Schools Face Cold Weather Bus Delays and Closures
Officials consider closing by 5 45 a m to let parents arrange care while buses test road conditions. A late bus left two Grant School students waiting thirty minutes and they were cooled but not frostbitten. Principal Sharon Steele notes many students walked and schools keep warm clothing on hand for emergencies. The district emphasizes safety and timely transportation while monitoring forecasts and wind chill.
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Snowstorm and wind shut city buses and streets in Lawrence
Lawrence faced freezing temperatures with single digits and gusts near 49 mph as heavy snow blanketed the city. KU forecaster Aaron Johnson placed snowfall near 3 inches before 4 p.m. while wind chills to 40 below soured travel and forced bus service adjustments for the school district. No injuries were reported and officials urged staying home.
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Windy Kansas Bakes State With Snow Dust and Power Outages
Powerful northwest winds chilled Kansas to extreme lows and sparked snow and dust storms that reduced visibility to near zero. About 830 customers in St. Marys and Waterville lacked power as lines iced over. Cessna plant roof damage was reported in Independence from gusts around 110 mph. Authorities, roads and parking lots faced hazards as people endured wind chills from 20 to 40 below. no major injuries were reported.
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Frigid winter storm blamed for jet skid at KCI
Mary Rogers and at least 11 Lawrence travelers were aboard Continental 737 that slid off a taxiway at Kansas City International about 11 p.m. Wednesday, leaving the nose gear and left wing in dirt but causing no injuries. All 73 passengers waited on the taxiway about two hours as emergency crews responded, amid fumes and a strong cold front tied to a major winter storm.
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Blizzard shuts area schools and suspends events
A blizzard and arctic wind chills caused widespread school closures across Lawrence area districts including Baldwin DeSoto Eudora McLouth Oskaloosa Ottawa Tonganoxie Wellsville with classes canceled and activities called off. Some Lawrence Perry Lecompton classes held while buses faced treacherous conditions and power outages limited computer use. No major crashes reported as motorists faced slide offs and reduced visibility.
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Franklin County
Good deed costs jail architect
Lawrence architect Dan Rowe, part of the Douglas County jail project, stopped to help a homeless woman in freezing conditions near 11th and Massachusetts. After offering shelter, he found himself locked out of his running car and spent nearly an hour outside in 30 degree below zero wind chills until a locksmith could enter.
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