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.

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.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Federal aviation investigators vowed earlier in the day that they will find the cause of a horrific collision. NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said at a briefing that the agency wants to assure the American public it will "leave no stone unturned in this investigation .

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a dense fog advisory for portions of central, south-central, and southeast Kansas, including Saline County. The advisory remains in effect until 3 a.m. Friday. Visibility may drop to one-quarter mile or less at times, creating hazardous driving conditions.

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

Officials believe there are no survivors after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport near Washington, DC, collided Wednesday night with a US Army helicopter midair, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River below,

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.