Governor Laura Kelly issued a verbal state of disaster emergency proclamation Saturday afternoon due to the upcoming winter storm.

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has issued a state of disaster emergency this afternoon as a winter storm is wreaking havoc across the state.

Tens of millions of people across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic are under winter weather warnings this weekend in the first major winter storm of the new year, according to the National Weather Service,

The extreme emergency alert that hit Kansans' smartphones on Sunday had many people wondering where it came from - because it was the first of its kind sent out by the state. The Division of Emergency Management (KDEM) sent the alert to cell phones,

Major closures on roadways and at the airport in Kansas City, MO after major winter storm. FOX Weather Meteorologist Kendall Smith has the latest.