AUDUBON — The Audubon Community School District board approved a 5.1 percent pay increase total package for teachers during their meeting Monday night — all as determined by the new teacher pay bill that went through, according to school Superintendent Eric Trager.

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Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed. Kansas legislators worried about how it might look to taxpayers. Members of the Republican-controlled Legislature pushed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Kansas officials to authorize at least $1 billion in bonds to cover the entire cost of building each new stadium. But GOP leaders didn’t bring it up for a vote before lawmakers adjourned their annual session early Wednesday.

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Right Now
42°
Clear
  • Humidity: 93%
  • Feels Like: 42°
  • Heat Index: 42°
  • Wind: 0 mph
  • Wind Chill: 42°
  • UV Index: 5 Moderate
  • Sunrise: 06:15:40 AM
  • Sunset: 08:18:55 PM
  • Dew Point: 40°
  • Visibility: 10 mi

Today

Partly cloudy skies this morning will become overcast during the afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 66F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Rain showers in the evening with thunderstorms developing overnight. Low 48F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Locally heavy rainfall possible.

Tomorrow

Thunderstorms. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. High around 60F. ESE winds shifting to NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%.

Day
Temp
Wed
48°
66°
Wed
66°/48°
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the upper 40s.

Chance of Rain: 24%

Sunrise: 06:15:40 AM

Sunset: 08:18:55 PM

Humidity: 64%

Wind: N @ 8 mph

UV Index: 5 Moderate

Wednesday Night

Rain showers in the evening with thunderstorms developing overnight. Low 48F. Winds E at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Locally heavy rainfall possible.

Thu
40°
60°
Thu
60°/40°
Thunderstorms. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s.

Chance of Rain: 94%

Sunrise: 06:14:21 AM

Sunset: 08:20 PM

Humidity: 88%

Wind: NNW @ 11 mph

UV Index: 3 Moderate

Thursday Night

Some clouds early will give way to generally clear conditions overnight. Low around 40F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Fri
47°
69°
Fri
69°/47°
More sun than clouds. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s.

Chance of Rain: 7%

Sunrise: 06:13:04 AM

Sunset: 08:21:05 PM

Humidity: 55%

Wind: ENE @ 6 mph

UV Index: 7 High

Friday Night

Partly cloudy skies early will give way to occasional showers later during the night. Low 47F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.

Sat
45°
66°
Sat
66°/45°
Showers ending by midday. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the mid 40s.

Chance of Rain: 47%

Sunrise: 06:11:48 AM

Sunset: 08:22:10 PM

Humidity: 70%

Wind: NNE @ 10 mph

UV Index: 5 Moderate

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Low near 45F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.

Sun
53°
69°
Sun
69°/53°
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low 50s.

Chance of Rain: 11%

Sunrise: 06:10:33 AM

Sunset: 08:23:15 PM

Humidity: 62%

Wind: ESE @ 13 mph

UV Index: 6 High

Sunday Night

Overcast with showers at times. Low 53F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Mon
53°
75°
Mon
75°/53°
Windy, a few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 50s.

Chance of Rain: 56%

Sunrise: 06:09:20 AM

Sunset: 08:24:19 PM

Humidity: 77%

Wind: SSE @ 20 mph

UV Index: 5 Moderate

Monday Night

Variably cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Low 53F. Winds S at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60%.

Tue
52°
72°
Tue
72°/52°
A few morning showers. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s.

Chance of Rain: 37%

Sunrise: 06:08:08 AM

Sunset: 08:25:23 PM

Humidity: 62%

Wind: SW @ 18 mph

UV Index: 8 Very High

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy during the evening. A few showers developing later during the night. Low 52F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

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Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City’s two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzed. Kansas legislators worried about how it might look to taxpayers. Members of the Republican-controlled Legislature pushed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Kansas officials to authorize at least $1 billion in bonds to cover the entire cost of building each new stadium. But GOP leaders didn’t bring it up for a vote before lawmakers adjourned their annual session early Wednesday.

The pro-Palestinian demonstration that paralyzed Columbia University ended in dramatic fashion. Police carrying riot shields burst into a building late Tuesday that protesters took over the previous night and made dozens of arrests. On the other side of the country, clashes broke out early Wednesday between dueling groups at the University of California, Los Angeles. A university spokesman said New York City officers entered Columbia’s campus after the school requested help. A tent encampment on the school’s grounds was cleared, along with Hamilton Hall. Protesters calling on the Ivy League university to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza seized the hall about 20 hours earlier.

Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals and European cities are marking May Day with rallies and marches to call for better working conditions and greater labor rights. In Seoul, thousands of protesters sang, waved flags and shouted pro-labor slogans at the start of their rally on Wednesday. Organizers said their rally was primarily meant to step up their criticism of what they call anti-labor policies pursued by the conservative government led by President Yoon Suk Yeol. In the Philippine capital, Manila, hundreds of workers and left-wing activists marched to demand wage increases and job security amid soaring food and oil prices.

World stocks are mixed with most of the markets closed for a holiday stocks in the United States closed out their worst month since September. Oil prices were lower and U.S. futures were mixed. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% Tuesday to pull it further from its record set at the end of March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.5%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2%. Treasury yields rose again to up the pressure on stocks after a report showed workers won bigger gains in pay and benefits during the start of the year than expected. Such hotter-than-expected data has diminished traders’ expectations for how many times the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates this year.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying “the time is now" for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war. He's said that Hamas would bear the blame for any failure to get a deal off the ground. Blinken is on his seventh visit to the region since the war erupted. A truce could avert an Israeli incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering. Blinken on Wednesday also told families of hostages held in Gaza that Hamas needs to say yes to the deal.

State media report that a section of a highway in southern China's Guangdong province has collapsed,  leaving at least 24 people dead. The incident occurred early Wednesday after the area had experienced heavy rain in recent days. Eighteen cars fell down a slope after a 58.7-foot long section of the highway collapsed, according to a statement from authorities in Meizhou city. Witnesses told local media they heard a loud noise and saw a hole open up several meters wide behind them after driving past the section of the road just before it collapsed. Video and photos in local media showed smoke and fire at the scene, with highway rails slanting downward into the flames. Rescue workers have taken 30 people to the hospital, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

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