Rain to end today; frost advisory issued for Friday night

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A frost advisory has been issued for tonight in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic)

A rainy Friday morning is expected to change later to a mostly sunny and windy afternoon with a high of 55, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

A frost advisory has been issued for Friday night into Saturday morning, the weather service said. Residents may want to cover any sensitive vegetation.

Winds today could gust out of the north as high as 30 mph, according to the weather service.

Tonight’s low will dip to 35 degrees, and portions of the region that reach 33 or lower could result in frost formation, killing sensitive vegetation, according to the weather service.

After a slight warm-up on Saturday, temperatures will dip to 34 degrees on Monday night, the weather service said. A dry cold front will move through the region on Saturday night, beginning a stretch of below normal temperatures, according to the weather service.

Temperatures will be falling on Sunday, which is Halloween, with Sunday night’s low around 38, the weather service said. The temperature around 8 p.m. Sunday will be around 45 degrees, according to the forecast.

On Tuesday, Election Day, the high will be near 48. There is no rain in the Tuesday daytime forecast, but frost could be possible in the morning.

A long-range weather service forecast for the Wyandotte County area showed below normal temperatures for Nov. 5 through Nov. 11.

The long-range precipitation outlook for Wyandotte County showed near normal precipitation amounts from Nov. 5 through Nov. 11.

Today, there is a 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11 a.m., the weather service said. It will be cloudy in the morning, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 55. A north wind of 15 to 17 mph will gust as high as 30 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 35, according to the weather service. A north northwest wind of 5 to 9 mph will gust as high as 23 mph.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 62 and a light northwest wind, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 42, according to the weather service, and a calm wind becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 54, the weather service said. A north wind of 8 to 10 mph will gust as high as 18 mph.

Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 38, according to the weather service.

Monday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 47.

Monday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m., with a low of 34, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 48, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers before 1 a.m., with a low of 34, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 48, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 32, according to the weather service.

Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.

Free turkeys, free flu shots, free hoodies to be given away Saturday

Hoodies will be given to the first 200 people who attend the “Boo to the Flu” event Saturday, Oct. 30, at Mercy and Truth, 721 N. 31st St. There will also be flu shots and turkeys, along with chili fixings.
Food boxes will be available to the first 200 people who attend the Mercy and Truth “Boo to the Flu” event on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 7405 Quivira Road, Shawnee, Kansas. There will also be flu shots, hoodies and turkeys, along with chili fixings.

Mercy and Truth Medical Missions will hold “Boo to the Flu” on Saturday, Oct. 30, in Kansas City, Kansas, and Shawnee, Kansas.

Each location offers 200 free flu shots,200 free turkeys, 200 free hoodies and 200 free bags of chili fixings, just in time for Monday Night Football.

The Shawnee event will also give away 200 food boxes, sponsored by Church of the Resurrection. The giveaways are all contactless.

“Boo to the Flu” runs from 9 a.m. to noon (or while supplies last) at the KCK location and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (or while supplies last) in Shawnee.

The KCK location is the Mercy and Truth clinic at 721 N. 31st St. The Shawnee location is 7405 Quivira Road in the Westbrooke Shopping Center parking lot.

Anyone can participate, regardless of residence or legal status. Spanish translations will be available.

12 charges filed against suspect in homicide, stabbing, car thefts

Twelve charges have been filed against a suspect in a homicide Wednesday in the 7900 block of Sandusky.

The suspect, Alyssa Leanne Arreola, was charged Thursday in Wyandotte County District Court with second-degree murder in the death of a local resident.

Arreola also was charged with attempted first-degree murder in the stabbing of a woman in the 78th area on Wednesday, or in the alternative, aggravated battery.

The third charge against Arreola was aggravated robbery of a Hyundai Tucson vehicle. She was armed with a firearm at the time, according to the warrant information.

Aggravated burglary was the fourth charge, for unlawfully entering or remaining within a dwelling in which there was a human, with the intent to commit a felony.

Arreola was charged with a fifth count, burglary, for entering a building used as a dwelling to commit the theft of a firearm.

The sixth count was burglary of a Kia Spectra.

The seventh count was burglary of a Hyundai Tucson.

Arreola was charged with an eighth count, theft of a firearm, a Smith and Wesson .38.

The ninth count against Arreola was theft of a firearm, a Springfield XD .40.

The 10th count was theft of a firearm, a Taurus .45.

The 11th count was theft of the Kia Spectra.

The 12th count was theft of the Hyundai Tucson.

All of the incidents took place Wednesday, Oct. 27, in Kansas City, Kansas, according to the warrant.

Police said on Wednesday that a suspect stole a car from Sam’s Club parking lot in the Village West area in the morning, and that vehicle then was in an accident at 83rd and State around 10:18 a.m. The same vehicle then was in an accident near 78th and Tauromee.

Fleeing the vehicle, the suspect then broke into the house of an elderly resident, stabbing her, according to police. The woman is expected to live.

A little after 1 p.m. Wednesday, police were notified about a shooting in the 7900 block of Sandusky, where an adult male was killed. The man’s car was stolen.

The car and a suspect were taken into custody in Kansas City, Missouri, later on Wednesday, according to the KCK police spokesman.

Arreola, age 22, a resident of Independence, Missouri currently remains in the Jackson County Jail, but has now been charged by the Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office. Her bail was set at $500,000.