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OAK GROVE | Odessa man killed in rollover crash

The Missouri Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a rollover crash along Interstate 70 on Friday as Andrew G. Warren of Odessa. He was 31.

Warren was eastbound on I-70 about 4:20 p.m. Friday near the Jackson and Lafayette county line when he drove off the left side of the road.

Warren overcorrected and lost control. His 2001 GMC started to skid and spin clockwise. The vehicle then ran off the right side of the road and rolled over multiple times before coming to rest on its wheels.

Warren was flown to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, where he was pronounced dead. Warren was wearing a seat belt.

KANSAS CITY | Women’s shelter plans fundraiser

The ninth annual Newhouse House Party gala, “All You Need is Love,” will be at 6 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Ritz Charles in Overland Park.

It will include silent and live auctions, dinner, entertainment and live music. Tickets cost $125; table sponsorships cost $1,000. For information and reservations, call Newhouse at 816-474-6446, ext. 224.

Newhouse, which was founded in 1971, provides shelter, education and services to female victims of domestic violence and their children. It served 775 women and children last year. For more information about Newhouse, go to www.newhouseshelter.org.

KANSAS CITY, KAN. | Mechanic suffers serious burns

A 26-year-old man suffered second- and third-degree burns on more than a third of his body Saturday when a fuel tank he was working on caught fire.

The fire started about 10 a.m. Saturday at an automobile repair business in the 1400 block of Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kan.

The victim was taken to a hospital.

| Robert A. Cronkleton, bcronkleton@kcstar.com | Debra Skodack, dskodack@kcstar.com | Robert A. Cronkleton, bcronkleton@kcstar.com

Posted on Sat, Nov. 07, 2009 10:15 PM

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