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The Board of Public Utilities board of directors will hold two special sessions to discuss the general manager search on Thursday, Jan. 10, and Friday, Jan. 11.
Both sessions will start at 8:25 a.m. and will be in the first floor conference room, lobby level, 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
The board will recess into a closed, executive session, to discuss the general manager search at both meetings.
Friday morning, around sunrise, a brief window of wintry mix is possible across portions of southeastern Kansas into western Missouri, according to the National Weather Service.
During the morning commute, slick spots are possible on secondary roads, bridges and overpasses, the weather service said.
Friday, temperatures will rise, and rain will be the primary precipitation type during the day, according to the weather service. Around sunset, a transition to a rain-snow mix will occur, according to the weather service.
Friday night to Saturday morning, precipitation chances will increase and snow will become the primary precipitation type, the weather service said. Minor accumulations are possible.
On Saturday, precipitation chances continue, as snow will transition into a mix of rain, drizzle and snow in the afternoon as temperatures rise above freezing, according to the weather service.
From Saturday night to early Sunday, lingering light snow will remain possible, ending through sunrise Sunday, the weather service said.
Today, there is no precipitation in the forecast. It will be sunny with a high near 40 and a north northwest wind of 7 to 13 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, it will be partly cloudy with a low around 23 and a north northwest wind of 5 mph becoming calm, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 42 and an east southeast wind of 5 to 10 mph, the weather service said.
Thursday night, there will be increasing clouds, with a low of 33 and a south southeast wind of 6 to 9 mph, according to the weather service.
Friday, rain is likely, mainly after noon, with a high near 40 and a south southeast wind of 7 mph, the weather service said. The chance of precipitation is 80 percent. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of precipitation is possible.
Friday night, there is a 90 percent chance of rain before 7 p.m., then rain and snow between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., then snow after 9 p.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 30. New precipitation amounts will be between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain.
Saturday, there is a 60 percent chance of snow before 11 a.m., then rain and snow are likely between 11 a.m. and noon, then a chance of drizzle and snow after noon, the weather service said. The high will be near 36.
Saturday night, there is a 40 percent chance of snow before midnight, with a low of 28, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be mostly cloudy with a high of 36, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 26, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 42, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 29, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 48, the weather service said.
by Andrea Tudhope, Kansas News Service
On what threatens to become the longest government shutdown in history, Kansas Republican representatives tend to agree — Democrats are to blame.
It’s the third week of the shutdown, which came after Democrats and Republicans in the Senate failed to reach an agreement on a spending bill that would allocate $5 billion for a border wall. That means it’s the third consecutive week thousands of federal workers across the country have gone without pay.
U.S. Rep. Ron Estes, a Kansas Republican, said he thinks Democrats need to come to the negotiating table. In a statement, he said the shutdown continues because Democrats “refuse” to help secure the border, which he calls a crisis.
With more emphasis on the importance of Congress and the Trump Administration coming together to resolve the shutdown, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, called for a “sense of urgency.”
Moran also acknowledged the negative impacts of the shutdown on federal employees and subcontractors in his state and throughout the country, who have now gone three weeks without pay. In a statement, he placed particular emphasis on farmers in Kansas who “wait in uncertainty as crucial federal aid sits on the desks of furloughed employees.”
U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, told KCUR border security is just that important.
“Certainly they have my heartfelt sympathy and concern,” Marshall said. “This is a hill we have to take, and I’m sorry, but I feel like the Democrats are using them as pawns in this.”
Meanwhile, in an interview with NPR, Rep. Sharice Davids, a Kansas Democrat, voiced concerns about Native American communities that rely heavily on government payouts.
In a statement, Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri called the continuation of the shutdown “incomprehensible,” and pointedly called attention President Trump’s comment in December that he would be “proud” to shut down the government if he didn’t get the funding he wanted for a border wall.
“It is troubling and incomprehensible that at this point, the President has dragged the nation into the second week of an unnecessary and damaging shutdown,” Cleaver said.
Last week, the House of Representatives, now controlled by Democrats, passed legislation to reopen the government without the $5 billion Trump demands, but with the promise of a month for Congress and the President to negotiate on border security with an operating government.
Cleaver said he was hopeful Senate would support the legislation.
But, to date, little progress has been made to end the shutdown, as Trump has refused to sign any legislation that does not include funding for the border wall, and speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, has said the president would not get a wall.
Trump announced Monday he would address the nation from the Oval Office Tuesday night, to discuss the shutdown and “Humanitarian and National Security crisis on our Southern Border.”
Andrea Tudhope is a reporter for KCUR 89.3. Email her at [email protected], and follow her on Twitter @andreatudhope. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org.
See more at https://www.kcur.org/post/government-shutdown-continues-kansas-republicans-blame-democrats