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Spring snow creates challenges for drivers in NW Kansas

photos Sherman Co. Sheriff
photos Sherman Co. Sheriff

SHERMAN COUNTY -Two inches of spring snow also brought challenges for travelers in northwest Kansas. The Kansas Highway Patrol and Sherman County Sheriff’s Department worked numerous accidents on Friday.

A Sandpoint, Idaho man was hospitalized after he lost control of his vehicle and hit a van that was rolling to a stop on the shoulder of the highway seven miles east of Goodland. No other serious injuries were reported.

Interstate 70 was closed at Goodland at 5:45 p.m. and at Colby about 6:30 p.m. Screen Shot 2016-04-30 at 8.16.33 AMon Friday. The Kansas Department of Transportation opened the highway just before 8:15 p.m.

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