Kansas City Sunday Night: Discourse Illuminates Dark Winter


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Locals Plead For Hand Up

HEART OF THE MATTER: Homeless shelters call for helping hand

WE'VE SEEN SOME BITING WINTER WEATHER THIS PASTEE WK AND IT ALWAYS SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO CAN'T COME IN FROM THE COLD.


Disaster Confront The Dotte

KCK hospitals in crisis situation as COVID cases peak

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Wyandotte County, Kansas is just past the highest peak it has ever had of COVID-19 cases, according to the Unified Government Health Department. The health department gave an update at Thursday night's commissioners meeting saying the number of cases are still very high but are better than last week and that we still need to be cautious.


Newsflash: Rich People Enjoy The Good Life

Wait, how many private jets landed in KC for Chiefs, Bengals AFC Championship? Ten, 20? More!

In one hour alone, between 11 a.m. and noon on Sunday, more than 60 private planes landed at Kansas City's Wheeler Downtown Airport ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals, The Kansas City Aviation Department confirmed. Do the math: that's a plane every minute.


Angel Trades Wings For Family

Model Lais Ribeiro on Trading Jetsetting for Homeschooling During Coronavirus

Lais Ribeiro is used to living the model lifestyle - often jetsetting around the world for work. But now, the now the 29-year-old is grounded at home amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, spending time under one roof with her son, fiancé and multiple family members.


MAGA Confronts Constitutional Law Criticism

Trump says he wanted Pence to overturn the 2020 election and falsely claims it was vice president's 'right'

Former President Donald Trump in a statement Sunday said he wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 presidential election, repeating the false claim that Pence had the power to do so and slamming recent bipartisan efforts to reform the Electoral Count Act.


Rocketman Flexes Again

North Korea confirms test of missile capable of striking Guam

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea confirmed Monday it test-launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. territory of Guam, the North's most significant weapon launch in years, as Washington plans to show its commitment to its Asian allies with an unspecified move.

Irish Well Remembered

Northern Ireland marks 50 years since the Bloody Sunday killings

Locals in the city called either Londonderry or Derry, Northern Ireland, are marking 50 years since Bloody Sunday, in which British soldiers fired upon a crowd of protesters in what's now considered one of the most pivotal events of The Troubles. On Sunday, family members of those killed on Jan.


Tragic Fall For Beauty Queen

Woman who jumped from NYC high-rise identified as Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst

The woman who leaped to her death from a Midtown high-rise Sunday was former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, law-enforcement sources told The Post. Shortly before she jumped, Kryst posted on her Instagram page, "May this day bring you rest and peace." The 2019 pageant winner and 30-year-old lawyer jumped from her luxury 60-story Orion building at 350 W.


Baller Explains Bling

Bengals' Joe Burrow sports giant gold pendant with diamonds: 'I make too much money to have fake ones'

Joe Burrow's attire pregame is as cool as his play on the field. Prior to the Cincinnati Bengals' matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday afternoon, Burrow arrived in style wearing a thick grey winter coat, earbuds, designer glasses, and a bag on his right shoulder.


Cowtown Narrative Celebrated

Kansas City's Most Inspiring Stories

The heart of our mission is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our communities. In the recent weeks, we've had the privilege to connect with some incredible artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can't begin to express how impressed we are with the incredible group below.


Closing Time For Midtown

Hank's Auto Repair, the 'neighborhood garage' of 39th Street, will close after 67 years

Hank's Auto Repair is closing after nearly 70 years in business. The family-owned car shop has been a mainstay for Westport and Kansas City drivers since it opened in 1955. Their last day of service will be Monday, Jan. 31.


Weather Outlook This Week

Breezy and warm Monday

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