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.
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.
Light pillars seen in Kansas City after snow and ice storm
If you saw light pillars shining down from the sky early Tuesday morning in Kansas City, don't fret. You're not crazy, you're eyesight isn't going, and no, we are not experiencing an alien invasion
How much snow did the Kansas City area get? Here’s where the heaviest amounts fell
The Kansas City area is digging out after a winter storm dumped nearly a foot of snow across much of the metro. The storm, accompanied by howling winds that brought blizzard conditions and drifting snow to the area,
Here’s how much snow Wichita and Kansas got. And could more be on the way?
Snow blanketed much of Kansas over the weekend, closing many schools, businesses and government offices on Monday. But how much fell? Wichita recorded 3.6 inches of snow at the Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport,
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.
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Missouri legislature opens with big question: Can Republicans get along with each other?
Schisms between GOP leadership and more conservative members have been an ongoing storyline in recent legislative history.
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Kansas’ death penalty under scruitiny in pre-trial hearings in 2019 homicide case
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Woman wanted for Kansas arson found in Missouri
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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 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.
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 ...
Missouri State football adds wide receiver from Nebraska for 2025 season
Missouri State football continues to add talent to its wide receiver room with Nebraska transfer Isaiah McMorris.
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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 ...
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 ...
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