Local news

Weather watch
Severe weather week stresses preparedness
March 3, 2010
Severe weather awareness week is a week chosen to educate people about the hazards and dangers of severe weather, giving them an opportunity to develop safety plans and practice severe weather drills.
Wolf Creek Marketplace to close its doors
February 24, 2010
Basehor’s first grocery store since the 1990s is closing its doors after just seven months in business.
Five Questions: Taxing Times
February 24, 2010
Bill Peterson, partnership and communications specialist with AARP Tax-Aide Kansas, talks below about what the AARP Tax-Aide program has to offer.
Snow, ice likely to continue all of Sunday
Staff Reports
07:40 a.m., February 21, 2010 Updated 11:34 a.m.
Another burst of wintry weather continues to pelt the area, this time bringing with it snow, rain, ice and sleet.
Accidents snarl highways
Winter storm causes pileups on Interstate 70
By Melissa Treolo
February 18, 2010
As she stood on a hill past the bridge just west of Kansas Highway 7 and Interstate 70, watching a massive accident unfold, Lawrence resident Jessica Boehle couldn’t believe her eyes.
Season of Lent
February 17, 2010
Joe Brandenburg, Parish Council president at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Basehor, discusses the tradition of Lent in this week’s 5 Questions.
Slick roads, accidents wreak havoc
Staff Reports
02:50 p.m., February 14, 2010 Updated 07:25 p.m.
Major highways in the Kansas City metro area were besieged by a Valentine’s Day snowstorm.
Chasing the dream
January 13, 2010
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, Carmaletta Williams, Ph.D., executive director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office at Johnson County Community College, shares her thoughts on King’s dream.
Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Jefferson counties among those in winter storm warning
January 5, 2010
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning several area counties, including Leavenworth, Jefferson, Wyandotte and Johnson counties.
Ag Hall of Fame faces questionable future
By Melissa Treolo
December 31, 2009
As the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame’s future still remains uncertain, members of the hall’s board of governors are preparing to do whatever it takes to turn the center into a viable institution that can at last hold its own financially.
Ag Hall’s future remains uncertain
By Melissa Treolo
December 31, 2009
As the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame’s future still remains uncertain, members of the hall’s board of governors are preparing to do whatever it takes to turn the center into a viable institution that can at last hold its own financially.
5 Questions: Fire Safety
Tips for staying safe and warm during winter
By Estuardo Garcia
December 30, 2009
With outside temperatures dropping and snow on the ground, many people have started using fireplaces or space heaters in an effort to keep their houses warm.
Winter advisory continues into Christmas night
Staff Reports
December 25, 2009
The heaviest snowfall is past us, but the Kansas City metro area continues to be under a winter weather advisory until midnight Friday.
Winter storm upgraded to blizzard
December 24, 2009
The National Weather service is advising people to stay safe, stay off the roads, stay inside.
Area braces for winter storm
Staff Reports
December 23, 2009
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Leavenworth and neighboring counties.

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