KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A winter storm dropped several inches of snow over much of Kansas and parts of Missouri on Wednesday and forecasters are expecting more snow overnight into Thursday.

The National Weather Service said that Columbia received about 5 inches (12.70 centimeters) of snow and Jefferson City had 6 inches (15.24 centimeters) before the snow tapered off after noon. The St. Louis and Kansas City areas were generally reporting 3 inches (7.62 centimeters) to 4 inches (10.16 centimeters) of snow.

The weather services said many areas had breaks in the snow in the afternoon before prec...