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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.
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Winter weather advisory issued 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.
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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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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Scholarships, degrees and hazing: Missouri higher education bills to watch in 2025
Lawmakers have proposed changes to scholarships, in-state tuition and transfer credits, but they face a long road before ...
1 charged after car-jacking victim run over with his own vehicle in Kansas City
One man has been charged after he allegedly ran over the victim of a car-jacking with his own vehicle in the parking lot of a Kansas City store.
Abandoned cars on Missouri highways pose challenges after blizzard hits Kansas City
Abandoned cars on Missouri highways are creating challenges for the Missouri State Highway Patrol as they work to clear roads ...
61-year-old man hit, killed by dump truck in Kansas City, Missouri
An Independence man was killed Sunday afternoon after being hit by a dump truck in Kansas City, according to the 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 ...
Year in Review: Kansas & Missouri's year in politics
IN POLITICS WAS IN KANSAS, MISSOURI, AND THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE. A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT ...
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 ...