Kansas City Tuesday News Downpour



We start our quickie morning review with hottie Sara promo and a glimpse at the bigger picture:

Daily Mail: Oceans could swell nearly SEVEN FEET by 2100 and wipe out the homes of almost 200 million people, new study warns

NYT: In Flood-Hit Midwest, Mayors See Climate Change as a Subject Best Avoided

Closer to home these somewhat nicer news links are an also an essential part of our morning . . .

Kansas City Low-Income Opportunity???

Why Workers Without College Degrees Are Fleeing Big Cities

Last month the Census Bureau confirmed a confounding dynamic taking hold across the American landscape: Superstar cities, the nation's economic powerhouses, hotbeds of opportunity at the cutting edge of technological progress, are losing people to other parts of the country. For the first time in at least a decade, 4,868 more people left King County, Wash.


Fight For Jolie's Leftovers

Seg. 1: 4th District Council Debates | Seg. 2 Eugenics & American Immigration

Kansas City firefighter Geoff Jolley and co-founder of BikeWalkKC Eric Bunch are competing for the 4th District City Council seat vacated by mayoral candidate Jolie Justus. Both look to make the city safer and more responsive to residents, but the top priorities for the 4-year term look different for each.


Kansas City Undressed

Dressbarn to shutter all stores - St. Louis Business Journal

Women's clothing chain Dressbarn said late Monday that it would wind down its retail operations, closing all of its approximately 650 stores. The chain has 11 St. Louis-area locations, according to its website. Officials said all Dressbarn stores currently remain open, as does the chain's e-commerce site, and that there are no current changes to Dressbarn's return, refund or gift card policies.


18th & Vine Jazz Restart?!?!

New interim executive director ready to take Kansas City Jazz Museum in new direction

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As the revitalization of the 18th and Vine District continues, so too does the Jazz Museum. After a scathing audit from outside consultants last year, the museum hopes to get back on track soon. The consultants gave the museum a long list of things it needed to change moving forward, in order to keep its doors open.


Local B-List Gets Bigger

3 new celebrities announced for Big Slick weekend

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - This year's Big Slick Celebrity Weekend marks the 10th year of the event raising money for the Cancer Center at Children's Mercy Hospital. On Tuesday, three more celebrities were announced for the event, which runs from June 7-8.


Chiefs Winning Before Season Starts

Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes favored to win 2019 NFL MVP award

Oddsmakers: Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes are both favorites to repeat in 2019 | Kansas City Star Quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the Chiefs first player to win the NFL's Most Valuable Player award, and there's a good chance he'll be a repeat winner. That's according to FanDuel Sportsbook odds.


Katie Talks Double-Up Storms

First Alert: Severe storms likely midday, flooding a concern

On-again-off-again periods of heavy rain have caused flood warnings across the metro area and spawned conditions that will continue to worsen as the day goes on. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected in the Kansas City metro area midday.A long line of severe thunderstorms stretching down into Oklahoma City is following a thermal boundary up into the Kansas City area.


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Comments

  1. DJ Khaled - Wish Wish ft. Cardi B, 21 Savage


    You need to upgrade your music education.

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  2. You need to shake your ass!

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  3. people go where the jobs are and the only growth in the last decade has been in suburbs and large towns

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  4. 6 more huge store closings in the KC area.

    The Trump winning continues.

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  5. Hey genius, KC did not vote for Trump. It’s a liberal shithole.

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  6. Hey "stable genius", the local stores are in GOP leaning suburbs of Olathe, Shawnee, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, and NKC, but that's beside the point.

    Is Trump not president of the whole shithole country?

    He promised to fix all this. So easy. Even American carnage ending.

    Climb out of Trump's ass and see what's going on.

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