Kansas City Midweek News Game

Tonight hottie Demi inspires this peek at the pop culture . . .

Onion: Cyberbullying Alert -- Gamers Are Ganging Up To Harass This Defenseless Chinese Communist Party Leader

Billboard: Lady Gaga Shut Down Fortnite Gamer Ninja With Just Two Words

Variety: Blizzard Reinstates Hong Kong Gamer’s Prize but Reaffirms Censure of His Speech

Closer to home, here are community news links we're checking tonight . . .

Class-Action Lawsuit Targets Hyvee After Security Clipped

Class-action lawsuit filed following Hy-Vee data breach

A Pennsylvania law firm announced Wednesday that it has filed a class-action lawsuit against Hy-Vee in the wake of a recent data breach.Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP said is representing customers whose personal information was compromised in a security breach of Hy-Vee's gas pumps, drive-through coffee shops and Market Grilles, Market Grille Expresses and Wahlburgers locations between Dec.

KCMO Show & Tell Scare

Kindergartner brings unloaded gun to Kansas City school

KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) - Authorities say a kindergartner brought an unloaded gun to a Kansas City elementary school in a backpack, apparently without knowing it was there. Kansas City Public Schools said in a news release that a teacher was notified after the Faxon Elementary School student found the weapon Tuesday.

JoCo Starts Street Fight

Residents demand change at intersection after child struck

FAIRWAY, Kan. - A young boy who was hit by a driver while riding a bicycle at an intersection in the Reinhardt Estates in Fairway, Kansas, faces a long road to recovery. People who live in the neighborhood say the intersection of Reinhardt and Howe Drives is a known problem.

Local Vape Crackdown Cont'd

14 lawsuits filed against Juul in Kansas, Missouri

More teenagers and school districts in the metro have filed lawsuits against Juul, one of the biggest makers of e-cigarettes.KMBC 9 Investigates found that there are seven lawsuits now filed against Juul in Kansas federal court, including by three school districts.There are seven lawsuits in Missouri, including by one school

WyCo NextGen Safety Freebies

Wyandotte County car seat program helps low-income families

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Car crashes are the leading cause of child deaths in the United States. One of the best ways to protect young children in cars is by using the correct car or booster seat. While some families might not be able to afford the seats, the Wyandotte County Public Health Department isn't letting that stop families from keeping children safe.

Community Restoration

After a tree dropped on this KCK dad's house, the community brought it back to life

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The first time FOX4 Problem Solvers met AJ Reese, a tree was sitting on his home with the branches breaking through his roof and poking right into his sons' bedroom. Reese, a single father of four, had made the mistake of hiring a supposed tree expert named Charles Strafford to remove a large tree next to his house.

KCMO Autumn Bounces Back

Temps will be warmer Thursday

IN THE PROCESS, THIS EVENING, WE GO TO THE MIDDLE 50'S DOWN TO THE 40'S BY 8:00 P.M. BY 9:00 P.M. -- BY 8:00 P.M. 42 IN THE MORNING, 60 BY NOON, AND 66 THE AFTERNOON HIGH WITH THE SOUTH WHEN 10-15 MPH. WE ARE STARTING TO INCH UPWARDS A LITTLE BIT.

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