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Chance of rain and storms through the weekend

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Scattered showers and thunderstorms will prevail over the region through the upcoming weekend as a series of disturbances move over the region. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 101. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 88.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Labor Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 87.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

KDHE: Most of Kansas now at high risk for West Nile Virus

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TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has updated and expanded a high-risk warning for West Nile virus infections in Kansas.

Only northeast is at moderate risk for WNV infections, according to a media release.

West Nile virus can be spread to people through mosquito bites, but it is not spread from person to person. About one in five people who are infected develop a fever and other symptoms. About one out of 150 infected people develop swelling of the brain or brain tissue, that in some cases, can result in death. There are no vaccines or medications to treat WNV. People who have had WNV before are considered immune.

“Know your risk and take action to prevent mosquito bites to protect yourself and your family against West Nile virus”, said Dr. Greg Lakin, State Health Officer.”

KDHE recommends the following prevention measures:

  • Visit the KDHE WNV website weekly to learn about the current WNV risk level;http://www.kdheks.gov/epi/arboviral_disease.htm
  • When you are outdoors, use insect repellent containing an EPA-registered active ingredient on skin and clothing, including DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or IR3535. Follow the directions on the package.
  • Many mosquitoes are most active at dusk and dawn. Be sure to use insect repellent and wear long sleeves and pants at these times, or consider staying indoors during these hours.
  • The elderly or those with a weakened immune system should consider limiting their exposure outside during dusk and dawn, when the Culex species mosquitos are most active.
  • Make sure you have good screens on your windows and doors to keep mosquitoes out.
  • Get rid of mosquito breeding sites by emptying standing water from flower pots, buckets and barrels. Change the water in pet dishes and replace the water in bird baths weekly. Drill holes in tire swings so water drains out. Keep children’s wading pools empty and on their sides when they aren’t being used.
  • Horses can also be infected with WNV. Talk with your veterinarian about vaccinating your horse to protect them against WNV.

Most WNV infections occur in the late summer and early fall. Although there have been no cases of WNV reported to KDHE in 2018 there have been more than 600 cases of the most severe form of WNV and 30 deaths in Kansas from 1999-2017.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides this webpage with additional information about West Nile virus and preventing mosquito bites: http://www.cdc.gov/features/StopMosquitoes/.  For questions about West Nile virus or other Arboviral diseases contact the KDHE Epidemiology hotline at 877-427-7317.

Overdose Awareness Day event taking place Friday in St. Joseph

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An event on Friday is being put on to raise awareness of overdose deaths in the St. Joseph community.

International Overdose Awareness Day is a global event held on August 31st each year.

According to the City of St. Joseph Health Department, in recent months, representatives from a broad range of businesses, agencies, and organizations have been working together to create better ways the community can serve anyone struggling with addiction. The group, informally referred to as the “opioid task force,” is gathering data sets, pooling resources, planning outreach activities for the public and in youth settings, and sharing information in order to build capacity.

The task force has planned a remembrance event for International Overdose Awareness Day.

St. Joseph Youth Alliance Executive Director Robin Hammond said the event will be held Friday to bring awareness in the community of those that have lost their lives due to an overdose.

“Those that have lost a loved one due to overdose are invited to attend and bring a memento of their loved one that can be set aside in honor of that person,” Hammond said. “We’re looking at approximately 40 deaths over the last five years here in our community due to overdose so we want to bring awareness to the issue in our community and to take a moment to remember those loved ones that have lost their life.”

The event will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday at Civic Center Park.

For more information about International Overdose Awareness Day, click here.

Brief: Tofurky Strikes Back, Missouri Lightning Deaths, Verruckt Comes Down

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The National Weather Service reports 17 deaths due to lightning in the United States this year.

The man was fishing. It is the second lightning death in Missouri this year. Lightning struck and killed a 23-year-old man repairing a house roof in Kansas City July 5.

 

A tragic reminder is coming down.

A Kansas judge says crews can begin tearing down a 17-story waterslide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated when his raft went airborne.

Delays in taking down the slide had stemmed from disagreements over which parts should be preserved as possible evidence.

Attorneys representing the owners of Schlitterbahn said preliminary deconstruction of Verruckt will start soon. The visible slide will likely start to come down by Nov. 1.

 

How is the sausage made?

