A semi overturned Monday on the K-32 exit from northbound I-435 in Wyandotte County. (KC Scout photo)
A semi overturned on Monday night on the K-32 exit from northbound I-435 in Wyandotte County, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.
The semi lost control and overturned into a ditch around 5:15 p.m., the trooper’s report stated.
The driver of the semi, a 64-year-old Lees Summit, Missouri, man, had a possible serious injury and was taken to a hospital, the trooper’s report stated. The report stated he was not wearing a safety restraint.
The Kenworth semi was pulling a Hyundai tractor, according to the trooper’s report.
Dr. Greg Mosier, president of KCKCC, met with Lansing Mayor Tony McNeill recently about opening a campus in Lansing. (Photo from KCKCC)Dr. Greg Mosier, president of KCKCC, presented plans for a new campus in Lansing to the Lansing City Council recently. (Photo from KCKCC)
Kansas City Kansas Community College is purchasing 12 acres on K-7 to build a new site in Leavenworth County, according to a spokesman.
The college simultaneously is working on a plan to build a new $62 million campus in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, with a hope of starting construction in the spring.
KCKCC is celebrating its centennial in 2023, and it also has been serving Leavenworth County for the past 35 years, according to a spokesman. The Leavenworth School District allowed KCKCC to use the former Leavenworth West Middle School to offer both academic and technical education programs to the Leavenworth region.
“The College Board of Trustees and the administration truly appreciate the support Leavenworth School District has provided the college and students attending classes at the KCKCC Pioneer Career Center,” Dr. Greg Mosier, KCKCC president, said in a news release.
The site, located in the southern 12 acres of the Lansing Towne Center, will hold an advanced educational facility, according to a college spokesman. It is parallel to K-7 and just north of Country Club Bank in Lansing.
Fall 2027 is the anticipated opening date for the site. Until the new site is constructed, programs and services will continue at the KCKCC Pioneer Career Center, the news release stated. KCKCC-PCC offers more than 30 academic classes for dual-enrolled high school students and adult students in general education, construction technology, culinary arts, electrical technology, health professions, HVAC, criminal justice and early childhood education.
Lansing Mayor Tony McNeill and the Lansing City Council approved the project on Nov. 17.
“Through the generosity of the Leavenworth School District and Dr. Mike Roth, the college has been able to increase its level of service through the Pioneer Career Center. The purchase of this land is the next step in expanding services to Leavenworth County,” Dr. Mosier said in the news release. “As new businesses continue to invest capital to build facilities in Leavenworth County, a primary concern is access to an educated and well-trained workforce. KCKCC is establishing its position in Leavenworth County to be these companies’ workforce provider of choice.”
With the land purchase, a new facility will be designed to provide modern classrooms, labs and technical training spaces that will offer greater capacity and new programs in Leavenworth County, according to a spokesman.
Kelly Rogge, public information manager for KCKCC, stated that no money from the Wyandotte County mill levy will be used for the purchase of the land or the new building in Lansing. KCKCC will work with Leavenworth County to create the necessary construction and ongoing revenue streams.
Enrollment at KCKCC is slightly up compared to last year, although most other institutions across the state and in Kansas City, Missouri, are down in enrollment, Rogge stated.
Winds may gust up to the low 30s today. (National Weather Service graphic)A south wind could increase to the 20 plus mph range on Thursday, and Friday is expected to be windy, in the mid-30s mph. (National Weather Service graphic)
Look for windy weather Tuesday, with temperatures falling through the day, according to the National Weather Service.
Windy conditions will return Thursday and Friday, the weather service said. Elevated fire conditions are possible Thursday afternoon, according to the weather service.
Today it will be sunny early, then turning mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 52 by 11 a.m., then falling to around 37 during the rest of the day. A south southwest wind of 17 mph will become northwest in the afternoon. Winds may gust as high as 33 mph.
Tonight, It will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low of 23, according to the weather service. A northwest wind of 10 to 17 mph will gust as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 39, and a west northwest wind of 7 to 10 mph, gusting as high as 18 mph, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 25, according to the weather service. A calm wind will become south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Thursday, it will be sunny, with a high near 48 and a south wind of 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Thursday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 38, according to the weather service.
Friday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 61, and breezy, the weather service said.
Friday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 28, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 40, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 29, according to the weather service.
Sunday, there is a 40 percent chance of rain and snow, with a high near 51, the weather service said.
Sunday night, there is a 30 percent chance of rain, with a low of 38, according to the weather service.
Monday, there is a 30 percent chance of rain, with a high near 51, the weather service said.
