KC Water issued a boil water advisory for two areas of Kansas City. The utility recommends that residents in the Northeast Industrial District and parts of the northern portion of the Historic Old Northeast between Interstate 35 and Interstate 435 and from St. John Avenue to the Missouri River boil water before cooking and drinking and when cleaning surfaces that touch food. The same advisory applies to customers in the Union Hill and Longfellow neighborhoods between Main Street and Troost Avenue and from Linwood Boulevard to East 27th Street. A boil water advisory is a precautionary measure put in place when water may be at risk because of an issue in the distribution system, according to the advisory. KC Water recommends that customers living in the affected areas boil tap water vigorously for three minutes before using it to drink, cook or prepare food, and water boiled for cooking can also be used to brush teeth. Allow the water to cool completely before drinking it. The advi...