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WEBVTT KRIS: THE SNOW WILL ALSO MEAN GETTING TO WORK GETS HARDER. LARA: TONIGHT, THE METRO’S LARGEST OFF-ROAD JEEP CLUB IS OFFERING FREE RIDES FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. KMBC 9’S BRIAN JOHNSON IS LIVE WITH HOW IT WORK BRIA IF YOU HAVE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE GETTING INTO WORK IS NO TROUBLE, BUT IF YOU HAVE TWO WHEEL DRIVE OR LIVE UP A BIG HILL, IT CAN BE A BIG STRESS. MIDWESTKRAWLERS ARE OFFERING FREE RIDES TO NURSES, DOCTORS, POLICE, SO THEY CAN BE AT WORK. >> SHE’S GOT A NAME. PEARL. IT DOES WELL. BRIAN: KATIE ABRAHAM HAS SPENT THOUSANDS ON HER 4 WHEEL DRIVE TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. >> MY TIRES ARE RATED 5 OUT OF 5 IN THE SNOW. BRIAN: ALL THE SPECIAL GEA IT ISN’T JUST FOR FUN. IT IS ALSO FOR SERVICE. >> WE HAVE ALL OF THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES AND EXPERIENCE WITH DRIVING IN LOT OF DIVERSE TERRAIN, SO WE ARE PRETTY MUCH READY TO GET THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. BRIAN: SHE AND DOZENS OF HER FRIENDS IN THE MIDWEST KRAWLERS OFF ROAD CLUB OFFER POLICE, FIRE, NURSES, DOCTORS AND MEDICAL STAFF FREE RIDES WHEN THERE’S SNOW AND ICE ON THE ROADS. ABRAHAM RECENTLY DROVE TWO NIC NURSES TO AND FROM WORK. >> THEY WERE A LITTLE SCARED. THE ONE GIRL GRABBED ONTO THE NET INSIDE THE CAR AND I WAS LIKE, "IT’ FINE, WE WILL GET TRACTION AGAIN IN JUST A SECOND." >> THEY WORK A LOT OF REALLY LONG HARD HOURS AND YOU KNOW , WE WILL GIVE YOU A NICE RIDE TO AND FROM WORK. BRIAN: THEY HAVE DOZENS OF DRIVERS THROUGH THE METRO READY AND WILLING TO HELP. >> IT’S JUST A GOOD THING AND IT’S A GOOD TO BRING OUT CLUB TOGETHER TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE MENTALITY OF JUST DOING THINGS FOR THEMSELVES. WE CAN DO MORE BECAUSE WE’VE GOT THE TOOLS TO DO IT. BRIAN: IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM UP ON THEIR FREE OFFER, YOU CAN CALL OR MESSAGE THEM ON FACEBOOK. I’VE PUT ALL THE INFORMATION ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. LIVE IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS BRIAN JOHNSON, KMBC 9 NEWS. KRIS: THE MIDWEST KRAWLERS

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Tuesday night’s snow is just another time this season that our area will see trouble on the roads. Accumulating snow makes getting to work harder.The Kansas City metro’s largest off-road Jeep club is offering free rides to work for medical professionals and first responders. The group is called the Midwest Krawlers, and members want to be able to answer the call for nurses, doctors, police and fire professionals so they can answer calls of their own. Katie Abraham has spent thousands of dollars on her four-wheel drive Toyota 4 Runner.“My tires are rated 5 out of 5 on the snow,” Abraham said.She has all of her special gear, and the lifted suspension isn't just for fun. It's also for service. “We have all of the necessary equipment, vehicles and experience with driving in lots of diverse terrain,” Abraham said. “So we are pretty much ready to be that for them, to get them where they need to be.”She and dozens of other “krawlers” offer police, fire, nurses, doctors and medical staff free rides when there’s snow and ice on the roads.Abraham recently drive two NICU nurses to and from work.“They were a little scared,” Abraham said. “The one girl grabbed onto the net inside the car and I was like, ‘It’s fine. We’ll get traction again in just a second.’”“They work a lot of really long hard hours, and you know what, we’ll give you a nice ride to and from work,” said club President Adam Artzer.The club has dozens of drivers across the metro area ready and willing to help.“It’s just a good thing, and it’s good to bring the club together to get people out of the mentality of just doing things for themselves,” Abraham said. “We can do more because we’ve got the tools to do it.”If you want to take them up on the free offer, you can message the club on Facebook or call John McCurrie at 816-376-0919.