More beautiful weather in today’s forecast

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Today’s high will be near 81 with mostly sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service.

Look for the beautiful weather to continue for the next several days, although there is a slight chance that thunderstorms may return by the end of the weekend, the weather service said.

Tonight, the low will be around 58 with mostly clear skies and a northeast wind of 5 mph becoming calm in the evening, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny with a high near 85 and a light north wind, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, expect clear skies with a low of 62 and a light south wind, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 87 and a south wind of 3 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 66, according to the weather service.

Friday, skies will be mostly sunny with a high near 88, the weather service said.

Friday night, the low will be around 71 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 87, the weather service said.

Saturday night, expect a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 68.

Sunday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 83, the weather service said.

Expect partly cloudy skies on Sunday night, with a low of 65, according to the weather service.

Victim of homicide at 41st and Adams identified

Police today identified the victim of a homicide in the 4100 block of Adams Street on Friday, Sept. 8.

The victim was John Calata, 32, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, according to a police spokesman.

Police responded to reports of a shooting at 6:41 p.m. Sept. 8 in the Rosedale area, and found three males inside a vehicle who had been shot.

A preliminary investigation showed that the men were shot in the 4100 block of Adams Street, and the victims then drove to 41st and Booth Street, where they made contact with police, the spokesman stated.

They were taken to the hospital for medical attention, and Calata died as a result of his injuries, according to police. The two other victims had non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.