Tofurky uses names such as “hot dogs” and “artisan sausage” in its packaging, which is considered “misleading” and illegal under the new Missouri law.

“Plant-based meat products that use such terms like ‘deli slices,’ ‘burger,’ ‘sausages,’ or ‘hot dogs,’ with accompanying qualifying and descriptive language, clearly indicate that the products are plant based and accurately convey to consumers the products’ ingredients,” the lawsuit claims.

 

Tracing a religion:

Thus, the idea of divine glossolalia — the concept of speaking in an unknown language, especially in religious worship — was created and spread around the world by Parham’s many students establishing their own Pentecostal mission.

“In 1906 … Seymour visited Texas, where Parham was then teaching, learned to speak in tongues, and went back to Los Angeles where he headed up a massive revival that is often presented as the birth event of Pentecostalism,” Miller said.

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“We’re really hoping to examine what made Topeka and Kansas – geographically, religiously, economically, demographically, and socially – the place where Pentecostalism was formed and took hold,” Cecil said. “Many people don’t realize that Kansas is the one state, second to Utah, that has probably been most shaped by religion.”

 

Autumn begins September 22.

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

UPDATE: Doniphan County alerts area residents of suspicious vehicle

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UPDATE: Atchison police say there was no official report to their department, but they have received several calls asking about a report possibly originating from social media Tuesday regarding a van following a vehicle in the area.

Anyone who sees any suspicious activity is encouraged to report it to local law enforcement.

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Doniphan County, Kansas, officials are alerting area residents to be on the lookout for a suspicious vehicle.

An alert from Doniphan County Wednesday morning said to be on the lookout for a white male in a white van with tinted windows and no tag which “may be in the area trying to abduct women and kids.” The alert said there was a possible incident out of Atchison County in which a van was reported following a female in her vehicle.

Sunny today with temps around 78

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After a mostly cloudy start to the day the sun should return in the afternoon making for very pleasant early Fall-like conditions with highs in the mid to upper 70s. However, showers and thunderstorms return late tonight. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 8 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Lightning strike kills Maryville man

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MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a lightning bolt has struck and killed a northwest Missouri man as he was fishing.

Maryville Public Safety says authorities found 35-year-old Ryen Browning, of Maryville, dead around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday when they responded to a call at the City Reservoir. Browning was struck while fishing from the bank of the reservoir.

Brief: Storms Through Tonight, B-2 Footage at SOS, Endorsement Watch

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A Republican endorses an Independent candidate, rather than Republican candidate Kris Kobach for Kansas Governor.

“I made it clear when I joined Governor Colyer’s campaign that I believed Kansas needed a leader who was committed to the state,” Baccus said. “While my candidate in the primary election did not succeed, I remain committed to ensuring that Kansas has the best leaders possible.”

 

Job losses headed for Kansas City’s Sprint?

Specifically, 24,000 jobs would be gone as overlapping retail stores close for not only the Sprint and T-Mobile brands but also their pre-paid brands Boost and MetroPCS, the filing said.

An additional 4,500 headquarters jobs would disappear, it claimed, as a merged company sought to eliminate duplication at the Overland Park headquarters of Sprint and the Bellevue, Wash., headquarters of T-Mobile. Sprint has about 6,000 employees at its headquarters campus, though it had announced plans to eliminate 500 jobs there.

 

Storms in the forecast for the region through tonight. Sunny and 78 Wednesday in St. Joe.

 

In case you missed it: Video from the Sound of Speed Airshow.

 

The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

SJSD dismissing students 90 minutes early Tuesday

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The St. Joseph School District will dismiss all students 90 minutes early Tuesday, due to several heat-related factors impacting buildings.

According to the SJSD, portions of several secondary buildings are not air conditioned, and Central High School’s entire freshman wing is also without air conditioning due to a maintenance issue. This limits the ability to move students to an area that provides relief from the heat and humidity.

Due to transportation considerations, all buildings will be dismissed 90 minutes early.

Temps around 90 with a chance of rain and storms this afternoon

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Another hot day is expected today with highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s and heat index values in the mid 90s to lower 100s. This heat will set the stage for the potential for severe thunderstorms late this afternoon into this evening. The main threats with these storms will be for damaging winds and large hail however, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. These storms will also have the potential to produce very heavy rainfall which could lead to localized flash flooding. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 99. South wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Labor Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

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