ALL THIS RAIN MEANS SPRING IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. AND WITH SPRING COMES STORM SEASON. WITH THIS BEING SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN KANSAS THE STATE WILL BE DOING A TORNADO DRILL. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY AT 1:30 PM. IF YOU HEAR THE ALARM THIS IS A TEST, THERE IS NO SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED IN THE AREA.
THE BIG 12 TOURNAMENT IS UNDERWAY AT THE SPRINT CENTER IN KANSAS CITY. YESTERDAY MISSOURI WAS UPSET BY LAST PLACE NEBRASKA WITH A 76-60 LOSS. THE QUARTER FINALS ARE TODAY WITH NUMBER ONE KANSAS TAKING ON TEXAS TECH AT 11:30, TEXAS A&M PLAYING ON NEBRASKA AT 2, K-STATE FACING OFF AGAINST OKLAHOMA STATE AT 6, AND BAYLOR PLAYING TEXAS AT 8:30.
THE KANSAS CITY MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS VOTED TO CONSOLIDATE SCHOOLS DUE TO A TIGHT BUDGET AND THE RISK OF BANKRUPTCY. NEARLY HALF OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE SHUTTING DOWN BEFORE THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. SUPERINTENDENT JOHN COVINGTON IS CALLING IT THE “RIGHT-SIZE PLAN.” THE BOARD PASSED THE VOTE LAST NIGHT. THIS WILL CUT SEVEN-HUNDRED JOBS AND SAVE THE DISTRICT $50 MILLION . COVINGTON IS TO TALK ABOUT THE CLOSINGS IN A NEWS CONFERENCE THIS MORNING.
GOVENOR MARK PARKINSON HAS A CEREMONY PLANNED FOR TOMMORROW AT 10 AM TO SIGN THE STATE-WIDE SMOKING BAN. TOMORROW HE’LL BE SIGNING IT IN THE SOUTH WING OF THE STATEHOUSE’S SECOND FLOOR AND HE WILL RE-ENACT THE SIGNING MONDAY IN KANSAS CITY KANSAS AND SALINA. THE BILL APPROVED TWO WEEKS AGO WILL TAKE EFFECT JULY FIRST.
TWO CHEMICALS USED TO MAKE THE SYNTHENTIC POT, ALSO KNOWN AS K-2, WILL SOON BE ILLEGAL IN KANSAS. GOVENOR PARKINSON SIGNED THE BILL YESTERDAY AND IT WILL TAKE EFFECT MARCH 18TH. THIS BILL WILL ALSO OUTLAW TWO CHEMICALS USED TO MAKE ECSTASY. MISSOURI LEGISLATORS ARE ALSO CONSIDERING A BAN.
GOOD NEWS FOR HIGHWAY DRIVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAYS TRAFFIC DEATHS HAVE DECLINED NEARLY 9% IN 2009, WHICH IS THE LOWEST SINCE 1954. EXPERTS SAY THIS COULD BE BECAUSE OF SEAT BELT LAWS…LESS DRUNK DRIVING…AND MORE ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC PLANS. THEY ALSO SAY THE SLOW ECONOMY GIVES PEOPLE LESS REASONS TO DRIVE.
WE’VE BEEN UPDATING YOU ON THIS STORY FOR DAYS NOW AND WE FINALLY HAVE ALL THE DETAILS. IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT BETTY WHITE’S EPISODE OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE WILL BE MAY 8TH. IT’LL BE A MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL THAT WILL ALSO REUNITE FORMER SNL'ERS TINA FEY, AMY POEHLER, MOLLY SHANNON, MAYA RUDOLPH, ANA GASTEYER, AND RACHEL DRATCH. PRODUCER LORNE MICHAELS SAYS THAT EVEN THOUGH 88-YEAR OLD WHITE DOESN’T HAVE CHILDREN OF HER OWN…”SHE’S THE MOTHER OF US ALL IN COMEDY.”
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