Month: May 2015

UG Commission to hold special meetings Tuesday, Thursday

The Unified Government Commission has scheduled special meetings on Tuesday and Thursday.

A special session will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, in the fifth floor conference room, Suite 515, City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan., for the CDBG subcommittee and HUD representatives.

A special session will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in the ninth floor conference room of City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan., for a closed session on a litigation update.

A regular UG Commission meeting is scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at the Commission Chambers, City Hall.

Sunny skies today, followed by more rainy weather later this week

National Weather Service graphic
National Weather Service graphic

Today’s forecast includes sunny skies with a high of near 70 degrees.

Enjoy the dry weather, as rain could return to the area by Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service.

Showers and thunderstorms are predicted to start Wednesday night, continuing into the weekend, the weather service said. Winds will start increasing on Wednesday, also.

Sunday will be the next dry day in the forecast, with a high of 79.

Fatal traffic accident claims life of KCK resident

Jean E. Young, 65, of Kansas City, Kan., was killed in a traffic accident at 3:23 p.m. May 11 in Lansing, Kan.

The accident, at the intersection of U.S. 73 and 4-H Road, happened when the 1999 Ford Taurus driven by Young failed to stop for a red light on U.S. 73 at 4-H Road and struck the rear of a Ford Edge that was stopped at the light, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report. It was unknown why the Taurus failed to stop, the report stated.

The driver of the Edge, a 61-year-old woman from Leavenworth Kan., was injured and taken to a hospital in Kansas City, Kan., according to the report. The passenger in the vehicle, a 64-year-old man from Leavenworth, Kan., also was injured and taken to the hospital, the report said.