Kellogg

An accident, then a fight stops traffic on a busy Wichita road. A car and a motorcycle were merging onto westbound Kellogg earlier tonight, when they crashed into each other. This happened near Hydraulic, just west of I-135. The motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. A pair of fights broke out at the scene, first between other bikers and the driver of the car. Then again when family members arrived on the scene. One person was arrested. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

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.

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.

Two people are in the hospital after a rollover crash east of downtown Wichita.  Police say an officer was running radar on Kellogg and saw the car going around 90 miles per hour around 10:30 pm Monday. The officer tried to catch up with the car, but lost it.  The officer found the car crashed around an hour later on the southbound ramp to I-135 from Kellogg. Police say the car rolled several times and struck a highway sign. Two people were taken to the hospital where they are listed in serious condition.

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.

Someone tied up a Wichita woman with electrical cords Monday night.  A man walked into Friendly Oil Field on east Kellogg around nine o'clock.  Police say that's when the man tied the woman up with power cords.  He then stole an unknown amount of property and fled. The woman was able to free herself and call police.  The case is now under investigation.

Traffic is down to one lane on Eastbound Kellogg due a non-injury accident. The crash is near Kellogg and the Seneca/Sycamore Exit. Traffic is backed up to West Street.

A driver is hurt after crashing his car in the westbound lane of Kellogg Wednesday night. Eyewitnesses tell police a man in his early twenties was speeding on Kellogg and weaving through traffic... before he lost control of his car just west of Woodlawn. The driver then hit a barrier wall and rolled his car before it landed upside down. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Kellogg was shut down for about two hours last night while crews cleaned up the road.

You can now drive a little faster when driving into Wichita on Kellogg. The city raised the speed limit from 45 to 55 miles per hour in the westbound lanes of Kellogg between Webb and Greenwich.  The same segment of road going eastbound will remain at 45 miles per hour. The city also lowered eastbound lanes from Greenwich to Zelta from 55 to 45 miles per hour. The Wichita City Council will be asked to approve the speed limit changes at its meeting Tuesday. In the meantime, the City's Traffic Engineer has approved the temporary speed limit changes.  The city says traffic data analyzed determined the changes are more appropriate for those sections of Kellogg.  There is no legal method for the city to unilaterally set aside prior convictions for traffic citations.

A motorcycle rider is still in critical condition after crashing on Kellogg Thursday.  The accident prompted the road to close for a couple of hours. Wichita police say a car had tire issues and pulled over just west of I-235.  The car stopped on the inside lane.  Traffic around it was slowing down,but police say the motorcycle rider may not have realized it was happening. The motorcycle rider laid down his bike and slid into the vehicle in front of him.  The motorcycle burst into flames.  A Clearwater EMS unit was near the area and transported the motorcycle driver to the hospital.