One Dies, Two Rescued from Flood Waters North of KC
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KPR) - One person has died after a vehicle was swept into flood waters about 40 miles north of Kansas City. The Clinton County, Missouri, Sheriff's Office reports that emergency responders were called to the area yesterday (SAT) morning, where two people were rescued from the vehicle and the body of a third was retrieved. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. The Gower Fire's Water Rescue Team, the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, and Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted with the rescue. The Missouri Department of Transportation reported at least a dozen motorists stranded by floods this weekend.
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Flooding Continues Across Kansas, Missouri
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KPR/AP) - Flooding is continuing throughout parts of Kansas and Missouri this weekend. Flood warnings continue for the Neosho River near Chanute, which is currently more than four feet above flood stage. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Kansas City is warning of flooding along the Missouri River in Doniphan and Atchison counties and in northwest and west-central Missouri. The National Weather Service predicts more rain in the forecast for today (SUN), tomorrow (MON), and for the next several days.
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Topeka Frito Lay Union Votes to Strike
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KPR) - Workers at Frito Lay in Topeka have voted to go on strike. WIBW reports that the union voted last night (SAT) to go on strike; the final vote was 353 to 30. Union members are calling for improved working conditions, benefits, and wages. The union plans to go on strike on Monday, July 5th.
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Man Dies after Shootout with KCK Police
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A man was fatally shot during a shootout with police in Kansas City, Kansas after he allegedly tried to break into a home. KCK police spokeswoman Nancy Chartrand told The Kansas City Star that the man had been shot by the homeowner when police arrived at the house Friday afternoon. Police say the man turned a gun on them. Then they shot at him. He died at the scene. It’s unclear if the man shot at police. Three officers involved in the shootout are on paid administrative leave per the agency’s standard procedures.
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Residents Seek New JoCo Town to Protect Rural Lifestyle
EDGERTON, Kan. (AP) — Residents living on the outskirts of a sprawling industrial park in Johnson County hope that creating their own town will protect their rural lifestyle from encroaching development. The Kansas City Star reports opposition to the massive Logistics Park Kansas City intermodal facility has been brewing for months. It boiled over after the Edgerton City Council earlier this year agreed to rezone 700 acres to make way for more industrial properties. That's brought the development closer to the homes residents say they bought to be surrounded by fields and pastures. They hope that incorporating their own town will give them more say over their own fates.