Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 7th of August.
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🏘️ Community
KMBC 9 and Hy-Vee led a school supply drive on Thursday afternoon at the Southwest Ward Road Hy-Vee to help Operation Breakthrough serve local children before the new school year.
Community donors provided backpacks, classroom supplies, and other essentials.
📰 Economy
Tax-free shopping for back-to-school items begins today at local retailers as Missouri law exempts school supplies, computers, clothing and disposable diapers for qualifying products.
The sale runs until midnight Sunday.
🌲 Environment
Overnight thunderstorms with 60 mph winds snapped trees, leaving more than 14,000 customers without power in parts of the metro including areas along Jeter Road.
Crews began clearing debris as further showers are expected later today.
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