Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25, a judge ruled Thursday, turning aside requests for a delay from the former president’s defense lawyers.

In leaving the trial date intact, Judge Juan Manuel Merchan took advantage of a delay in a separate prosecution in Washington charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That case has been effectively on hold pending the outcome of an appeal from Trump.

Authorities in Kansas City are trying to decipher who was behind the mass shooting that unfolded Wednesday amid throngs of people at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, where 21 people were wounded — including at least eight children — and a mother of two was killed.

Three people were detained and firearms were recovered during the mayhem, police said. But investigators are calling for witnesses, people with cellphone footage and victims of the violence to call a dedicated hotline.

The National Weather Service is reporting that the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport got 6.9 inches of snow, as of this morning. Below-freezing temperatures are expected to continue until Sunday. 

Slippery roads from yesterday’s snow will linger into today and impact the Thursday morning commute.

Gwynnevere Vang can be reached at vang5129@stthomas.edu.