Month: January 2016

Elementary school lunch menus

Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Corn dog, garden salad, green beans, pineapple tidbits.
Wednesday, Jan. 20
Chicken strips, tater tots, celery sticks, orange wedges.
Thursday, Jan. 21
Taco burger, refried beans, banana.
Friday, Jan. 22
Hot dog, tomatoes, cheesy broccoli, sun chips, mandarin oranges.
Additional options: Chef’s salad, fruit salad, yogurt-muffin basket. Vegetarian options: Veggie burger, bean and cheese burrito.

Turner Public Schools
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Barbecued pork nachos; grilled chicken sandwich, garden salad, pintos, fruit, banana orange mix; taco salad, pintos, fruit, banana orange mix, cornbread.
Wednesday, Jan. 20
Chicken patty; fish patty, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll.
Thursday, Jan. 21
Hot dog; barbecued chicken on bun, French fries, garden salad, fruit, applesauce; Cobb salad, fruit, applesauce, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Jan. 22
Pepperoni pizza; French dip, garden salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple, fruit streusel muffin.

Piper Public Schools
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Barbecued pork nachos; frito pie, garden salad, pintos, fruit, banana orange mix; taco salad, pintos, fruit, banana orange mix, cornbread.
Wednesday, Jan. 20
Chicken patty; meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll.
Thursday, Jan. 21
Hot dog; meatball sub, French fries, garden salad, fruit, applesauce; Cobb salad, fruit, applesauce, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Jan. 22
Pepperoni pizza; Italian sub on deli bun, garden salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple, fruit streusel muffin.

Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Public Schools
Tuesday, Jan. 19
Barbecued pork nachos; frito pie, garden salad, pintos, fruit, banana orange mix; taco salad, pintos, fruit, banana orange mix, cornbread.
Wednesday, Jan. 20
Chicken patty; meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll; chicken Caesar salad, glazed carrots, fruit, peaches, roll.
Thursday, Jan. 21
Hot dog; meatball sub, French fries, garden salad, fruit, applesauce; Cobb salad, fruit, applesauce, fruit streusel muffin.
Friday, Jan. 22
Pepperoni pizza; French dip, garden salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple; popcorn chicken salad, broccoli with dip, fruit, pineapple, fruit streusel muffin.

All menus from all districts subject to change.

Winter snowstorm poised to hit KC on Tuesday

Winter weather advisory in effect Tuesday morning

A winter weather advisory will go into effect at 9 a.m. Jan. 19 until midnight Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service.

A winter storm is expected to move through the area on Tuesday.

There may be light freezing drizzle between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. in some areas, the weather service said. Snow could begin from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., lasting through midnight.

A glazing of ice south of I-70 will be possible, with 1 to 4 inches of snow area wide. About 2 to 3 inches are expected in the Kansas City area, according to the weather service.

There will probably not be heavy snow, but there could be a period of moderate snow with rates around 1 inch per hour at times during the evening commute, the weather service said.

The snow may be preceded by light freezing drizzle, especially south of the Missouri River, the weather service said. The storm will begin to the northwest, gradually moving southeast.

Freezing drizzle and light to moderate snow will bring visibility down to around a mile at times, the weather service said.

Roadways also may become snow-covered and ice-packed leading to slick conditions on all roads, according to the weather service.

There is also a chance of light snow Wednesday night into Thursday morning, the weather service said. Snow amounts are expected to remain around an inch or less.

Victims of fatal crash identified

Kansas City, Kan., police today identified two victims of a fatal crash on Jan. 15 at 55th and Freeman Avenue.

The victims were identified as Erica L. Cortez, 47, and Howard C. Levite, 65, both residents of Leavenworth, Kan., police said.

The two persons were deceased from injuries sustained in the crash, which happened around 12:51 a.m., according to police.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were traveling southbound on 55th Street at a high rate of speed, police said.

The vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree stump and caught fire, resulting in the single-vehicle fatality crash, according to police.

The crash remains under investigation by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department’s Traffic Support Unit-Critical Collision Team.