Month: June 2015

Wind blows Winnebago off I-70 in KCK

A Winnebago motor home traveling east on I-70 near the 57th Street exit in Kansas City, Kan., lost control because of high winds on Monday, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.

The Winnebago went off the right shoulder of I-70, down an embankment and struck the ditch, according to the trooper’s report.

The accident happened around 9:43 a.m. Monday, according to the report.

The driver, an 85-year-old man from Palm Harbor, Fla., was not injured, the report stated.

A passenger, an 86-year-old woman, had a possible injury, the report stated.

Ban on electronic cigarettes in KCK advances

A ban on electronic cigarettes in Kansas City, Kan., moved forward at the Unified Government Administration and Human Services Standing Committee on Monday evening.

After a presentation by Misty Brown, an attorney with the UG, the UG commissioners on the committee voted unanimously to advance it to a UG Commission meeting.

The UG Standing Committee heard a presentation last month by health officials on why the electronic cigarettes should be banned. E-cigarettes would be banned from enclosed working places and on public sidewalks next to health care facility property lines. Smoking is already banned in those places.

Brown said the ordinance changes include new definitions for electronic cigarettes and tobacco products. The UG is also making sure the ordinance complies with current state law.

Thunderstorms possible today, weather service says

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service.

Some storms may become severe overnight with large hail being the biggest threat.

Warm and humid conditions will return both Wednesday and Thursday with high temperatures reaching into the lower 90s each afternoon, according to the weather service.

These temperatures combined with high dewpoints will allow heat index values to approach the 100-degree mark each day.

Several rounds of storms will be possible though the upcoming weekend, the weather service said. Widespread severe weather is not expected at this time.

Today’s high will be near 84, the weather service said. There is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today, mainly after 2 p.m., according to the weather service.

Tonight, there is a 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m., according to the weather service. The low will be 73.

Wednesday, the heat will be back. Expect a high of 93, with a heat index as high as 99, the weather service said. The wind will be south southwest from 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.