Jan. 18—Jack and Jean Ferguson were not going to miss the Republican caucus, and neither was the woman whose car they found stuck in the middle of the road. Like them, she was on her way to the Kellogg precinct, going against the national narrative that Iowans would not show up for caucus due to […]
Rescuers looking for a missing hiker faced conditions so treacherous in an east Tennessee gorge that one suffered hypothermia when temperatures hit minus 13 degrees, according to first responders. The search began at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, and concluded 17 hours later when the hiker was pulled from the base of a 700-foot […]
CHICAGO — You may have heard that we’ve been enduring a cold stretch here in the Midwest, and that the frigid temperatures have proved a headache for some electric-vehicle owners. The problem is fairly simple: Batteries don’t work as well when it’s really cold, reducing the range electric vehicles can travel. The batteries also charge […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the last nine days, three children have died in house fires. This comes as multiple Kansas City-area fire departments tell FOX4 they’re seeing an unusually high number of fires over the last week. A fire Tuesday morning left a 4-year-old trapped inside of their home. That child would later die […]
Jan. 16—While frigid temperatures kept most people indoors Monday, Mike Kerr was out plowing snow at Fort Gibson’s Cedar Inn motel. “We’ve been out since 5:20 this morning at properties we have around town,” said Kerr, who does maintenance at the motel. Snow plow drivers were among the few people willing to brave Monday’s polar […]
About 90 people marched Monday in memory of Martin Luther King Jr, stepping energetically as they warded off the cold. With a clear sky overhead, it wasn’t the sunshine keeping the 90 or so marchers warm as much as their vigorous stroll over Dr. King’s namesake bridge. Jayden Sloan tucks his nose into his hoodie […]
Several Kansas City area public school districts decided to cancel classes or hold virtual learning Tuesday because of safety concerns from cold temperatures and snow. A severe wind chill warning is in effect through noon Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Districts across the metro vary on how and how often they utilize remote […]
By Scott DiSavino Jan 14 (Reuters) – U.S. natural gas output fell to a preliminary 11-month low on Sunday as frigid weather froze wells across the country, while gas demand for heating and power generation was on track to hit record highs. In Texas the state’s power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas […]
URBANDALE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump was stuck in Florida, forcing his presidential campaign to cancel his in-person events two days before Iowa’s kickoff Republican caucuses. But at his campaign’s Iowa headquarters in a nondescript brick building northwest of Des Moines, volunteers were busy working the phones, trying to turn out the vote for Monday’s […]
Jan. 13—GOSHEN — With below freezing temperatures expected for the next several days, and potentially dangerous driving conditions, on Saturday Goshen residents were beginning to dig out from the previous day’s and overnight winter weather system which moved through the area. Tim Hochstetler, Goshen, was out Friday night shoveling some of the wetter, heavier snow […]
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley pushed across ice-cold Iowa Saturday to find voters open to an alternative to former President Donald Trump with just two days before the state’s caucuses open the Republican primary calendar. Trump canceled his two in-person rallies Saturday due to a blizzard blanketing much of the […]
By Gabriella Borter, Tim Reid and Nathan Layne DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) -Republicans vying to beat a dominant Donald Trump to be the party’s nominee in the 2024 U.S. presidential election fought for attention in frozen Iowa on Saturday in some of the final campaigning ahead of the first nominating contest on Monday. His rivals […]