Scattered showers expected through early next week

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National Weather Service graphic

Today, expect a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon, according to the National Weather Service.

The high will be near 85 today, with an east northeast wind of 3 to 8 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, expect a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 68.

The weather service said residents may expect several rounds of passing showers and thunderstorms through early next week. None of them are expected to be severe storms.

A prolonged heat wave is anticipated through most of next week, and perhaps all the way into next weekend, the weather service said.

While day to day chances for extreme heat will depend on possible passing storms or cloud cover, there is a strong signal pointing toward several days of heat index values well over 100 degrees across most of the area, according to the weather service.

On Saturday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 86, the weather service said.

Saturday night, the low will be around 73, with a south southeast wind of 9 mph, according to the weather service.

Sunday, the high will be near 94, and a south wind will be 9 to 16 mph, gusting to 23 mph, the weather service said.

Sunday night, the low will be around 75, according to the weather service.

National Weather Service graphic
National Weather Service graphic

The heat index is expected to rise above 100 degrees from Sunday through Thursday. (National Weather Service graphic)
The heat index is expected to rise above 100 degrees from Sunday through Thursday. (National Weather Service graphic)

Motorcyclist in critical condition after early-morning crash

A crash near 48th and State Avenue in the early morning hours resulted in a motorcyclist in critical condition, according to a Kansas City, Kan., Police Department spokesman.

A motorcycle eastbound on State Avenue about 2:16 a.m. Friday, July 15, struck a passenger vehicle that was attempting to turn south into the Regency Inn, the spokesman said.

The driver of the motorcycle, a man in his early 20s, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, the spokesman said.

The driver of the other vehicle was not injured.

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

Charges filed in shooting case

Second-degree murder charges were filed on July 14 against Tyrone M. Wesson, 53, of Kansas City, Kan., according to Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman’s office.

Wesson was charged for the shooting death of Mark Payne, who was found shot to death on July 11 in the 1000 block of Kimball Avenue in Kansas City, Kan., the district attorney’s office stated.

Bond was set at $500,000. No court date was set. The case was investigated by the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department.