Month: December 2019

Bryant files for district attorney

Kristiane Bryant

Kristiane Bryant, a former assistant district attorney, has announced her candidacy for Wyandotte County District Attorney.

Bryant, a Kansas City, Kansas, resident, filed Nov. 26.

In her announcement, Bryant said, “I am running for Wyandotte County District Attorney because the safety of our community is my highest priority. The prosecution of criminal cases is an incredibly important and complex piece of the justice system which requires experience and competence to ensure that the rights of Wyandotte County citizens are not compromised by the way cases are handled.”

Bryant has been a prosecuting attorney for 14 years, with more than seven years in the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office. She currently is the trial team leader of the violent crimes unit in the Jackson County prosecutor’s office, where she manages attorneys and staff and prosecutes homicide, robbery and assault cases.

She left her position as assistant district attorney in the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office in 2016. As deputy district attorney, she specialized in homicide cases. She prosecuted sexual assault, child abuse, robbery, battery and other felony cases as well as child in need of care and truancy cases.

Bryant also served more than three years with the criminal litigation unit of the office of the Kansas attorney general, where she handled homicide, child sexual abuse and public corruption cases throughout Kansas. She also served there as section leader of the sexually violent predator prosecution unit, where she coordinated a team of prosecutors from various jurisdictions across the state.

Bryant and her husband John Bryant, of the Bryant Law Office, are raising their three daughters in Kansas City, Kansas.

She attended the University of Kansas, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Juris Doctor degree in law. A native of Canada, she moved to Kansas in 1991 and attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School, then went to KU. She moved to Wyandotte County after completing law school.

Bryant is active in the Kiwanis KCK-West, where she is a board member; and also in the Lancaster-Melton Peacekeepers Civitan Club, the KCK Women’s Chamber of Commerce, the Wyandotte County Bar Association and Leadership 2000.

Bryant filed as a Democrat, and her campaign treasurer is Martin Cervantes Sr.

Temperatures may reach 59 today; arctic air could arrive Monday night

There will be above normal temperatures until Monday, when a blast of arctic air will hit the region. (National Weather Service graphic)

Temperatures may peak at 59 degrees today before a slight cool-down Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

There will be a slight chance for rain Thursday night in the region, but rain is not in the Wyandotte County forecast for Thursday, the weather service said.

After weekend highs in the 50s, temperatures will bottom out Monday night as a blast of arctic air moves into the region, according to the weather service.

Rain and snow are possible during the day on Monday, the weather service said.

Temperatures may drop to a low of 19 on Monday night, according to the weather service.

Today, it will be partly sunny with a high near 59 and a calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 33. A light and variable wind becoming north 10 to 15 mph after midnight, with winds gusting as high as 21 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 43 and a north northeast wind of 5 to 13 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 28 and a calm wind, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 51 and a calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 42, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 54, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 37, according to the weather service.

Monday, there will be a 30 percent chance of rain before 4 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a chance of snow after 5 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 44.

Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 19, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 34, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 18, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 36, the weather service said.

Planning and zoning items on Thursday’s UG Commission agenda

Several planning and zoning items are on the agenda for the Thursday night Unified Government Commission meeting.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at City Hall, Commission Chambers, lobby level, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

On the agenda for the 7 p.m. meeting is an agreement between the UG and the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools for improvements around the new Brune Elementary School, 8833 Waverly. The improvements include a new road extending 90th Street north from Parallel Parkway for access to Brune Elementary, allowing a future connection with 91st Street. Sidewalks also are included.

Also on the agenda is a resolution to survey land for a Water Pollution maintenance facility and a police tow lot and crime lab.

Also on the agenda is a resolution to support “responsible bidder requirements.”

The annual county solid waste plan is on the agenda, along with a resolution with Bonner Springs to amend an agreement about providing street maintenance and emergency services to Loring.

The UG Commission also is scheduled to vote on adopting its legislative programs.

Also to be considered is the issuance of taxable industrial revenue bonds for the PQ Corp.

At the 5:30 p.m. UG Commission meeting in the fifth floor meeting room at City Hall, the commission will hear a zoning code update.

At the 7 p.m. UG Commission meeting, other items on the agenda include:


• 1815 N. 78th St., change of zone from single family to two family for an existing duplex, Eric Scheele with KC Property Guys LLC;
• 12525 Leavenworth Road, change of zone from county agriculture and residential to city agriculture to divide the lot and build and additional house, Scott Confer with Phelps Engineering;
• 4401 N. 115th St., change of zone from planned single family district to single family district to revise a previously approved plan to better identify and modify site amenities for West Ridge Estates, Matt Schlicht with Engineering Solutions;
• 733-735 Minnesota Ave., renewal of special use permit for an event hall in conjunction with specialty dress shop and office space – storage building, Michael Johnson with 7th Street Evenet Center;
• 528 Ann Ave., special use permit for a short-term renalt – AirBNB, Wendy and Larry Foland;
• 2706 Espenlaub Lane, special use permit for a short-term rental – AirBNB, Megan Duma;
• 408 Sandusky Ave., special use permit for a short-term rental – AirBNB, Megan M. Duma;
• 5124 Sloan Ave., special use permit to keep horses on the property, Efrain Carerra;
• 2600 Bi-State Drive, vacation of utility easements, Melissa Vancrum;
• 5604 State Ave., an ordinance rezoning property from planned limited business district to planned business park district;
• 3605 Bell Crossing, an ordinance rezoning property from single family district to agriculture district;
• 4251 N. 60th St., an ordinance rezoning property from single family district to agriculture district;
• 4225 Mission Road, 3002-3004 W. 43rd Ave. and 3014 W. 43rd Ave., an ordinance rezoning property from single family district to two family district;
• 1847 S. 14th St., an ordinance rezoning property from limited business district to planned commercial district;
• 5205 and 5159 Farrow, an ordinance vacating right-of-way between the two addresses;
• 4141 and 4151 Fairbanks Ave., an ordinance vacating an alley.
• Plat of The Acres of Piper, at K-7 and Marxen.

For more information, see the agenda at
https://wycokck.civicclerk.com/web/UserControls/DocPreview.aspx?p=1&aoid=1583.