Winter storm wreaks havoc on US Midwest

DETROIT, Michigan - A plane carrying 129 people skidded off a slick Chicago runway on Saturday and a plow driver died when his truck rolled over outside Kansas City following a winter storm that covered many parts of the Midwest in snow and ice.

No injuries were reported on the United Airlines flight at O'Hare International Airport as it arrived on Saturday morning from Phoenix, Chicago Fire officials said. The massive storm which dumped 25 centimeters of snow on some areas in the Midwest prompted the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights at Chicago's airports. The average delay at O'Hare was nearly an hour on Saturday afternoon.

Kansas Department of Transportation snowplow driver Stephen Windler, 25, died about 6 am on Saturday on US Highway 69, according to the Wichita Eagle. A police crash report says his truck "traveled to the right, traversing the shoulder and drove into the grass" before it rolled over. Windler was thrown from the vehicle which landed on top of him.