The Kansas City Tuesday News Squeeze



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Closer to home we check some of the top news links today . . .

Diversity Powers KC Soccer Love

Commentary: Sporting Kansas City Cauldron Unites Diverse Fanbase

Without the frenzied cheers and boos from the stands, that Major League Soccer match or NBA Final or American League showdown really would be only a game. But sports fans are far from just a madding crowd with a mob mentality. As Victor Wishna explains in "A Fan's Notes," they-that is, we-contain multitudes.


Kansas City Run On Freon

Air conditioning assistance in high demand during heat

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - People at the Bishop Sullivan Center are getting a head start on their Project ElderCool program. "We already started sending our interns out because we were getting calls saying, 'It's so hot in my house, I don't have an air conditioner.


Golden Ghetto Goat Save

Olathe firefighters free trapped goat from hole

Firefighters are frequently called on to rescue all kinds of critters, like dogs and cats. But Monday's goat rescue was a first for some Olathe firefighters. Joan Dechant's goat, Lucy, has an inquisitive streak, but Lucy's curiosity got the better of her on Monday.


Meet Kansas City Dr. Football

Dr. Duvernay-Tardif: Chiefs lineman first active NFL player to hold medical degree

MONTREAL -- Congratulations to Chiefs lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Oh, excuse us: that's Doctor Duvernay-Tardif. The Chiefs OL graduated from medical school on Tuesday, becoming the first active NFL player to hold a medical degree. The 6-foot-5, 321-lb. Canadian tweeted a photo of his white lab coat emblazoned with "Dr Duvernay-Tardif" and his number 76 on the back.


Suburban Weed Dealer Pack Exposed

Hey 'Jackwagon,' Merriam police have your 'marijuana starter kit'

Police are looking for a drug dealer who left their cell phone, digital scale, loaded handgun and jar of marijuana at one of Merriam's parks. In a tweet on May 29, 2018, addressed to the "Jackwagon," Merriam police said they would "love to have a chat . . . .


New Kid & Marky Mark Burgers Coming Up

Wahlburgers plans to open restaurant in Olathe

Now you won't have to practice your Boston accent to satisfy your Wahlburgers craving. That's because Wahlburgers plans to open a location in Olathe, Kansas. The restaurant's website said the restaurant will open at 11935 South Blackbob Rd., but it did not give a date for the scheduled opening.


Kansas City Hipster News

Pears and the economics of punk-rock touring

Greet Druyts The idea of musicians touring the country in a massive bus, replete with bunks and bathrooms, has been dispelled, to a certain extent, by movies like the recent Green Room. The reality is that most touring bands playing, say, the Bottleneck or the Riot Room, are sleeping on floors and in their van.


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Comments

  1. I hope Doctor Duvernay-Tardif is a better doctor than football player, or people are going to die. He isn’t worth a fuck at football.

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  2. Congrats to LDTMD!

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