A nasty dose of winter weather has pummeled much of the U.S. from Kansas to the East Coast, leaving many Americans to dig out of the blizzard — including farmers. And more is on the way, with the polar air expected to continue to grip some places until at least Friday. Farmers always watch the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Buck O’Neil Bridge flyover ramp from northbound I-35 to northbound U.S. Highway 169 is set to open this week as progress on the major project continues. Missouri Department of Transportation officials anticipate the flyover ramp will open before 3 p.m. Tuesday. The flyover ramp will provide drivers direct access from…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wednesday marked the first morning since February 2023 drivers could cross the Missouri River from the Northland using the southbound lanes of U.S. 169 Highway. While the northbound lanes opened in January, the opening of the southbound lanes signaled a big step toward the completion of the Buck O’Neil Bridge project,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As school districts like Olathe and Grandview enforce stricter cell phone policies, a group of parents in the Shawnee Mission School District are taking action against the use of cell phones in classrooms. They created an online petition “Shawnee Mission School District Phone Free Schools Petition” to submit to the school…