Kansas City Kansas Community College basketball teams take on their toughest tests of the early season when they play host to the annual eight-game Keith Lindsey Classic Friday and Saturday.
The unbeaten and No. 9 ranked Lady Blue Devils will try to win their fourth game in a row when they take on St. Louis Community College (1-0) Friday at 6 p.m. and North Central Missouri College (1-2) Saturday at 4 p.m.
The Blue Devil men (1-1) will open Friday at 8 p.m. against Prep Link Year, a prep basketball academy located in Branson, Mo. On Saturday, they’ll face North Central Missouri in a 6 p.m. tipoff.
Tournament action gets underway Friday with a women’s game between Hesston and North Central at 2 p.m. followed by a men’s contest between Labette and North Central Missouri at 4 p.m.
Play on Saturday will begin at noon and will match Hesston and St. Louis with a men’s game between Labette and Link Year Prep at 2 p.m.
Saturday’s women’s game between KCKCC and North Central Missouri will have particular interest because four of North Central’s first five opponents are members of the Jayhawk Conference.
The Lady Pirates have lost to Fort Scott 75-66 and Johnson County 81-61 of the Jayhawk while defeating Ellsworth 67-57.
Friday
Women
2 p.m. – Hesston vs. North Central Missouri
6 p.m. – KCKCC vs. St. Louis
Men
4 p.m. – Labette vs. North Central Missouri
8 p.m. – KCKCC vs. Link Year Prep
Saturday
Women
Noon – Hesston vs. St. Louis
4 p.m. – KCKCC vs. North Central Missouri
Men
2 p.m. – Labette vs. Link Year Prep
6 p.m. – KCKCC vs. North Central Missouri
Snow amounts Thursday evening through early Friday morning are estimated at up to 1 inch in Wyandotte County. (National Weather Service graphic)Snow changeover timing (National Weather Service graphic)Saturday morning wind chills may be about 13 degrees. (National Weather Service graphic)
There is a 90 percent chance of precipitation today, according to the National Weather Service.
A changeover to snow will occur from northwest to southeast through the day, and will continue Thursday night into the pre-dawn hours Friday, the weather service said.
As temperatures drop Thursday night into Friday morning, snow may begin to accumulate on the roads and lead to some slick travel conditions, according to the weather service.
Temperatures will not climb out of the 30s Friday into Saturday, the weather service said. Morning wind chills will drop into the teens to single digits Saturday morning.
Rain and snow is possible before 2 p.m. today, rain is possible between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., and another chance of rain and snow will occur after 4 p.m. The high will be 38 with an east northeast wind of 5 to 7 mph. Less than a half-inch of snow is expected in the daytime.
Tonight, there is a 90 percent chance of rain and snow before 1 a.m., then a slight chance of snow between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be 28 with a north northeast wind of 6 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Less than one inch of snow is expected.
Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 35 and a west northwest wind of 6 to 11 mph, increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said. Winds may gust as high as 26 mph.
Friday night, it will be clear with a low of 17, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind of 10 to 15 will become light and variable after midnight, and winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 37, and a light south wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning, the weather service said. Winds may gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 30, according to the weather service.
On Sunday, Veterans Day, there is a 30 percent chance of rain after noon, with a high near 46, the weather service said.
Sunday night, there will be a 30 percent chance of rain before 8 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m., followed by a chance of snow after 11 p.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 30.
Monday, there is a 40 percent chance of rain and snow before 11 a.m., then a chance of rain between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., and a chance of rain and snow after 5 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 38.
Monday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 23, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 36, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 26, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be sunny with a high near 50, the weather service said.
Incumbent Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, D-36th Dist., won re-election Tuesday night as Wyandotte County voters set a record in voter turnout for midterm elections.
The 49.13 percent voter turnout here saw 40,853 ballots cast, according to election office records.
“Over the years, Wyandotte County has gotten sort of beat up,” Rep. Wolfe Moore said, with people saying that Wyandotte County voters don’t turn out.
“Well, this election, Wyandotte County did its job,” Rep. Wolfe Moore said. The 49 percent turnout was a record for a midterm election, according to the election office.
It compares to a turnout of 29,123 in the midterm election of 2014, which was 35.3 percent, according to Rep. Wolfe Moore.
“So Wyandotte County showed up big at this election and should be proud of their performance,” she said.
Why the high turnout? Rep. Wolfe Moore said it was because the Democratic candidate at the top, Laura Kelly, was a good candidate and drove a lot of voter excitement, along with the 3rd District Congressional candidate, Sharice Davids.
Different people got involved in this election, she added. A lot of clergy members in Wyandotte County participated by encouraging voter turnout, not endorsing candidates but sponsoring “Souls to the Polls” and other voter turnout events, she said.
Rep. Wolfe Moore attended Gov.-elect Kelly’s election watch party on Tuesday evening in Topeka.
“In the governor’s race, I really think the voters of Kansas put partisan politics aside in most respects, and really tried to vote for the best person to lead Kansas forward,” Rep. Wolfe Moore said. “I think they realized the last eight years have been incredibly difficult for Kansas, and they were willing to cross party lines and vote for the best candidate. That’s where it should be, and that’s very gratifying to see.”
Women were elected to many offices throughout the nation on Tuesday night, with more women running for governor nationally. Rep. Wolfe Moore said there seemed to be a lot of enthusiasm among women voters for women candidates this year, possibly driven by what’s going on in Washington, D.C.
“I think women candidates had an advantage this year, no doubt,” she said.
It might be difficult for a Democratic governor where Republicans control the House and Senate to get things done.
“One thing that will help is she’s committed,” Rep. Wolfe Moore said. “Her administration is going to be bipartisan.”
Gov.-elect Kelly is expected to appoint people from the Democratic and Republican parties to her administration, Rep. Wolfe Moore said.
She believes that it’s possible to run a successful bipartisan administration, because former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius previously did so, and was successful at getting her policy priorities accomplished.
“Laura is in the Senate and there are 40 senators,” Rep. Wolfe Moore said. “This year there were nine Democrats.”
She always had to work with the opposing party to get anything done, Rep. Wolfe Moore said.
“That experience and reputation will help her quite a bit,” she said. “She’s not seen as overly partisan.”
Rep. Wolfe Moore, an eight-year incumbent, won her contest with about 70 percent of the vote. Her district is on the northwest side of Wyandotte County.
The campaign was a very civil one, with Rep. Wolfe Moore and Chiquita Coggs, the Republican nominee, not engaging in negative campaigning.
Coggs was the only Republican who filed for a state representative position in Wyandotte County.
State Rep. Tom Burroughs, D-33rd Dist., won re-election Tuesday night with 67.8 percent of the vote against Libertarian Jason Conley.
Other state representatives, without opposition, who were re-elected here included Rep. Louis E. Ruiz, D-31st Dist.; Rep. Pam Curtis, D-32nd Dist.; Rep. Val Winn, D-34th Dist.; Rep. Broderick Henderson, D-35th Dist.; and Rep. Stan Frownfelter, D-37th Dist.
A supporter held a campaign sign for Rep. Kathy Wolfe Moore, D-36th Dist., on Tuesday morning at 72nd and Yecker, near the Eisenhower Recreation Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
