohn and Ranzau both feel the funding is the responsibility of the city. Peterjohn says it's not fair that other county projects won't happen so they can fund what he considers a city project.  Ranzau says the city has the money but is choosing to spend it elsewhere.  He says the millions being spent on a 13th street bridge to connect to I-235 isn't a priority and the money instead should go towards the interchages at Kellogg.

One person is killed, another is seriously injured in a two vehicle accident in downtown Wichita Friday night. It happened right around 10:30 at Kellogg and Sycamore. That's in the Central Business District. Fire district shut down traffic in the eastbound and westbound lanes of Kellogg for a while Friday night.

A Kansas Department of Transportation project for bridge repairs on four K-96 bridges will begin Saturday, August 4 and a ramp from Kellogg will close for 10 days. The bridges are located in east Wichita and include the Central and 127th Street E. bridges over K-96 plus the eastbound and westbound K-96 bridges over Kellogg. The eastbound Kellogg ramp to westbound K-96 closure will begin Saturday and continue for 10 days while repairs are made on the westbound K-96 bridge over Kellogg.

It's known as one of the worst interchanges in Wichita and in the future could get a complete overhaul.  The process is underway to reconstruct the interchange of I-235 and Kellogg. The public was invited to a meeting Wednesday night. Design concepts were unveiled on how to deal with traffic congestion, safety issues and improving overall traffic operations in the area. "I don't think they have a choice if the the west side if going to grow and traffic is going to move," says resident Myron Ewi who drives the interchange twice a day. The project will be divided into four phases.  The first phase would build an elevated flyover ramp connecting northbound I-235 to westbound Kellogg.  It would also provide a two lane flyover ramp for southbound I-235 to eastbound Kellogg.  Phase two would provide flyover ramps connecting eastbound Kellogg to northbound I-235 and westbound Kellogg to southbound I-235.

A driver is hurt following a brief police chase overnight near Towne West. The chase started about 11:30 Wednesday night at Maple and Tracy. A Sedgwick County deputy tried to stop a driver in an SUV for a tag violation. Officials say the driver sped off, and crashed into a retaining wall a half mile later at Kellogg and Tracy. The driver then fled on foot across Kellogg. About 45 minutes later, Sedgwick County deputies and Wichita police found the driver in the 4200 block of W. Irving.

Watch out if you live near the area surrounding Lincoln and Woodlawn.   Police say someone is slashing people's tires. Wichita police say in beat 36 there were 20 cases in August.  Those boundaries include Woodlawn to Kellogg south to Harry to Webb Road.  And in beat 35, police say there were nine cases in August.  Those boundaries include Mt. Vernon to Oliver to Kellogg to Governor. Police say the tires are being slashed during the overnight hours.  If you see anything suspicious in those area, police ask you call 911.