Kansas City metro school closings for Thursday, January 9: Kansas and Missouri updates
Some schools will be closed or shift to remote learning Thursday, Jan. 9 due to winter weather conditions on the road.
Are Kansas City area schools running out of snow days? See Missouri and Kansas laws
School districts in Missouri currently must provide 1,044 hours of instruction, or approximately 166 days, per school year. Some districts build in snow days to their calendar, while others opt to use up to 36 virtual learning hours instead. The state caps the number of weather makeup days at 10, forgiving any above that cap.
Snow removal creates challenges in downtown Kansas City
Road crews are still clearing streets in the Kansas City metro and some areas have their own set of challenges getting all the snow out.
Kansas City, Missouri sees fourth largest single-day snowfall on record
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Residents play in the snow in Kansas City
This is the amusing moment residents played in the snow in Kansas City. Locals enjoyed the winter weather after a massive weekend storm that battered the city, bringing blizzard conditions. Footage shows individuals sledding through downtown streets.
Kansas City Mayor catalogs snow removal, recovery after snowiest day in 63 years
Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, joins FOX Weather to discuss the city's recovery after receiving several inches of snow in a powerful snowstorm on Sunday and Monday.
Woman wanted for Kansas arson found in Missouri
A first appearance has been held for a woman wanted in connection to a Kansas vehicle fire after she was found and arrested ...
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Missouri lawmakers look at abortion, tax cuts and police control in the 2025 session
For the first time since 2018, Missouri lawmakers will work with a new governor. While outgoing Gov. Mike Parson pushed a ...
These are Missouri and Kansas’ most charming’ small towns, HGTV says
Small towns can offer a refreshing escape from the hustle of everyday life. Two small towns near St. Louis recently earned ...
Missouri and Kansas glazed under icy winter storm
Missouri and Kansas were covered in ice due to the effects of a frigid winter storm that passed over the central United ...
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At least 4 people killed in Missouri and Kansas as blizzard makes travel dangerous
Dozens of people were injured in car crashes in Missouri and Kansas during the massive snowstorm. One Jackson County public ...
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Winter weather advisory issues for parts of Kansas City area beginning Thursday evening
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for parts of the Kansas City area beginning Thursday evening.
Why hasn’t mail been delivered in northeast Kansas yet?
Kansans looking for their usual deliveries of mail this week and finding their boxes empty may have to wait a little longer.
Kansas City weather: Winter weather advisory issued south of immediate metro area
A winter weather advisory is in effect from Thursday evening to Friday morning for parts of Kansas and Missouri.
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Kansas City, Missouri, city employees volunteer to plow streets during historic blizzard
A blizzard is a snowplow's Super Bowl. In Kansas City, Missouri, there are more than 300 snowplow trucks working to clear the ...
Missouri bills would let utilities change how they set rates — which may raise prices for customers
Currently, Missouri utilities rely on audited past expenses — called a “test year” — to set rates. Critics say that allowing ...