On Thursday at 8:20 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory in effect until noon. The advisory is for Atchison, Miami, Linn, Doniphan, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Buchanan,

A storm is expected later this week, but instead of snow, the Kansas City area will experience rain due to the arrival of warmer temperatures, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City. The warmer temperatures will also keep the metro from experiencing a rare event.

The National Weather Service issued a report at 8 a.m. on Thursday for fog and drizzle until 11 a.m. The alert is for Miami, Linn, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Jackson, Lafayette, Cass, Pettis, Bates and Henry counties.

Lyon, Coffey, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in a dense fog advisory until 3 pm. Lyon, Chase, Coffey, Greenwood and Morris counties had been in an advisory earlier Thursday. The National Weather Service still expects rain through Thursday night. Up to 1.5 inches of rain is expected.

The National Weather Service says several locations in Kansas saw record-breaking cold temperatures on Tuesday.

Tuesday brought Topeka its lowest temperatures in almost four years, with the mercury plunging to minus 12 degrees.

By CRISTINA JANNEYHays PostLow temperatures in northwest Kansas are forecast to drop into the single digits as of this weekend, according to

The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs will play in the AFC championship game in decent weather conditions on Sunday evening. The New York-based Bills and Missouri-based Chiefs are going into the second-most important game of the football season and good weather is important for the teams to perform their best.

American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas, was attempting to land when the plane and a Black Hawk helicopter collided.

Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington is feared dead, a fire chief said Thursday.

Showers will become more numerous and widespread late Thursday afternoon and evening, affecting after-school activities and the evening commute.

A massive search operation is underway after a passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to aviation and defense officials.