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Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters responded to a house fire on Friday night at 1500 N. 9th St.
According to fire officials, crews responding to the fire reported heavy smoke and fire, and entered the building to attack the fire. The fire was knocked down, a search found the building was clear, and the fire was extinguished.
Firefighters received another, unrelated call about smoke in an apartment in the 5700 block of Leavenworth Road last night. The fire was found to be from food on the stove.
Farmers Market planned Saturday
The Bonner Springs Farmers Market is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 27, at Kelly Murphy Park, 129 Elm St., Bonner Springs.
Nature program to discuss fur-bearing animals
A nature program this morning at the Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Environmental Library at Wyandotte County Lake Park, 91st and Leavenworth Road, will discuss some of the mammals that live in Kansas, and their history, along with some of the former malmmals that lived here and no longer live here. The program, for all ages, is from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 27, at the environmental library, 4051 West Drive, at Wyandotte County Lake. For more information, call 913-295-8250.
Comedian to appear tonight at Stanford and Son’s Comedy Club
David Kious will appear at 7:45 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Saturday, May 27, and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 28, at Stanford and Son’s Comedy Club, 1867 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas. Kious has performed in improv, theater and on the radio for years, and has opened for any national acts. For more information, visit www.stanfordscomedyclub.com/event/1482088-david-kious-kansas-city/.
Storms are in today’s forecast from the National Weather Service.
A storm was moving through parts of Wyandotte County, including the western part, around 8:30 a.m., moving in an eastward direction. The storm included lightning and wind.
Morning storms are not expected to be severe, but will set the stage for redevelopment of widespread severe storms later today, as early as noon, according to the weather service. A very unstable air mass is developing over the region.
The afternoon storms coming later today will likely be severe, the weather service said. Widespread damaging winds of 60 to 80 mph are possible, as well as a few storms with very large hail and one or two tornadoes in the region, the weather service said. Heavy rain may fall here.
The focus for the highest chance of severe weather will be along and south of I-70, with the highest risk for tornadoes across portions of southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri early this afternoon as the storms develop and move east.
Residents are advised to listen for watches and warnings today on a weather radio or be connected to updated weather reports on television, radio or www.weather.gov.
The forecast for Wyandotte County calls for a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today, mainly after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 81 with an east southeast wind of 6 to 9 mph. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain is possible.
Tonight, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and storms before 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 58. A north northwest wind of 7 to 9 mph is in the forecast. Between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of rain is possible.
Sunday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 77, the weather service said. A northwest wind of 9 to 13 mph will gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday night, the forecast is clear weather with a low of 57, and a west southwest wind of 5 to 10 mph, according to the weather service.
Monday, Memorial Day, it will be sunny with a high near 80, the weather service said, and a west northwest wind of 6 to 13 mph.