Kansas City’s blizzard gave students a much longer winter break. Not everyone’s pleased
Students across Kansas and Missouri have not been in school since Dec. 21, as road conditions and cold made it too risky to return to classrooms after winter break. They're pitching in to shovel, building snow forts and,
Snow ‘angels’ skip sleep for 3 days to help Kansas City area people in blizzard
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Wyandotte County couple were still at it, helping people for free for three days straight on no more than 10 hours sleep and asking nothing in return.
Kansas City to see light snow Thursday night into Friday
Snowfall amounts between 1 inch and 2 inches will be common along and south of I-35 in Kansas and 50-Highway in Missouri, with up to 3 inches possible near Pleasanton, Butler, Clinton, and Warsaw. A mostly cloudy sky will remain for the rest of Friday, with temperatures not reaching freezing.
When will trash pickup around Kansas City resume after the blizzard? Here’s what to know
Kansas City trash and recycling pickup has been canceled because of last weekend’s snow and ice. While crews focus on treating roads, here’s the latest on trash pickup.
Some Kansas City metro schools extend virtual, snow days to Thursday. Check the list
Many school districts in the KC metro are having virtual days or canceling class again for Thursday, citing unsafe roads.
Cold weather advisory in place after blizzard exits Kansas City
The National Weather Service has lifted blizzard warnings for the metro area. Roads remain challenging across the region. High winds and earlier whiteout conditions forced closures on major highways,
Officially a blizzard in Kansas City. What does that mean?
The last time the weather in Kansas City was severe enough to be considered a blizzard was in November of 2018.
Are Kansas City area schools running out of snow days? See Missouri and Kansas laws
In Kansas and Missouri, schools can make up instruction time in hours rather than days by tacking on 10 or 20 minutes to each school day to fulfill the state required time. Missou
Snow days continue for school districts across Missouri
Missouri students has been derailed by the storm’s icy aftermath, eating up a handful of districts’ allotted snow days for the remainder of the year, or reverting to AMI learning. “Our safety is the most important thing that we can have for our students,
How do schools decide when to call a 'snow day'? One superintendent speaks
The snow storm earlier this week played havoc with school schedules across the Miami Valley, with many canceling classes both Monday and Tuesday.
Is more snow on the way? Here’s the forecast for Wichita, southern Kansas
The forecast calls for a 20% to 30% chance of snow starting after noon, with the chance increasing up to midnight, the ...
Kansas City, Kansas shifts snow plowing focus to neighborhoods follow blizzard
The focus of clearing roads in Kansas City, Kansas, has shifted to neighborhoods. According to the Unified Government, all the primary, or “hot,” roads and secondary roads have been plowed. Crews are ...
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Kansas school district will be closed Friday
A northeast Kansas school district has announced it will be closed Friday, marking a full week of school missed for students at the start of 2025. Matt Hoover with USD ...
Over 60 million Americans under heavy snow, blizzard, ice alerts as winter storms slam Midwest
As a deep winter chill begins to take over the northern half of the country, a new major winter storm will move across the ...
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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 ...
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Trash and recycling collection impacted in Fairfax County due to snow
The collection of trash and recycling in Fairfax County has been impacted after a winter storm left blankets of snow and icy ...