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The Unified Government COVID-19 website at 4 p.m. Tuesday reported 1,520 positive cumulative cases, with 76 deaths and 13 hospitalizations. It was an increase of 18 cases since 1 p.m. Monday, and an increase of one death since Monday. (UG COVID-19 website) Traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic can be a challenge. What is the safest way to travel? What mode of transportation should you take? Should you even travel at all? Doctors at the University of Kansas Health System said it might be safer now to travel by plane, with safety precautions that have been put in place. Dr. Wissam…

The high could be near 80 today in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service. (National Weather Service graphic) Sunny skies are in today’s forecast, with the next chance for rain on Saturday night and Sunday. More storms will be possible on Monday night into Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service forecast. Today, there will be mostly sunny skies with a high near 80, the weather service said. An east southeast wind of 6 to 11 mph will become south 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon, with winds gusting as high as 31 mph. Tonight, it will…

A shooting has been reported Saturday night on the 57th Street off-ramp of westbound I-70, according to Kansas City, Kansas, police. The off-ramp was closed. (KC Scout photo) A shooting was reported about 8:50 p.m. Saturday, May 30, on the North 57th Street off-ramp from westbound I-70, according to the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department. Officers responding to the scene discovered two persons, a male and female, both about 40 years old, with apparent gunshot wounds, a police spokesman stated. A suspect was taken into custody at the scene, the spokesman stated. The North 57th Street exit off westbound I-70…

The Unified Government Commission is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in a remote Zoom meeting to discuss fire station locations and the Restart WyCo plan, along with a budget workshop. The closing of the Fairfax fire station is being opposed by the Fairfax Industrial Association, which has sent out emails in opposition. The meeting will be conducted on the internet. According to the agenda, the public may observe or listen to the meeting on YouTube or UGTV or through Zoom on the internet. They also can listen by telephone. The UG held part of the fire…

Police have identified the victim of a fatal accident at 9:19 p.m. March 29 in the 4400 block of Victory Drive. The victim was identified as Joseph Smith, age 33, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, according to a Kansas City, Kansas Police Department spokesman. He was driving a pickup truck. When police arrived at the accident location on Sunday night, they found a black pickup truck occupied by two males. The driver was found deceased at the accident. The passenger of the vehicle was taken to a hospital with critical injuries, police stated. The accident is under investigation by…

The Unified Government Commission will hold a special session at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the fifth-floor conference room of City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The special session will be a priority-based budgeting – 2021 budget retreat, according to the meeting notice. Because of COVID-19, the meeting room will not be open to the public, according to the UG meeting notice, but the public will be able to see the meeting in City Hall lobby. Access is also available, livestreamed on YouTube and UGTV, according to the meeting notice. Social distancing will be in effect…

Five Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools will be recognized with the Challenge Award for making a difference in student achievement. The schools include Argentine Middle School, Arrowhead Middle School, Bethel Elementary School, Emerson Elementary School and Frank Rushton Elementary School, according to a school district spokesman. They are recognized for outstanding achievement on the 2019 math and reading assessment results, according to the spokesman. The award is presented by the Kansas State Board of Education. It highlights the academic achievement of students in schools despite the significant socioeconomic challenges they may face in their lives, the spokesman stated. “I wholeheartedly…

At the Board of Public Utilities’ 6 p.m. telephone and Zoom internet meeting April 1, General Manager Bill Johnson said in answer to a question that the BPU had no employees who tested positive for COVID-19. However, there were six to eight BPU employees in self-quarantine, he said, due to people having possible risk with travel. Currently, about 24 percent of the work force is on administrative leave during the “stay-home” order, he said. Some are working at home. Water and electric services are considered to be essential operations. Board member Jeff Bryant said BPU front-line workers working with the…

Led by Jayhawk Conference Coach of the Year Brandon Burgette, KCKCC placed three Blue Devils on the All-Region VI team, from left – first team selection Jalen Davis and second teamers Robert Rhodes and Deron McDaniel. (KCKCC photo by Alan Hoskins) A second team selection, KCKCC’s Kamryn Estell was the lone freshman named to the All-Region VI women’s team. by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC If the makeup of the NJCAA All-Region VI Division II basketball teams is any indication, there’s good things ahead for Kansas City Kansas Community College teams. Kamryn Estell is the lone freshman selected to the women’s team…

The Unified Government Commission will hold a special session at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the fifth-floor conference room of City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The special session will be a priority-based budgeting – 2021 budget retreat, according to the meeting notice. Because of COVID-19, the meeting room will not be open to the public, according to the UG meeting notice, but the public will be able to see the meeting in City Hall lobby. Access is also available, livestreamed on YouTube and UGTV, according to the meeting notice. Social distancing will be in effect…