Kansas City Saturday: Looking Toward The Cowtown Future

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Downtown Cowtown Dreams Tantamount To Economic Nightmare

4Star Politics: Imagining Kansas City in 2030

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Downtown KC unveiled it's "Vision 2030" blueprint for downtown and surrounding neighborhoods this week. This edition of 4Star Politics features regulars John Holt and Dave Helling, along with Bill Dietrich, President and CEO of the Downtown Council, which partially sponsored the study.

Latest Public Health Plea

COVID-19 survivor with lasting health issues urges people to take virus seriously

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A woman who beat COVID-19, couldn't escape the health issues she says came afterwards. Now, she's urging others to take the virus seriously. Tammy Weeks recently contracted the virus and explained some of the measures she's taken to stay safe.

Kansas City New Year Again

Kansas City isn't letting COVID dampen its Lunar New Year excitement

Jackie Nguyen recalls warm memories of celebrating the Lunar New Year as a child with her family in San Diego. "It was a huge, huge part of my upbringing," Nguyen says. "It's a very, very big holiday that is also culturally part of our upbringing.

Small Fee For Hotness

Instagram is testing paid subscriptions with a small group of creators

US Instagram users will soon be able to subscribe to a small number of creators and influencers to access exclusive content and features. In a blog post, the company says it's launching a test of subscriptions today, with more creators being added in the coming weeks.

Prez Pushes Back Against Polls

'We have to fight back': can Joe Biden recover before the midterms?

now fell lightly as Joe Biden stared into the wooded hollow where, just hours before he arrived in Pittsburgh, a half-century old bridge had collapsed. It was a dramatic illustration of what had brought the president to the City of Bridges: his urgent drive to rebuild crumbling US infrastructure.

MAGA Defies Commish

Opinion | Trump's rallies ignore reality. But the Jan. 6 committee is closing in.

On Saturday, Trump is set to throw red meat to his base - and continue gearing up for a possible 2024 presidential run - at the Houston-area "Save America" rally.

Tragic Epitaph

Washington trooper who defied state vaccine mandate and told gov to 'kiss my a-' dies from COVID-19

A Washington State Patrol officer who defied a statewide vaccine mandate and signed off for the last time by telling Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee to "kiss my a-" is dead from COVID-19. Former Trooper Robert LaMay, 51, who served 22 years with the State Patrol and retired last October, died on Friday.

Sound Of Old School Resistance To Right Wing

Joni Mitchell says she will follow Neil Young by removing her music from Spotify due to vaccine misinformation

Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell said she will remove her music from Spotify, following controversy over vaccine misinformation hosted on the streaming platform.

Faith Life Opt Out

Mormon quit religion to be adult star - moving into home with 24/7 live cams

A porn star who quit religion to embrace life in the adult industry has opened up about her early beginnings in porn, when she moved into a "model house". Addie Andrews is a former Mormon missionary, who has previously explained that she decided to reject religion after it made her feel "sexually repressed".

EPIC SUBURBAN STORY!!!

Signs of the Times, Past and Present

LEE'S SUMMIT, Missouri - Just off downtown's main drag, Dave Eames and Ben Wine welcome customers into the Fossil Forge workshop. It's a decent sized room with metal shavings on the concrete flooring, vintage machinery and walls covered in antique signage.

Historic Life Lessons

Vandalized Jackie Robinson marker heads to Kansas City

by: Heidi Schmidt Posted: / Updated: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A vandalized marker honoring Jackie Robinson will soon have a new home in Kansas City. The marker stood in Georgia near the Florida border identifying Jackie Robinson's childhood home. The Georgia Historical Society said the sign had been damaged by gunfire in February 2021.

Katie Talks Weekend Warmup

Surprise sunshine and warm temperatures Saturday

Hide Transcript Show Transcript KMBC.COM/COMMUNITY. 520 RIGHTOW N ON YOUR SATURDAY MORNING TO KATIE HORNER AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER KIND OF A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEKEND HERE IN THE BACK OF JANUARY, WCHHI WE DON'T USUALLY GET YOU KNOW WHEN WE'RE GOING TO BE ON THE NATIONAL STAGE IN OUR WEATHER IS SO PERFECT AND THE CITY LOOKS SO PRETTY.

Hembree - Reach Out is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.