Month: September 2020

School starts today in Wyandotte County

The fall semester started today, with virtual learning for many, for the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools and other schools in Wyandotte County.

The KCK schools will have remote learning only for the first nine weeks. The school board is planning a meeting at 5 p.m. today online at kckps.org.

The district has a school reopening message online from Dr. Alicia Miguel, interim superintendent, at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYulKFwYCLU&feature=youtu.be.

According to district information, the KCK schools will start offering “grab and go” meals on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The meals will be picked up on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at school locations, and students need to pre-register for the meals.

In the Turner School District, school also started today, and the district has a 50 percent capacity for in-person student instruction and activities. Students are in either blended learning or remote learning groups. Students are being assigned to Mondays and Wednesday and alternating Fridays, or Tuesdays and Thursdays and alternating Fridays, according to district information. The students are using technology for remote learning on the days when they are home.

In the Piper School District, the first day of school is Wednesday, Sept. 9.

Piper also has a hybrid and a remote option for school. Pre-kindergarten and elementary students attend classes four days a week and on Fridays, work remotely and online. Sixth grade through 12th grade students attend at least one day of school a week in person, with students staying in one classroom and teachers traveling to that classroom, according to district reopening information. Some students may attend more than one day a week. Other days, learning would be remotely from home.

Today, Sept. 8, also is the first day of school for the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville School District, according to district reopening information. The district is offering a hybrid or remote option for returning to school. In the hybrid option, students attend school every other day, Mondays and Wednesdays, or Tuesdays and Thursdays. On Friday, they will all be in online learning classes. While in the buildings, students will be in the same group of students with the same staff members.

Bonner Springs is offering a free meals program, with curbside pickup, starting Sept. 8.

Police notes

Burglary reported near 63rd and State

A burglary was reported at 9:55 p.m. Sept. 7 in the 6300 block of State Avenue, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.

Officers responded to a dispatched burglary call, according to the report. The victim stated that she had returned home, and there were personal property items missing from her home. She found her animal deceased, the report stated.

Lower temperatures, rain likely through Saturday

National Weather Service graphic

Temperatures dropped to the 50s on Tuesday morning, with showers and thunderstorms possible today, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Well below normal temperatures are expected this week, the weather service said. Today, temperatures may reach 63 in Wyandotte County.

Showers and thunderstorms will be possible throughout the day today, according to the weather service.

Chances for rain and storms continue all week, with 1 to 3 inches of rain expected through Saturday, the weather service said.

Temperatures may work their way back to 72 on Friday and 79 on Saturday, then end in the mid-70s for Sunday and Monday, according to the weather service.

Today, showers and thunderstorms are likely during the day, with a thunderstorm possible after 3 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 63 with a northeast wind of 10 to 14 mph, gusting as high as 22 mph. There is a 60 percent chance of precipitation. Between a tenth to quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Tonight, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 53, according to the weather service. A north northeast wind of 10 to 15 mph will gust as high as 23 mph. Between a tenth to quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Wednesday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a high near 64 and a northeast wind of 9 mph, the weather service said. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is forecast.

Wednesday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers, with a low of 55 and a north northeast wind of 6 to 9 mph, according to the weather service. Less of a tenth of an inch of rain is likely.

Thursday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers, with a high near 65, and a north northeast wind of 7 mph, the weather service said. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Thursday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers, then more chances of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 59. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Friday, there is a 50 percent chance of precipitation, with a high near 72, the weather service said.

Friday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 62, according to the weather service.

Saturday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 79, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 58, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 76, the weather service said.

Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 55, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be sunny, with a high near 76, the weather service said.