UG Commission to meet May 24 to discuss downtown grocery

The Unified Government Commission will meet in a special session at 5 p.m. May 24.

The commission will hear a downtown grocery – YMCA follow-up and will discuss the capital maintenance and improvement plan (CMIP).

The meeting will be in the fifth floor meeting room at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The 5 p.m. meetings typically are discussions, and usually no action is taken at that time. There is no 7 p.m. meeting May 24.

Wednesday weather: Warm and humid, with isolated storms possible

Three is a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. (National Weather Service graphic)

Today’s weather will be warm and humid, with a slight chance of isolated afternoon thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

Severe weather is not expected with the storms.

Today, temperatures may top out at 88, with a 20 percent chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m., the weather service said. A light south southeast wind will increase to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tonight, there is a slight, 10 percent, chance of isolated showers nad thunderstorms before 7 p.m., according to the weather service, with a low of 67 and a south southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 86, a south southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph and a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., the weather service said.

Thursday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., with a low of 68 and a south wind of 6 to 9 mph, according to the weather service. Between a tenth and a quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Friday, expect a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said. The high will be about 87 with a south southwest wind of 7 to 9 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Friday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 69. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 90, the weather service said.

Saturday night, the low will be around 69 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Sunday, the high will be near 92 with sunny skies, the weather service said.

Sunday night, expect a low of 70 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Monday, Memorial Day, it will be sunny with a high near 91, the weather service said.

Monday night, the low will be around 70 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

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

T-Bones drop home opener, 6-2

Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)

Frank Mason III, a basketball standout for the University of Kansas who now plays for the Sacramento Kings, threw out the first pitch for the season opener Tuesday night of the Kansas City T-Bones. The T-Bones lost to Gary SouthShore, 6-2.

Tommy Collier took the loss, after struggling in five innings of pitching for the T-Bones. He allowed three runs in the top of the first inning.

The T-Bones scored in the sixth inning when Keith Curcio doubled, then Zach Walters hit a sacrifice fly.

In the seventh inning, Dylan Tice hit a single, scoring Jordan Edgerton, giving the T-Bones another run.

Attendance was 5,029.

The T-Bones play Gary SouthShore again at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday at T-Bones Ballpark. Tickets are available at www.tbonesbaseball.com or at the T-Bones box office at the T-Bones Stadium.

Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
KU and Sacramento Kings star Frank Mason got a big hug from T-Bones mascot Sizzle. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
Baseball action from the home opener of the T-Bones on Tuesday night at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City, Kansas. Gary SouthShore won the game, 6-2. (Photo copyright 2018 by Brian Turrel)
The T-Bones were back in action for the home opener Tuesday night in Kansas City, Kansas, with attendance over 5,000. Gary SouthShore won, 6-2. (Photo by William Crum)
The T-Bones were back in action for the home opener Tuesday night in Kansas City, Kansas, with attendance over 5,000. Gary SouthShore won, 6-2. (Photo by William Crum)
The T-Bones were back in action for the home opener Tuesday night in Kansas City, Kansas, with attendance over 5,000. Gary SouthShore won, 6-2. (Photo by William Crum)