Harsh Times For The Kansas City Royals And The 'Goodnight Gracie' News Links

Gracie hotness gives us inspiration to chronicle hard times for Kansas City's home team and other local news links of note. Take a peek:

Kansas City Springtime Losing Streak

Cy Vargas and the Royals smoked in Chicago

It's only the sixth, but we all know the score.

Golden Ghetto Good Luck

Many are thankful to see tomorrow after being pulled from a burning Lenexa apartment

40 people from 22 apartments were displaced

Naming The Dead In KCK

KCK Police identify woman found shot to death Saturday night

The Kansas City, Kansas Police department has released the identity of the woman shot shot to death Saturday night. Officers were called to a residence in the 800 block of Troup Avenue around 8:15 p.m. Saturday. When they arrived, they found a woman in her 20's dead from an apparent gunshot wound inside the home.

The Forecast This Week

First Alert: Disruptive weather expected for the rest of this week

Showers will likely start Tuesday morning. Severe storms possible Tuesday night.

Contemplating Kansas City's Future

Kansas City Royals: Is Eric Hosmer letting free agency get to him?

The Kansas City Royals are in a watershed spot for their franchise this year with so much of their core as pending free agents. One of their pending free agents is first baseman Eric Hosmer. Hosmer set career highs in homers and RBI last season and made his first All-Star team.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for tonight . . .