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Sunny skies ahead this afternoon

Look for mostly sunny skies with a high near 80 today, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

There is a chance of rain showers in the area through the noon, dissipating by afternoon, the weather service said. Warm and dry weather is then expected through the weekend.

Tonight, there will be partly cloudy skies, with a low around 59, the weather service said. An east northeast wind of 5 to 8 mph will become calm in the evening.

Saturday, skies will be sunny with a high near 78, according to the weather service.

Saturday night’s forecast is mostly clear with a low of 60.

On Sunday, expect sunny skies with a high near 79, the weather service said. Sunday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 62.

Monday’s forecast is sunny with a high near 82, according to the weather service.

Public asked to help identify persons in connection with homicide and robbery

Kansas City, Kan., police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying persons seen in a video.

Police responded to a fatal shooting at 4:06 a.m. Sept. 24 in the 3300 block of Delavan Avenue, where a dark-colored Jeep, possibly a Jeep Patriot, was involved in a shooting and fled the scene, a police spokesman said.

Moments later, two males in a navy blue sport utility vehicle robbed a person at 3200 State Ave., police said.

The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the subjects in a video and photos.

The incident is under investigation by the Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, which is encouraging anyone with information to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.

Massarelli gets contract extension with T-Bones

The Kansas City T-Bones announced that they have extended the contract of manager John Massarelli through the 2016 season.

After going 48-52 in Massarelli’s first season with Kansas City, the T-Bones went 49-50 in 2015 and were in contention for the American Association’s wild-card spot until the last week of the season.

“We’ve been in the chase for a postseason berth until the last few days of the season during each of Mazz’s two seasons in Kansas City,” said T-Bones president Adam Ehlert. “The expectation is that he will turn the corner next year, and 2016 will be a special season for the T-Bones.”

The optimism is understandable. In 14 seasons as a minor-league manager, eight of Massarelli’s teams have reached their playoffs. (Three other teams missed the postseason by one game or less.) When he became the fifth manager in T-Bones history in November 2013, Massarelli took over a club that had finished 40-60 in 2013 and hasn’t been to the postseason since 2010.

“We’ve built a good foundation over the last two years and I like the direction we’re headed,” said T-Bones vice president and general manager Chris Browne. “Work has already begun for next season.”

Massarelli, who began his full-time managerial career in 2000 with Auburn, the Houston Astros’ short-season single-A team in the New York-Penn League, has a career managerial record of 813-638 in 14 seasons.

“I’m very excited to continue to lead the T-Bones on the field,” Massarelli said. “I’m thankful that the Ehlert family and Chris Browne have put their trust in me in our quest to bring an American Association title to Kansas City.”

Terms of Massarelli’s contract were not disclosed.