Month: June 2018

T-Bones rained out in Texas

The Kansas City T-Bones and the Texas Airhogs were rained out Thursday night in the final game of their three-game series at Airhog Stadium. The game will be made up at a later date.

The T-Bones (10-8) will continue their six-game road trip Friday night in Wichita (10-9) in the first of a three-game series with the Wingnuts at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., and the game can be heard on the T-Bones Broadcast Network at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.

Right-handed pitcher Tommy Collier (1-2, 5.09) will take the mound for Kansas City while the Wingnuts will turn to right-handed pitcher Travis Banwart (2-1, 1.87). The T-Bones return home on Monday, June 11, to open a four-game series with the Sioux City Explorers at 7:05 p.m.

Season, group, mini-plans and nightly party suites are on sale and can be purchased by visiting the box office at T-Bones Stadium. Call the box office at 913-328-5618 or purchase and print at www.tbonesbaseball.com. Box office hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
– Story from T-Bones

KCK resident wins lottery getaway prize

A Kansas City, Kansas, resident, Andrea Hernandez, has won a “Great Getaway for Two” prize after being drawn as the winner in the Kansas Lottery’s PlayOn Anniversary Getaway promotion.

She will choose from two prize packages, one to Las Vegas or one to Palm Springs, according to a lottery news release.

Both prize packages include three nights’ stay at a hotel or resort, $1,000 cash, restaurant vouchers, and airfare for two. The Las Vegas trip includes tickets to a show, while the Palm Springs trip includes a spa treatment.

Each prize is valued at $5,300. There were 58,660 entries in this drawing, according to the lottery.

Heat hangs around, with storms possible tonight

Hot weather continues today, with a high near 89 predicted in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service.

A high in the low to mid-90s is expected this weekend, with heat index values from the mid-90s to around 100, the weather service said.

Strong storms are possible on Saturday throughout the area, with the main threat from gusty to damaging winds, according to the weather service.

Today, expect partly sunny skies, a high of 89 and a light south wind increasing 5 to 10 mph in the morning, the weather service said.

Tonight, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 70 with a south wind of 8 mph. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is expected.

Saturday, the high will be near 93 with mostly sunny skies and a heat index as high as 98, the weather service said. There will be a south wind of 7 to 13 mph.

Saturday night, expect a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., with a low of 72 and a south wind of 10 mph, according to the weather service.

Sunday, there will be a high near 95 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said. A south wind of 8 to 14 mph will gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 73, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be mostly sunny with a high of 92, the weather service said.

Monday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 70, according to the weather service.

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

Tuesday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers with a low of 67, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 85, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a low of 66, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be partly sunny with a high of 88, the weather service said.