A convenience store at 32nd and State Avenue was robbed about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
A suspect entered the convenience store and started putting items into his pocket, according to the report. When the clerk confronted him, the suspect threw hot coffee on him.
The clerk chased the suspect outside and temporarily detained him until the suspect punched the clerk and lunged at him with a screwdriver, police stated.
Then the suspect fled on foot, according to police.
The weather will be perfect for voting today, Election Day in Wyandotte County.
It will be mostly sunny with a high near 53 today, according to the National Weather Service. There is no rain or precipitation in Tuesday’s forecast.
A chance for rain moves into Wyandotte County late Wednesday, changing over to a possible rain and snow mix, then to light snow by early Thursday, mainly south of I-70, the weather service said. Little to no accumulation is predicted at this time.
Cooler than average temperatures will continue in the region through mid-month, according to the weather service.
Today, Election Day, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 53 and a calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low around 40, and a south southeast wind of 6 to 8 mph, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 60, the weather service said, and a south southwest wind of 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Wednesday night, there is a 50 percent chance of rain before 3 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow, according to the weather service. The low will be around 31 with a north northeast wind of 5 to 13 mph, gusting as high as 23 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.
Thursday, it will be cloudy through mid-morning, then gradually clearing, with a high near 39, the weather service said. A north northeast wind of 5 to 11 mph will gust as high as 22 mph.
Thursday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low around 22, according to the weather service.
Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 42, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low around 30, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 57, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 35, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 44, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 23, according to the weather service.
Monday, Veterans Day, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 35, the weather service said.
Several candidates are on the ballot for Unified Government, Board of Public Utilities, city, county and school elections today.
Voters may go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to cast ballots for candidates in the general election. Voters should go to their assigned polling places and bring identification, such as a driver’s license.
For more information about voting and polling places, visit www.WyCoVotes.org, facebook.com/WyandotteElection, or call the Election Office at 913-573-8500.
Free bus rides today
There will be free bus rides on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to and from the polls, according to RideKC. Paratransit services also will be free today, according to an announcement from RideKC.
On the ballot
Unified Government Commission
1st District at large: Incumbent Commissioner Melissa Bynum is opposed by Mark Gilstrap, a former state senator.
2nd District Incumbent Commissioner Brian McKiernan, unopposed.
3rd District Incumbent Commissioner Ann Murguia is opposed by Christian A. Ramirez.
4th District Incumbent Commissioner Harold Johnson is opposed by Jorge L. Flores.
6th District Incumbent Commissioner Angela Markley is opposed by Diana Aguirre.
Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education, District 500
(Vote for four) Gary E. Bradley-Lopez Yolanda S. Clark Monica Crowe Karen French Janey Humphries, incumbent Brenda C. Jones, incumbent, has resigned from the board for health reasons since filing for office. Randy Lopez Hattie L. Smith Joseph A. Straws Frieda Tresvan Valdenia C. Winn, incumbent
Becky Billigmeier Bryan Fishbaugh Daniel Soptic Theresa Tillery
Piper Board of Education
Larry K. Beashore Ashley Biondi Kim Brown Jeb Vader
Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Board of Education
John H. Claxton Pam Lawson Jennifer McConico David Pierce Ashley Razak
Bonner Springs city
Mayor
Jeff W. Harrington Jordan M. Mackey
Bonner Springs City Council, 1st Ward
Mike Thompson
Bonner Springs City Council, 2nd Ward
Dani Gurley
Bonner Springs City Council, 3rd Ward
Robert W. Reeves
Bonner Springs City Council, 4th Ward
Mark Kipp
Edwardsville City Council
Chuck Adams Garrett Mellott Charles E. Stites II
Lake Quivira Mayor
Brady Allan Lilja John. Nelson
Lake Quivira Council member at large
Gayle Best Randy Burgess David McCullagh Andrea “Annie” Noland Greg Prieb
Constitutional amendment
There also is a constitutional amendment on the ballot concerning the counting of students and military members for the U.S. Census. This constitutional amendment may be read on a sample ballot available at https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView/RegistrantSearch.do.
Many other states count students and members of the military where they are at the time of the census. Kansas makes an adjustment currently based on where the person wants to be counted, and this process is expensive, plus it reduces the number of people counted in the state. A higher number of persons counted in the census could result in more federal dollars for the state. This amendment is supported by the Kansas secretary of state.
Candidate forums for Unified Government commissioner, Board of Public Utilities, KCKCC, Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education and Wyandotte County Register of Deeds are being shown online and have been shown the past few weeks on KCEC cable channel on Spectrum Cable (Wyandotte County) on Channel 17, and on Google TV on Channel 146. The forums are online at YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/KCECable.
Some past stories about the 2019 election, not mentioned above, include:
