The Kansas City Sunday Night Collection

Quick view of the local news scene for Sunday night and more than a few stories worth checking:

Duck Boat Talk Starts The Week

Attorneys set to make major announcement in Branson duck boat disaster Monday morning

Kansas City, Mo -- A major announcement will be made Monday morning regarding the July 19th Branson, Missouri duck boat disaster. There were 17 people killed when the duck boat they were on sank on Table Rock Lake.

Dead-Tree Encourages Pointless Ethics Conversation At City Hall

KC Council defeats ethics reform, but issue deserves attention | The Kansas City Star

The Kansas City Council's rejection of a less-than-ambitious ethics reform bill was disappointing but illuminating. By a vote of 7-4, council members rejected a modified measure that would have limited gifts to $50, required monthly disclosure of members' travel and ordered a review of ethics rules every other year.

Local Heavy Metal History On Display

The Great Car Show held at WWI Memorial

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Great Car Show got underway Sunday on the grounds of the National WWI Museum and Memorial. Money raised from the benefit, which included a wide variety opf vehicles, will support to the KC Auto Museum and WWI Museum. The Great Car Show took place from 9 a.m.

More Insight On Murder Victim

Mother of four children killed in KCMO

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Saturday morning, Deandrea Vine became Kansas City's 67th homicide victim of 2018, and less than nine hours after Kansas City's Cease Fire Weekend began. She was 27 years old, and a mother of four children. The front lawn is freshly mowed in front of Deandrea Vine`s home near 92nd street and Wallace in Kansas City.

Show-Me Conservation Talk

Missouri could offset carbon emissions from agriculture by conserving the soil, report says

Farmers and ranchers in Missouri could help cut the state's contribution to climate change by using practices that store carbon from the atmosphere in the soil, according to a climate science report released this month. In Missouri, many farmers use no-till or reduced-till practices, which means not using mechanical equipment to overturn the soil.

Newsie Legend Sails Away

End of an era: Water-skiing squirrel holds final show

A squirrel​ that used a toy boat to glide across water is getting some more free time.

Talking Kansas City Moneyball Moves

Kansas City Royals: Recap of the 2018 trades the Royals have made

When the Kansas City Royals decided not to re-sign Lorenzo Cain and Eric Hosmer, the writing was on the wall. The team was going to be going through a massive rebuild. In order to help the rebuild move in the right direction quickly, some moves had to be made.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .