Kansas City News Night After Angels Cancelled

An iconic panty tradition has been sacrificed to satisfy progressives. 

Obviously, we're devastated by this news but we feel like scantily-clad models would want us to persist. 

And so we continue to take a peek at pop culture, community news and top headlines whilst weeping for the angles who did not survive the COVID plague. 

Check-it . . .

Kansas City Burns Again

Kansas Citians try to stay cool despite sweltering heat

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As the sweltering heat shined down on the Kansas City metro Thursday, people searched for any way to get relief. "It's exhausting, kind of draining," KCMO resident Leslie Stevenson said. The Zubia family took their three children to Gillham Park, where there's a splash pad, to escape the heat.

Danger On The Street Cont'd

KCK police seeing an increase in car sideshows, one recently involving an injury

WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KS (KCTV) -- KCK police are looking for the driver of a car that slammed into a crowd during a sideshow. For months, KCTV5 has been following closely the sideshow and street racing issue in Kansas City, Missouri.

Where's Waldo History?!?!

Waldo, Kansas City: Neighborhood's 'eclectic' origins explained

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - "We live in Waldo." It's a saying residents have used for more than 100 years, referring to a large, collective neighborhood area in southwest Kansas City. But what exactly is Waldo, and where specifically is it? "It's always been this sort of amalgamation of things," author and researcher LaDene Morton said.

Meet The New Panty Queen

Victoria's Secret is overhauling its image. Is it enough to regain relevance?

Written by Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Less than two years after Victoria's Secret pulled the plug on its star-studded annual fashion show, known for runway looks that combined strappy lingerie with enormous wings, the brand is retiring its supermodel "Angels" for good.

Angels Replaced

Victoria's Secret replaces Angels with new representatives, Priyanka Chopra, Megan Rapinoe

Victoria's Secret is recruiting diverse women as brand representatives after saying goodbye to the "Angels."

Cherubic Command For Brand

Victoria's Secret misses the mark with plus-size consumers: 'We wanted Angels who reflected us'

Victoria's Secret is trying for a rebrand, announcing on Wednesday that the lingerie company will do away with its infamous "Angels" in an attempt to redefine what the brand has long deemed "sexy."

Catwalk Last Hope

"We're Nobody's Third Love, We're Their First Love"-The Architects of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Are Still Banking on Bombshells

Does the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show need an overhaul? That depends on whom you ask. Internally, Victoria's Secret believes it has many good reasons to stick with the Angel wings and status quo. Here's one: Last year the show, which was filmed in Shanghai, China, was seen by some 1 billion people in 190 countries, a 45 percent increase over 2016.

Scribes Consider The Angels

The Problem With Victoria's Secret Wasn't the Absurdly Hot "Angels"

I always bought underwear at Victoria's Secret, more specifically I mean: panties. To high school me, it was one of the stores at the mall-a place I could access by bus before I got my driver's license-that felt a little grown up.

Conservatives Talk Low Rent Erotica

Victoria's Secret Gives Up Sexy. America Needs The Coors Twins

On Wednesday, the New York Times published a lengthy feature about the lingerie retail giant Victoria's Secret's mission to redefine beauty by replacing their sexy models. "The Victoria's Secret Angels, those avatars of Barbie bodies and playboy reverie, are gone," the Times reported, celebrating that "their wings, fluttery confections of rhinestones and feathers that could weigh almost 30 pounds, are gathering dust in storage...

Footballer Contract Chatter

No doubt: Mathieu wants to finish career in KC

2:21 PM ET Adam TeicherESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tyrann Mathieu removed all doubt about what he wants his football future to be when he said Thursday that it's at the top of his priority list to finish his career with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Sweating It Out For Home Team

Baseball fans happy to face the heat to support the Kansas City Monarchs

KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) - The extreme temperatures didn't keep some baseball fans away from Thursday night's Monarchs game at Legends Field. Announced attendance was 1,775 compared to 1,500 on Wednesday. Some said no way will a 100-degree day keep them away from America's past-time.

Weather Science Reporting

Heat advisory for Kansas City area runs through Friday evening

Hide Transcript Show Transcript TOMORROW AS THE HEAT INDEX WILL BE ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO 105 DEGREES. THAT'S WHY IT'S PLASTERED ALL OVER THE REGION HEAT ADVISORY BETWEEN NOW THE OVERNIGHT LOW AGAIN ONLY GETS DOWN TO ABOUT 80 AFTERNOONIG HH WOULD BE OVER 100 OR VERY CLOSE TO IT.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.