1 man killed, another hurt while walking along Missouri road
May 22, 2021
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)
One man was killed and another was injured after both were struck Saturday by a pickup while walking the side of a roadway beneath the Lexington Bridge in Kansas City, Missouri, police said.
The Ford truck that hit the pedestrians then continued southbound before becoming involved in a collision with another vehicle, the Kansas City Police Department said in a news release.
Police identified the pedestrian who died at the scene only as a 43-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, man. The other pedestrian was a 41-year-old man, also from Kansas City, who is listed in serious condition at a local hospital.
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Nearly every time I see bumper stickers reading with some variation, “War is not the answer,” I engage in a brief reflection. Part of me reflectively nods in agreement with the now-dimming memory of likely unjustified wars in my lifetime, especially Vietnam; and also the moral courage of pacifist and first Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin’s solo vote against declaring war on December 8, 1941. However, another part of me realizes that sometimes war is in fact the only viable answer, as it was on that day in 1941, as it was at Fort Sumter in April of 1861, and even perhaps at Lexington Bridge in April 1775.
ASHEVILLE - The Feb. 1 removal of a homeless encampment under an I-240 bridge during some of the coldest weather of the year has sparked outraged in the community.
BeLoved Asheville, a nonprofit that works with Asheville s vulnerable population, put a statement on the West Asheville Exchange Facebook page describing how they had been working with a homeless man who lived under the bridge to get him a pair of boots. The man lived in a shelter made out of tent, cardboard, and blankets. He walked on the back of his only pair of shoes because it was a size 10 and he wears a size 12, the organization wrote.
City officials, community advocates respond after homeless camp cleared away in Asheville
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) On Monday, Feb. 1, Asheville city officials say a homeless camp of about seven to 10 people was cleared out from underneath the Lexington Bridge below I-240 in downtown Asheville by crews with North Carolina’s Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
They say NCDOT had received multiple complaints regarding the camp there. But Assistant City Manager Cathy Ball said Monday’s actions did not reflect city policy.
Ball told News 13 policy dictates that people without housing should be given seven days to pack their belongings and find shelter before being asked to leave city property. She said it appears that group was given a matter of hours to vacate the area.