An accident was reported on I-635 northbound before Metropolitan Avenue in Kansas City, Kan. The accident occurred during heavy rains about 11:52 a.m. Thursday. (KC Scout photo)
Month: October 2014
Special school board meeting Friday canceled
A special school board meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, has been canceled, according to an announcement today.
The special meeting of the Kansas City, Kan., Board of Education had been planned at the law offices of McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips.
The meeting will be rescheduled in late October or early November, according to an announcement from the school district.
Flash flooding reported in KCK
Heavy rains and lightning have returned to Wyandotte County during the past half-hour, with flash flooding and high water at some locations.
Intersections near 10th and Kansas Avenue, Mill and Bunker-Central, and 4th and Armstrong are reported to have high water. These locations were reported at 10 a.m. to have high water, following heavy rains in the past 24 hours, a spokesman said.
Residents are advised to not drive through intersections where there is high water, but to find alternate routes.
A spokesman for the Unified Government said every effort is being made to clear these intersections, and residents should try to avoid them until then.