 Our topical story this hour, a car crashed into an apartment in Sparks earlier this afternoon. The Sparks Fire Department responded to the incident at the corner of Sparks Boulevard and Tioga Pass Drive just before 1.30 p.m. Authorities say a vehicle swerved after another vehicle tried to merge into their lane and crashed into the apartment. One woman had to free herself from the car after being briefly trapped. She suffered minor injuries and was treated on scene. All cars remained on scene.