CHICAGO – A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the central U.S. on Wednesday as airlines canceled thousands of flights, officials urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses.
KANSAS CITY — A winter storm was dropping snow over much of Kansas and parts of Missouri on Wednesday and some areas were expected to continue to receive precipitation through early Thursday. Snowfall was on the short end of the expected range in the immediate Kansas City area, but the National Weather Service cautioned that travel was expected to remain difficult.
ISLAMABAD – The Taliban on Wednesday said they have reopened public universities for women students in six of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, a move marking a major concession to international demands by the country’s new rulers.
Gov. Noem’s abortion ban stifled by Republican lawmakers PIERRE, S.D.
Missouri’s health director resigned Tuesday evening after his confirmation process was derailed this week by several conservative senators’ opposition, leaving him permanently barred from the position.
A Kansas City man who surrendered after an hours-long standoff Monday with police has been charged in last month’s fatal shooting aboard an Amtrak train in Lee’s Summit. Jackson County prosecutors Marquise Webb, 21, with second-degree murder, vehicle hijacking, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with the Jan.
All Missourians ages 5 and older (Pfizer vaccine) or 18 and older (Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines) are eligible to receive COVID vaccines without charge. If you are seeking a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna, you should first talk with your health-care provider.
A Missouri man whose death sentence was overturned three times before being reinstated is now scheduled to die in May for killing a small-town couple nearly 26 years ago. The Missouri Supreme Court on Monday set a May 3 execution date for Carman Deck.
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