Scattered showers possible today

Scattered showers are possible on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service forecast)

Scattered showers and isolated thunder are possible today, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

The weekend could be drier, with temperatures in the 60s to 70s on Saturday and middle 70s on Sunday, the weather service said.

Thunderstorms will return to the region on Monday with a chance of strong to severe storms, according to the weather service.

The potential for strong to severe storms will continue through mid-week, with heavy rain also possible, the weather service said.

Today, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 60 with a northeast wind of 6 to 9 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Tonight, there is a 10 percent chance of showers before 7 p.m., with a low of 48, according to the weather service. An east northeast wind will be 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 70 and a calm wind becoming north around 5 mph, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 51 and a north wind of 5 mph becoming calm in the evening, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 76 and a south southwest wind of 5 to 9 mph, the weather service said.

Sunday night, 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 59. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Monday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., with a high near 78, the weather service said.

Monday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 64, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 76.

Tuesday night, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 55.

Wednesday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 66, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 50, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 65, the weather service said.

Ground broken for new Donnelly College academic building

Ground was broken Thursday for a new academic and administrative building at Donnelly College, 608 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Ground was broken Thursday for a new $30 million academic and administrative building at Donnelly College, 608 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The new building is expected to be completed by the summer of 2020, according to Donnelly College officials.

The 72,000-square-foot academic and administrative building will replace the existing buildings on the Donnelly campus, including the former Providence Hospital building. The Providence building will remain until the new building is completed.

“Our vision at Donnelly College is to advance the common good, by being the most accessible and transformative Catholic college in the country,” said Monsignor Stuart Swetland, president of Donnelly College.

“It is to be a place where people, places and spirits are transformed, where lives are changed, where success begins, where the quest for truth, the pursuit for excellence and the building of community can take place in an environment of faith and hope,” he said.

“For 70 years, Donnelly has been an anchor in the heart of eastern Wyandotte, serving generations of students and operating as a catalyst for change in local economies, local communities and as Sister Jerome (Keeler, one of the founders of Donnelly) said, local families.”

He thanked the college’s founding Benedictine Sisters of Mount St. Scholastica in Atchison, Kansas, and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, as well as donors to the current fundraising campaign.

Burns and McDonnell are the architects for the project.
This part of the Donnelly capital campaign is the third phase. Earlier phases included a new events center and the renovation of Marian Hall. A new parking garage is another part of the third phase.

Donnelly College is a four-year independent Catholic college sponsored by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. It is known as the most diverse college in the Midwest, according to U.S. News and World Report.

More information about the Donnelly building campaign is at www.campaignfordonnelly.com.

Monsignor Stuart Swetland, Donnelly College president, addressed the crowd at today’s groundbreaking for a new academic and administration building. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Rachel Cruz, at the podium, chair of the Donnelly College board of directors, addressed the crowd at today’s groundbreaking. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Dr. John Romito, chair of the Transformations Campaign and a member of the Donnelly College board of directors, addressed the crowd at the groundbreaking event Thursday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Sister Genevieve Robinson, left, a member of the Donnelly College board of directors and a member of the Benedictine sisters of Mount St. Scholastica, offered an opening prayer at the groundbreaking ceremony Thursday. At the right is Monsignor Stuart Swetland, president of Donnelly College. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Archbishop Joseph Naumann, also a member of the Donnelly College board of directors, addressed the gathering at the groundbreaking Thursday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Archbishop Joseph Naumann offered a blessing at the groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at Donnelly College. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Ground was broken Thursday for a new academic and administrative building at Donnelly College, 608 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
Ground was broken Thursday for a new academic and administrative building at Donnelly College, 608 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
The audience listened to speeches at the groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at Donnelly College. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
The audience listened to speeches at the groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at Donnelly College. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
The audience listened to speeches at the groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at Donnelly College. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
An architect’s rendering shows the proposed academic building at Donnelly College.