DEVELOPING: Emergency crews in Lexington, Missouri, are at the scene of an explosion caused by a sub-contractor hitting a gas line. https://t.co/inGPUkJXeY
No one happier to get back to KC than Patrick Mahomes. He told me his wife Brittany is due to give birth to their 3rd child on Sunday. If she doesn’t give birth by then she will be induced Monday. There was def extra motivation for Patrick to get that bye week! 😜 #Chiefs
🔺Attention NW Missouri 🔺
🔺 Interstate Closure Alert 🔺
Where: I-29, both directions
110 mile-marker to the 56 mile-marker
(Between Rock Port and US 71)
Why: Due to treacherous conditions this area of I-29 is closed until further notice.
We will be sweeping the area in search of stranded motorists.
Call *55 for emergency assistance.
Blizzard Warning now expanded to include all of Kansas City and counties along I-70. We’ll make a switch to heavy sleet and snow around 6 am Sunday. When it switches, it will accumulate quickly. Near a foot in the north side of the metro by Sunday night, 6-10” in the south side
Saturday 2:50pm Update - Due to rapid ice accumulation, the airfield at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is currently closed to flight operations.
Check with your airline for specific flight information.
Additional status updates to follow. 🧵
BREAKING: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died. Chip Carter, a son of the former president, said his father died about 3:40 p.m. on Sunday in his Plains home. https://t.co/tNMhXtGPDH
“Unprecedented!” Voters in Jackson County have to wait nearly 4 hours to cast their ballot as election officials say they have never seen lines like this. @JoeKCTV5 talks with voters on why they say it is worth the wait.
Today on @KCTV5 News
The Overland Park Fire Department is continuing to warn of the ripe conditions for rapid fire spread following a grass fire Monday afternoon. https://t.co/tCRwLhx78q
After 22 years in federal prison, Kansas City pharmacist Robert Courtney is out of prison, released from a Colorado prison to home confinement. https://t.co/C0wBomvIws
BREAKING: President Biden announced Sunday that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, a seismic event that will leave Democrats scrambling to select his replacement just weeks before their convention. https://t.co/lJAQb42owN