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The Board of Public Utilities will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at the BPU offices at 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
The agenda for the work session at 5 p.m. includes a board update, general manager update and revenue forecast.
The agenda for the regular meeting at 6 p.m. will include linemen certificate presentations, utility services department update, Google report, third quarter financial report, board comments and general manager comments.
A crash was reported on eastbound I-70 at 12:54 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, near the Turner Diagonal, according to a Kansas Turnpike Authority trooper’s report.
A 34-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, woman was driving a Ford Explorer on I-70 and over-corrected, lost control and struck the barrier wall, the trooper’s report stated. Then, a Ford F-150 in the westbound lanes was struck by debris from the barrier wall, the trooper’s report said.
The driver of the Explorer was injured and taken to a hospital, according to the report. The driver of the F-150, a 52-year-old Lees Summit, Mo., man, was not injured, according to the report.
The high will reach 50 degrees today as isolated rain sprinkles are possible between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
No severe weather is expected, and the next seven days do not include hazardous weather, the weather service said.
Today, a northwest wind of 11 to 16 mph will gust as high as 25 mph.
Tonight, the low will be around 28 with a northwest wind of 6 to 10 mph, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, the high will dip to 43 with increasing clouds, the weather service said. A light and variable wind will become southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
On Halloween, Tuesday night, expect a low of 34 with a south wind of 3 to 7 mph, according to the weather service.
Wednesday will be partly sunny with a high rising to 57 and a south wind of 7 to 11 mph, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, expect a low of 49 and partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be mostly sunny with temperatures going up to a high of 66, the weather service said.
Thursday night, expect a low of 42 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.
Temperatures will dip a little on Friday, with a high of 54 and partly sunny skies, the weather service said.
Friday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers after 1 a.m., with a low of 45, according to the weather service.
Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers with a high near 61, the weather service said.
Saturday night, there is a low of 52, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it warms up a bit with a high of 73 and partly sunny skies, the weather service said.