Kansas City 4/20 Postscript: Burnout, Suspicious Death & Russian Nuke Threats

There's a lot to cover for the late night and right now we're inspired by hottie Bella to consider a quick blast of pop culture, community news and top headlines.

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More Housing Up In Flames

Living conditions unacceptable after KC apartment fire, residents say

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After a fire earlier this month at Stonegate Meadows apartments in Kansas City, tenants tell FOX4 their living situations are unacceptable. Fifteen people had to be treated at the hospital after someone set a fire in a common area of the apartment building.

Death Count Considered Again

Kansas City police investigate suspicious death near 50th, Euclid

Police in Kansas City said they are investigating a death as suspicious near East 50th Street and Euclid Avenue Wednesday night.Authorities said officers were called about 8:30 p.m. to home to meet emergency medical personnel.Police said officers found the man lying on the floor of the home.

Show-Me Weed Game Winning

Taking a closer look at Missouri's cannabis culture

Cannabis cultivation. // Photo by Ryan Lange When I was 19, I was back in Kansas City from KU for winter break. My friends and I decided to meet up at our old high school so that we could all get in one car and smoke weed. In hindsight, what a brilliant idea.

KANSAS KEEPS CASH!!!

Ahead of new forecast, Kansas banks $500M for emergencies

TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas will set aside $500 million to deal with future financial problems, give state employees a pay raise and increase spending across state government under budget legislation Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law Wednesday.

Missouri Harvests Weed Talk

Effort to legalize marijuana gains ground in Missouri

The effort to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older is gaining ground in Missouri.A citizen-led petition said it has enough signatures to get a marijuana constitutional amendment on the ballot.

Bella Earns Stoner Tribute

Bella Thorne, Boss

Driving up to actress and cannabis entrepreneur Bella Thorne's hilltop mansion in the picturesque backcountry canyons outside of Los Angeles, one could be forgiven for thinking that they were instead somewhere much more off-the-grid.

Gloves Come Off Over U.S.. Transit Unmasked Amid Yet Another COVID Surge

Justice Department appeals ruling lifting transit mask mandate after CDC request

The Justice Department has moved to appeal a ruling that struck down the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and transit systems after a request by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

White House Fact Checked

Democrats are in dreamland if they think Biden can run and win again in 2024

President Joe Biden has reportedly told former President Barack Obama that he intends to run for re-election in 2024, but the case for a second term is quite weak - and voters know it even if Democrats in dreamland don't.

MAGA Answers Tough Questions???

Trump Denies Claim He Stormed Out of Piers Morgan Interview

Upset that his one-time buddy Piers Morgan pressed him on his 2020 election lies, former President Donald Trump appeared to storm out of a pre-taped interview in a huff as he shouted "turn the camera off," according to a promotional clip released Wednesday afternoon.

In Defense Of Cont'd Masking

Can 'one-way masking' really protect you from COVID on a crowded plane?

As soon as a federal judge in Florida struck down the United States' long-standing nationwide mask requirement for airplanes, trains, buses and other public transportation on Monday, COVID-19 experts took to Twitter to reassure uneasy travelers that they still have the power to protect themselves - even when everyone else on board is going gleefully maskless.

Ukraine Confronts Russian Army

'Days or hours left': Russia tightens the noose in Mariupol

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces tightened the noose around the defenders holed up Wednesday in a mammoth steel plant that represented the last known Ukrainian stronghold in Mariupol, as a fighter apparently on the inside pleaded on a video for help: "We may have only a few days or hours left."

VLAD FLEXES NUKES!!!

Putin tests new nuclear-capable missile saying Russia's enemies will 'think twice'

Russia announced the first test launch of its new, nuclear-capable Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system on Wednesday. The rocket, launched from a facility in northern Russia towards a firing range in the east, should give the country's enemies pause, according to Russia president Vladimir Putin.

Actors Sling Mud Amid Divorce

Johnny Depp alleged Amber Heard or one of her friends defecated in their bed after he broke up with her on her 30th birthday

Johnny Depp blamed Amber Heard for poop found in their bed after a fight. Heard blamed it on her dogs, but Depp said they weighed only four pounds and couldn't produce that much. The poop mystery also came up in Depp's earlier UK trial, which he lost.

Volley Toward Career Transition

Ex-tennis & Playboy star Ashley Harkleroad shoots home porn videos on OnlyFans

EX-TENNIS pro and Playboy model Ashley Harkleroad hopes to get deuces flowing from Flirty-Love up after joining OnlyFans. The 36-year-old profiles herself as 'sporty, flirty, playful, fun and in my prime' as she entices viewers to watch her home porn videos.

Baller Change Up For Good Cause

Former Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy holding estate sale at Overland Park home

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Former Kansas City Royals pitcher Ian Kennedy's Overland Park estate is going up for sale. To sweeten the deal, all proceeds from the sale will benefit Consider the Lily, a nonprofit in the Philippines that helps rescue girls from exploitation.

South Side Covers Hipster Art

The Arts Asylum opens in Brookside with "Gabby for God"

The Arts Asylum opened its doors in 2011 with one mission - to provide "a safe space to create." After 10 years of hosting, promoting and making art, and in the process, engaging over 17,000 people a year, they made the difficult decision to leave their well-loved historic building and theater at 1001 E.

Soggy Tomorrow Awaits

Thursday will be partly sunny, storms possible later in the day

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