Kansas City Monday Morning News Workout

AND WE'RE BACK!!!

We get a late start to our day BUTT get revved up thanks to hottie Candice and news of her decisively politically incorrect "spirit animal" selection . . . And then closer to home we share the top news links for this morning. Take a peek:

AWESOME READER SUGGESTED LINK: Kansas City Drinking On The Road!!! Would You Make A Pit Stop At This Faraway Fanboy Hangout???

Royal welcome awaits at Kansas City-themed sports bar in downtown Des Moines

CLOSE Patrons of a soon-to-open sports bar near downtown Des Moines can chiefly count on getting the Royal treatment. Full Court Press Inc. will open Truman's KC Pizza Tavern on March 15 in the old Margarita's location at 400 SE Sixth St. The new restaurant and bar will debut at 11 a.m.

The Downtown Kansas City Agenda

Joyce DiDonato, NAIA hoops, Elders' Hoolie to rule the week ahead

The return of hometown opera queen Joyce DiDonato, the NAIA National Championship Tournament, The Elders' Hoolie and Riverdance - along with a rich background of arts and entertainment - lay the groundwork for a memorable week ahead, Monday to Sunday, March 12-18, including: Festival of Laughs featuring a hilarious evening with Sommore, Earthquake, Don 'DC' Curry and George Wallace will take center stage at 8 p.m.

Football Off-Season Schemes Revealed

What to expect from the Chiefs in free agency

9:00 AM ET Adam TeicherESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 The Kansas City Chiefs this week will head into their first free-agent season with Brett Veach as their general manager, so it's hard to predict exactly what moves will follow.

Annual Cold Weather Shut Down

Crown Center Ice Terrace closes for the season

With warmer temperatures on the way, winter fun is going away. Sunday was the last day to take advantage of ice skating at the Crown Center Ice Terrace. Families say it's part of the fun of visitin...

Suburban Young Lady In Peril
Merriam police ask for help in finding teen runaway
Erin's Forecasting In Action

StormTrack5 Forecast: Dreary day expected as cloudy skies, cool temps hover over metro

A chilly start this morning with temperatures in the 30s and cloudy skies. We will see more sunshine by the drive home but heavy coats will be handy with highs only in the upper 40s.

Kansas City Artsy This Week

An Exhibition Performed: on Collaboration with Dannielle Tegeder

Currently on view at the H&R Block Artspace is artist Dannielle Tegeder's (New York,NY) exhibition, Chroma Machine Suite: Forecasting Fault Lines in the Cosmos. Tegeder heavily incorporates collaboration into her installations with the aim of creating a conversation that considers the expanded field of painting, hybridized with community building.

Taylor Swift - Delicate is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .