Month: August 2019

Rain in today’s forecast

Wyandotte County now is in an area that may receive one-tenth to a quarter inch of rain, with heavier rain possible to the west, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)
Wyandotte County is on the edge of an area that is under a flash flood watch through 7 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)

Today, rain is possible, according to the National Weather Service.

A revised forecast showed one-tenth to one-quarter of an inch of rain for Wyandotte County through Saturday, with higher amounts to the west, in Manhattan, Kansas, and Emporia, Kansas, the weather service said. Those areas could see 3 inches of rain or more. Wyandotte County could be close to the dividing line for heavy rain and lighter amounts of rain.

According to the weather service, if the heavy rain axis moves east even a short distance, portions of this area could be subject to higher amounts of rain.

Wyandotte County is still in the flash flood watch area, where the weather service says 1 to 2 inches of rain are possible.

The rivers in Wyandotte County are currently below flood stage and below action stage. The Missouri River at Parkville, which includes Wyandotte County at I-435 over the Missouri River, went below action stage, 22 feet, in the past few days. Flood stage is 25 feet. The Kansas River at 23rd Street, where the gauge is near Kansas Avenue and the state line, was at 27.28 feet on Friday morning, where action stage is 29 feet. Flood stage is 33 feet.

Today, there is a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with the possibility of heavy rain. The high will be near 79 with an east southeast wind of 6 to 8 mph. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Tonight, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, and some may produce heavy rain. The low will be around 67 with an east wind of 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Saturday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 82 with an east wind of 6 to 11 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 66, according to the weather service. There will be an east northeast wind of 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday, it will be sunny with a high near 86 and a light northeast wind, the weather service.

Sunday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 65, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 87, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 69, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 86, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 68, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 86, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 67, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be partly sunny with a high near 85, the weather service said.

For more information, visit www.weather.gov.

Police notes

Aggravated robbery reported
 A victim was robbed at gunpoint at 11:15 p.m. July 31 in the 900 block of South 74th, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. The victim’s vehicle was struck as the suspects fled. Police took the suspects into custody at another location.

Residence struck by gunfire
 A residence in the 2000 block of North 9th was struck by gunfire about 12:29 a.m. Aug 1, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. An unoccupied vehicle also was hit. There were no injuries.

Battery case reported
Aggravated battery was reported at 12:44 a.m. Aug. 1 in the area of 65th and Valley View, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. The victim had a laceration to the forearm; the injuries were not life-threatening.

Commercial burglary reported
 A commercial burglary was reported at 1:45 a.m. Aug. 1 at James and Central Avenue, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Equipment and tools of value were taken.

T-Bones come back to win 7-6 in ninth inning

The Kansas City T-Bones (34-33) were down 6-2 in the bottom of the ninth inning trailing the Sioux Falls Canaries (31-38) on Wednesday, but with some magic from Danny Mars, they were able to walk it off in unbelievable fashion to get the win, 7-6.

The T-Bones scored first in the bottom of the first when Chris Colabello hit a ground out that scored Dylan Tice, grabbing an early lead, 1-0.

Sioux Falls snagged the lead from the T-Bones in the top of the second, however, as Alay Lago hit a home run off of pitcher Tommy Collier. Then, Mitch Glasser hit a single that scored Andrew Ely, erasing the T-Bone lead and making it 2-1 in favor of the Canaries.

The Canaries furthered their lead 4-1, when Mitch Glasser hit a sacrifice fly that scored Ely. Then, Brett Vertigan hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Clint Coulter in the top of the fourth.

The T-Bones fell even more behind when Sioux Falls’ Burt Reynolds hit a double that scored Vertigan and Glasser in the top of the sixth, making it 6-1.

Kansas City began their march back in the bottom of the seventh, when Roy Morales hit a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Daniel Nava.

As the T-Bones came to bat in the bottom of the ninth, the game looked almost lost. Ramsey Romano pitched a clean eighth inning, and then came back in the lineup for the T-Bones.

First, Roy Morales hit a single that scored Mason Davis. Then, Danny Mars hit a three-run home run off pitcher Will Solomon that scored both Morales and Tyler Marincov. Then, after a walk for Romano, Tice hit a single that moved Ramsey Romano to third.

With one out remaining Sioux Falls went to the pen and brought in right-hander Alex Ogren to face Shawn O’Malley. The T-Bones short stop stepped to the plate and hit a high sacrifice fly to left that brought Romano home, stealing the win from Sioux Falls and walking off winners, 7-6.

The winning pitcher is Ramsey Romano (1-0) for the Kansas City T-Bones, the same player who scored the winning run. The losing pitcher is Will Solomon (0-2) for the Sioux Falls Canaries.

The Kansas City T-Bones will play the rubber match of the three-game series with the Sioux Falls Canaries at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at JustBats field. The game is on the T-Bones Broadcast Network at http://mixlr.com/t-bones-baseball/.

Tickets to all T-Bones home games are on sale online at www.tbonesbaseball.com or by calling 913-328-5618 or by visiting the Saint Luke’s Box Office between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group ticket sales are also on sale.

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