Four high school juniors and seniors in the Kansas City area have been selected as Student Leaders in a program sponsored by Bank of America.
The students received paid summer internships at local nonprofits and helped improve their communities.
Now in its 15th year in the Kansas City area, the program recognized 74 local student leaders, helping them chart a path for success. Nearly 3,500 young people from across the country gained skills and workforce experience through this program since 2004.
The Kansas City-based Student Leaders were working at the Youth Volunteer Corps this summer.
The four Kansas City Student Leaders:
• Spencer Foster, an Olathe resident and recent graduate from Olathe South High School, was interning at Clement Waters, Crosslines Community Outreach, Crestview Elementary YMCA Day Camp, Kansas City Farm School at Gibbs Road, Turnstyles Thrift, and Kansas City Parks and Rec Lakeside Nature Center.
• Olivia DeSantis, a Prairie Village resident and an incoming senior at St. Teresa’s Academy, was interning at Watkins Mill State Park, Overland Park Arboretum, Clement Waters, The Upper Room, Kansas City Farm School, Gibbs Road, and Habitat for Humanity.
• Fridia Andrade, an Olathe resident and recent graduate from Olathe South High School, was interning at Habitat for Humanity, Clement Waters, Nourish KC, Wonderscope Children’s Museum, Kansas City Parks and Rec – Lakeside Nature Center, Clement Waters, and Turnstyles Thrift.
• Ken’Naya Kimble, a Kansas City, Kansas, resident and a recent graduate of Sumner Academy, was interning at Turnstyles Thrift, KCKCC, Kansas City Farm School at Gibbs Road, Clement Waters, National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame, Nourish KC, and Kansas City Parks and Rec Lakeside Nature Center.
Kansas City, Kansas, police responded at 10:37 p.m. Tuesday to a shooting into two occupied apartments in the 7400 block of Armstrong.
According to a social media post by police, an unknown suspect fired shots into two occupied apartments. There was also gunshot damage to an unoccupied vehicle, police stated. No injuries were reported.
From 4 to 6 inches of rain are possible through Saturday in Wyandotte County, according to the National Weather Service. Off-and-on storms are in the forecast through Saturday morning. A few strong storms are possible tonight. Flash flooding will be possible through Friday night. (National Weather Service graphic) Heavy rain is possible with any thunderstorms that develop, leading to an increased potential for flash flooding through the end of the week. Areas that see multiple rounds of rain will be at highest risk for flash flooding. (National Weather Service graphic)
Rain and storms moved through Wyandotte County on Wednesday morning, and there is a chance of more showers and storms after 3 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service.
A line of storms moved through the area to the east, and there are similar storms in the forecast through Saturday. One to two inches of rain are possble tonight, the weather service said.
On Thursday night there could be another north-south line of storms moving through the area just after sunset, according to the weather service.
The chance of flash flooding will increase with each rain, as the ground will become more saturated, the weather service said.
The rivers in Wyandotte County on Wednesday morning were below flood stage. The Missouri River at Parkville, where the gauge is at I-435 over the Missouri River, between Wyandotte County and Platte County, was below flood stage, in the action stage. The Kansas River at 23rd Street, where the gauge is at Kansas Avenue near the state line, was below flood stage and below action stage.
Today, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 86 with a southeast wind of 6 to 11 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.
Tonight, there is a 90 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. Some of the storms may produce heavy rain. The low will be around 68 with an east southeast wind around 9 mph. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain are possible.
Thursday, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 84 with a south southeast wind of 9 to 13 mph, gusting as high as 22 mph. From a quarter to a half-inch of rain is possible.
Thursday night, there is a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 69 with a light southeast wind. Between a half and three-quarters of an inch of rain is possible.
Friday, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 78 with a light southeast wind. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain are possible.
Friday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 68, according to the weather service. Between three-quarters and 1 inch of rain are possible.
Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., with a high near 83, the weather service said.
Saturday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 65, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be sunny with a high near 85, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 65, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 87, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be partly cloudy with a low of 68, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 88, the weather service said.
