Kansas City benefits from the attack of the Killer Tomatoes and other links

Here's some morning links that I'm reading:

Local Farmers’ Markets Benefit from Tomato Scare

For once, a local lady is justified in complaining about her ex-husband and talking about getting over the loser: Woman Shot By Estranged Husband Improves

Kansas City funds something besides condos and entertainment venues!!! The United Way of Greater Kansas City's board of directors is expected to approve later this month a plan that concentrates on three areas: children and families; financial stability; and the health of people and communities.

Today we learn about cutbacks students: The North Kansas City School District plans to make more than $4.3 million in cuts to keep the budget balanced.

Sappy news that I'm a sucker for . . . Local Dad doesn't even rest on Father's Day: Local Father Raises Money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The one lady who probably didn't get enough weather coverage: Lightning Strikes Grain Valley Woman

More wishful thinking for Missouri Dems: Approaching The End Of The Bond Era

Hundreds inconvenienced and needlessly hassled: 7 DUI arrests during KCPD sobriety checkpoint

Independence keeps getting more "interesting" AND it's the only place in the metro where crime hasn't even dropped statistically: Party Ends In Brawl, Shooting

Local lawmakers move to make an even bigger mess of Kansas City's Schools and fight segregation so many white people have worked so hard to preserve: City’s election board to decide on redistricting of school board election boundaries

These numbers were doctored before in the metro area when it came to the Downtown Renaissance, so I don't see why they're so dependable now: Participation of minority- and women-owned firms exceeds goals for stadium renovations