Cold temperatures and extreme windchill across the listening area prompt local schools to cancel classes.

 With wind chills reaching twenty below, many area schools are not in class today. Schools in Independence, Coffeyville, Caney, Cherryvale, Neodesha, Sedan, Parsons, Altamont, and Chanute are all closed today. Coffeyville Community College, Independence Community College, Labette County Community College, and the Independence Bible School are all closed today as well. There are also several districts in northeast Oklahoma that have canceled.