The Kansas Department of Labor website will be taken down for an hour at noon today, April 14, to fix issues with the website, according to an announcement today on the website.
The KDOL website has been struggling because of the heavy load placed on it by enormous unemployment claim volumes, according to the website.
The KDOL phone lines will remain open during the time the website is down, according to the announcement.
Another down time for the website will be at 7 p.m. April 14, when it will be down for one hour, according to the announcement.
Officials were hoping for better customer service after the website is restored, according to the announcement.
The KDOL website is https://www.dol.ks.gov/ and the unemployment benefits website address is getkansasbenefits.gov.
A KDOL unemployment phone number for callers from the Kansas City area is 913-596-3500.
The website is the preferred method to file for unemplyment, when the website is working.
The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in an online and telephone meeting.
The BPU has closed all facilities to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the agenda are a general manager’s report, including a COVID-19 update; electric utility construction report; water utility construction report; and miscellaneous comments. Board comments also are on the agenda.
The public may access the meeting through the telephone to listen in and if they have access to the internet, they may click on Zoom Meeting.
The toll-free phone number is 1-888-475-4499, meeting ID: 474 681 940.
To join the Zoom Meeting, visit https://zoom.us/j/474681940. Use Zoom Meeting ID: 474681 940.
To access the board meeting information packet, visit https://www.bpu.com/portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-3-15.pdf.
Winds may gust as high as 23 mph this afternoon in Wyandotte County. (National Weather Service graphic)There may be a low of 32 degrees in Wyandotte County early Wednesday morning. (National Weather Service graphic)
Today’s weather will be cool and breezy, according to the National Weather Service.
The temperature at 8 a.m. was 34 degrees, and at 9 a.m. it was 37 degrees.
Starting with a freeze, temperatures will rise to a high of 51 today before falling again tonight to a low of 32, the weather service said.
Precipitation is not in the Wyandotte County forecast for Tuesday, but a slight chance of rain is possible Wednesday night through Friday, the weather service said. Some areas of this region could receive snow; at this time, there is no snow predicted for Wyandotte County.
Today, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said. A light west wind will increase to 6 to 11 mph in the morning, with winds gusting as high as 23 mph.
Tonight, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 32 and a southwest wind of 7 to 11 mph, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 54 and a west northwest wind of 5 to 7 mph, becoming north northeast in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, there is a 20 percent chance of rain, with a low of 37 and an east wind of 3 to 7 mph, according to the weather service.
Thursday, there is a 50 percent chance of rain, with a high near 50 and an east wind of 5 to 7 mph, the weather service said. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Thursday night, there is a 70 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 34. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain before 1 p.m., with a high near 48, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 34, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 60, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 43, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 66, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 41, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 68, the weather service said.
