Warm-up today also brings higher fire danger

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Strong southwesterly winds coupled with temperatures in the upper 50s to upper 60s and dry fuels will lead to an elevated fire weather danger today, the National Weather Service said.

Outdoor burning is discouraged, according to the weather service, because any fires that do develop may quickly burn out of control.

Today’s high will reach an unseasonable temperature of 68, with sunny skies, the weather service said. It will be windy, with a southwest wind of 13 to 20 mph, gusting as high as 30 mph.

Tonight, the low will be around 47, with partly cloudy skies and a southwest wind of 5 to 10 mph, according to the weather service.

Saturday, expect patchy fog before noon, with a high near 64, the weather service said. A south southeast wind of around 6 mph will become north northwest in the afternoon.

Saturday night, the low will be around 39 with mostly cloudy skies and a north wind of 6 to 11 mph, the weather service said.

Sunday, the high will be near 48 with mostly cloudy skies, gradually clearing, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph may gust as high as 29 mph.

Sunday night, the low will be around 28 with partly cloudy skies, the weather service said.

Monday, expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 48, according to the weather service.

Monday night’s low will be around 31 with mostly cloudy skies, the weather service said.

Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 51, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, the low will be 30 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Vermes optimistic about season

Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes said the coming season should be a good one. (Photo copyright by William Crum)

by William Crum

Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes talked with fans tonight at a fan forum at No Other Pub in the Power and Light District of Kansas City, Mo.

Before the event he talked with the media.

“This year should be a good year,” Vermes said. “We have a lot of great talent.”

Vermes said he was really excited about the season this year.

“These guys are really hungry and it definitely shows with a lot of new additions to the team,” he said.

For more information, go to the Sporting KC website to see this year’s schedule at http://www.sportingkc.com/.

Kansas attorney general warns about scams that prey on elderly

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt spoke today at a meeting of the Fairfax Industrial Association in Kansas City, Kan. (Photo copyright by William Crum)

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt , left, spoke today at a meeting of the Fairfax Industrial Association in Kansas City, Kan. (Photo copyright by William Crum)

by William Crum

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt spoke Thursday in Kansas City, Kan., on how to prevent scams.

Schmidt spoke at the Fairfax Industrial Association monthly luncheon held at the Board of Public Utilities office in Kansas City, Kan.

Schmidt said his office recently handled a case involving an elderly woman who was called by scammers who said they were with the Internal Revenue Service.

“This lady sent them the money, not realizing it was a scam,” he said. She lost hundreds of dollars.

“What we try to do at the attorney general’s office is help prevent against this,” he said. Schmidt said the woman probably won’t get her money back because it involved people from another country.

“Because of social media, things like this occur every day, and we’re constantly investigating issues like this and prosecuting them as well,” he said.

The Kansas attorney general’s office is also involved in Medicare fraud cases, he said, as it tries to protect the public.

There is a constant threat to elderly people who get involved in scams, he said.

“We truly try to prosecute these people who are hurting elderly citizens within Kansas,” Schmidt said.

At the end of the meeting, he fielded a few questions. More than 100 people attended the meeting.