Today’s high in 50s

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Get ready for a slight warmup today, as temperatures could reach 52, according to the National Weather Service.

It will be a mild weather weekend, with temperatures rising to 59 on Saturday and 55 on Sunday, the weather service said. Winds will pick up on Sunday.

The next chance for rain will be late Sunday night through Monday, when less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected, according to the weather service.

Today, it will be sunny with a high near 52 and a west wind of 5 to 9 mph becoming light west northwest in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear with a low of 30 and a west wind of 5 to 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 59 and a south southwest wind of 5 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 34 and a south wind of 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Sunday, the high will be near 55 with partly sunny skies and a south wind of 6 to 11 mph, gusting as high as 21 mph, the weather service said.

Sunday night, there is a 70 percent chance of showers, mainly after midnight, according to the weather service. The low will be around 46. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Monday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers before noon, the weather service said. The high will be near 57.

Monday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 36, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 54, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, the low will be around 30, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny with a high near 50, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 34, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 52, the weather service said.

Juvenile taken into custody in connection with fatal car crash at 10th and Kansas

A juvenile has been taken into custody as a person of interest in a fatal accident on Dec. 29 at South 10th and Kansas Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.

A Kansas City, Kansas, police spokesman stated the initial investigation will be turned over to the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office for charging.

According to a police spokesman, before the accident, officers had pursued a stolen vehicle and ended the pursuit at 8th and Central Avenue.

The stolen vehicle continued toward 10th and Kansas, where it crashed.

According to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report, an Audi A4 that had been reported stolen ran a red light while going at a high rate of speed at Kansas Avenue and 10th. The Audi hit a Chevy Spark in the driver’s side door, and then the Spark struck a Chevy Aveo that had been stopped at the red light, according to the trooper’s report.

The driver of the Spark, Octavia Barker, 47, of Kansas City, Kansas, was injured in the crash and died from her injuries about 1 a.m. Dec. 30 at a hospital.

Four other persons in the Spark and Aveo had serious injuries, according to the trooper’s report.

The occupants of the stolen vehicle fled the accident scene before police arrived, a police spokesman stated.

Blood drive planned Jan. 5

TRC Community will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 5, at the Turner Recreation Commission gym, 831 S. 55th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The blood drive is in memory of Jessie Gentry.

To schedule a donation or for more information, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040. Drop-in or scheduled donations are accepted. The scheduling code for TRC is
https://donate.savealifenow.org/donor/schedules/sponsor_code Enter Group Code: CB7O (last digit is an O not zero) .