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House struck by gunfire
A house was struck by a single gunshot round at 1:30 a.m. June 14, according to a social media report by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
Another house struck by gunshots
Another house was struck by gunfire about 1:15 a.m. June 14, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Officers responded to a shots fired call.
The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, in a Zoom meeting.
On the agenda for the meeting is a visitors’ time, a 2020 revenue bond resolution; a COVID-19 update; economic development update; electric supply update, general manager’s comments and board comments.
According to agenda information, the revenue bond resolution will ask the Unified Government to issue bonds for improvements for a maximum of about $10 million. According to the resolution, these projects include the Rosedale substations, the Barber substation and transmission system improvements.
In addition, the resolution will ask the UG to refinance existing utility revenue bonds totaling $222.2 million.
Agenda information is online at https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-6-17-20.pdf.
Because of the risk of COVID-19, the BPU board meeting will be conducted through telephone and the internet, according to officials.
The public may access the meeting through the telephone to listen in and if they have access to the Internet, they can also click on Zoom Meeting.
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Members of the community who wish to speak to the Board must be logged in to the Zoom meeting via the internet using their browser or the Zoom application. Members of the public will be asked to raise their hand to signal they wish to address the board.
During the public comment section of the agenda, community members will be asked to provide their name and address and will then have 5 minutes to speak.
The zoom application is free and can be downloaded from zoom for the following platforms
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Mac – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307
Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings&hl=en
iOS – https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/zoom/id530594111
The public may also join from any web browser https://zoom.us/j/474681940
To raise your hand, click on the “Raise Hand” feature at the bottom of the application or window or press *9 if connected by phone only.
Temperatures could reach a high of 92 degrees today, according to the National Weather Service.
While there a a slight chance for a few storms to develop this afternoon, most areas will stay dry, the weather service said.
Storm chances will increase at the end of the week, with the greatest chances north of the Missouri River, according to the weather service.
Temperatures will gradually warm through the week, but humidity should be low enough to keep heat index concerns low, the weather service said.
Today, it will be sunny with a high near 92 and a south wind of 6 to 10 mph, the weather service said.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 71 and a south southeast wind of 6 to 8 mph, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be sunny with a high near 91 and a south wind of 7 to 10 mph, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 70 and a south southeast wind of 7 mph, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 92 and a south wind of 6 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 20 mph, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 72, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 93, the weather service said.
Thursday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., with a low of 72, according to the weather service.
Friday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., with a high near 92, the weather service said.
Friday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 72, according to the weather service.
Saturday, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thundrstorms, with a high near 90, the weather service said.
Saturday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 68, according to the weather service.
Sunday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 87, the weather service said.