Month: August 2017

One Kansas ticket worth $2 million in Wednesday night lottery drawing

Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Kansas is $2 million richer after Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, according to the Kansas Lottery.

Another person who bought a lottery ticket in Kansas won $1 million, and five people won $50,000 each in the Wednesday night drawing, the lottery spokesman said.

The $757.7 million Powerball jackpot was hit by someone who bought a ticket in Massachusetts, the spokesman said. It was the largest jackpot won by a single ticket in U.S. lottery history, according to the spokesman.

The Powerball jackpot now reverts to $40 million (in an annuity) for Saturday’s drawing, while Mega Millions will pay $37 million in an annuity for Friday night’s drawing.

Temperatures to rise to 81 today with sunny skies

Sunny skies with a high of 81 is today’s forecast from the National Weather Service.

There will be a light southeast wind today, increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning, according to the weather service.

A flood warning remains in effect for Wyandotte County today, the weather service said, but there is no precipitation in today’s forecast. According to the weather service, there are still places in the metropolitan area where water is over the roads. Hydrology charts from NOAA show the Kansas and Missouri rivers below flood stage, as well as Turkey Creek.

Tonight, expect a low of 63 with partly cloudy skies and a southeast wind of 5 to 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 81 and a south southeast wind of 5 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, there will be partly cloudy skies, with a low of 64, according to the weather service, and a southeast wind of 6 mph.

Saturday, it will be sunny with a high of 83 and a south wind of 5 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Saturday night, there is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be 66.

Sunday, expect a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 83.