Month: November 2018

Some Wyandotte County schools are closing Monday because of the weather.

According to a district social media post, school has been canceled in the Piper Public Schools for Monday.

Also closed on Monday will be the Turner Public Schools, according to a district social media post.

The Bonner Springs Public Schools also have announced there will be no school on Monday, according to a district social media post.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools recently announced it will be closed on Monday because of the weather.

Kansas City Kansas Community College will close on Monday, Nov. 26, because of the weather, according to an announcement on the college’s social media page. All day and evening classes and all campus events and activities will be canceled.

Donnelly College also has announced on its social media page that it will close Monday, Nov. 26, because of the weather, and that all day and evening classes are canceled.

Check with districts’ social media pages for updates on school closings.

The snow emergency ordinance is in effect Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas.

According to a news release from the Unified Government, the snow emergency went into effect at 3:30 p.m.

The ordinance states that no one can operate a motor vehicle on the street in a way that allows the vehicle to be stalled. Drivers may be fined or have their vehicles towed away if it is stalled or blocks streets, according to the ordinance.

Bus service in Kansas City, Kansas, was discontinued after 6 p.m. Sunday. Road crews are working to treat and plow roads, according to the UG.

Accidents continued throughout Sunday afternoon on area highways, as a blizzard hit Wyandotte County.

One accident was reported at 4:34 p.m. Sunday on I-70 at 110th Street, according to KC Scout.

According to social media posts by the Kansas Highway Patrol, I-635 was very dangerous, with extremely poor visibility because of wind and blowing snow.

I-635 was temporarily closed because of an accident, but is now back open.

K-32 eastbound was closed in the Muncie area of Kansas City, Kansas, according to KHP social media posts.

According to a district social media post, school has been canceled in the Piper Public Schools for Monday.

Also closed will be the Turner Public Schools, according to a district social media post.

The Bonner Springs Public Schools also have announced there will be no school on Monday, according to a district social media post.