Kansas City metropolitan area, School district

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 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.
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.
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 metro school closings for Wednesday, January 8: Kansas and Missouri updates
A full closings list of more districts and government facilities is here.Sign up for our NewslettersSchools:Académie Lafayette (Jackson Campus): closedAcademy for Integrated Arts (Jackson Campus): closedAccelerated Schools: closedAdrian R-3: in-person canceled,
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.

National Weather Service, Kansas City area

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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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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 ...
Boy, 8, and Sister, 6, Found Fatally Shot Inside Burning Home in Kansas: ‘Indescribable Pain and Sorrow’
Jeffrey Hatcher, 8, and his sister 6-year-old Charlotte, were found dead inside a burning home on Northwest 91st Terrace in ...
Looking ahead to what’s in store for Kansas, Missouri legislatures
It’s a new year for us at “4 The People,” and soon, a brand new year for both the Kansas and Missouri Legislatures.