Kansas City Tuesday Look: Inflation Clap Back Amid COVID Consequences

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Careful Out There Kansas City

Summer heat brings health concerns to Kansas City this week

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The heat moves into the Kansas City metro, a week after the city experienced days of rain. With the forecasted temperatures to reach the 90s consecutive days this week, it hasn't been this hot outside since sometime in September 2021.

Early Morning Run-In

Pickup crashes into car, building near 85th, Troost

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City, Missouri, police are investigating how a pickup crashed into a building near East 85th Street and Troost Avenue overnight. Police were called to the area at about 1 a.m. Tuesday.

Playing To The Middle In JoCo

Texas Roadhouse may be coming to former Sears site in Overland Park - Kansas City Business Journal

Texas Roadhouse Inc., a Louisville, Kentucky-based steakhouse chain (Nasdaq: TXRH), is planning a new location in Overland Park. On Monday, the Overland Park Planning Commission voted 9-0 to approve a final development plan to construct 8,029-square-foot restaurant at the former Sears Auto Center site.

Let's Fake Left Turn Excitement

NASCAR heads to Kansas Speedway next weekend. Here's who won Sunday at Darlington, S.C.

With NASCAR headed to Kansas City this week for its twice-yearly show at Kansas Speedway, Joey Logano won for the first time this season on Sunday, taking the checkered flag in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. The NASCAR Cup Series victory did not come without some fireworks.

Fanbois Quickly Forget

Let's Argue: the Honey Badger can be replaced

Let's Argue is a weekly series that looks at hot takes, unpopular opinions, wacky predictions and more from Kansas City Chiefs fans. Honey Badger is replaceable- Nicholas Ward (@coachnickward) May 5, 2022 Well, it's official. Kansas City's Tyrann Mathieu Era is over. Mathieu agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal with the New Orleans Saints.

Lindsey Name Checked Amid Constants Sports Bra Struggle

My boobs are so huge I have to wear 3 bras to work out

Bra-pocalypse now. Big breasts might seem like a blessing to some. However, one buxom influencer finds her cumbersome chest to be a massive burden, as she's allegedly forced to wear multiple bras at once to work out, among other inconveniences. The blond bombshell showed off her apparently problematic mammaries in a series of TikTok videos with millions of views.

Economy Destroys Prez Biden

Biden to address inflation as Republicans make it a top point of attack

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden will outline his efforts to fight inflation and lower consumer prices in a speech from the White House on Tuesday, addressing a top concern of voters ahead of the midterms. Biden will summarize the steps his administration has taken, as well as proposed, to try to alleviate the issue, the White House said, and will contrast his agenda with the proposals of Republicans, who have made the economy a top line of attack against Democrats as primary season begins.

White House 'Big Lie' Turnabout

Biden's new WH press secretary claimed Trump, Ga. Gov. Kemp 'stole' elections

President Biden's new White House press secretary has previously claimed the 2016 presidential election was "stolen" from Hillary Clinton and that Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp "stole" the 2018 gubernatorial election from Stacey Abrams. "Stolen emails, stolen drone, stolen election .....welcome to the world of #unpresidented Trump," Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted after former President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential win, repeating Clinton's claims that Trump was illegitimately elected.

Tell-All Promo Pushed Forward

Trump wanted to court-martial the retired Navy SEAL who led the bin Laden raid for criticizing him, former defense chief says

Trump's former Pentagon chief claims Trump wanted to punish former top military commanders who criticized him. Mark Esper writes that Trump wanted to court-martial retired Adm. William McRaven and retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Esper says Trump's ire was spun up by stories in publications like Breitbart.

Vlad Takes Losses

Putin 'loses 38th, 39th and 40th colonels' in Ukraine war in triple blow

Vladimir Putin has reportedly lost his 38th, 39th and 40th colonels in the Ukraine war, adding to Russia 's mounting losses in the conflict. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Blinov's death was confirmed on Monday, when a photo emerged of his picture on a grave in Volgograd, south-western Russia.

Pandemic To Single-Payer?!?

Report: 5 to 14 million Americans could lose Medicaid coverage when COVID-19 pandemic ends

Millions of Americans who gained Medicaid health insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic could lose coverage this year or next year when generous federal subsidies end, a new analysis found. Kaiser Family Foundation estimates 5 to 14 million Americans could lose Medicaid when states begin to unwind coverage after the Biden administration declares the COVID-19 public health emergency is over.

Riveting Kansas City Pix!!!

A Bridge So Far

Construction on the new Buck O'Neil Bridge is well under way. Quite an undertaking. What the finished product will look like. This view is north. Will be finished in 2024. While I was there a train came by head east... Couldn't let it pass without a photo.

Loaner Redux

Composer returns KC Library vinyl records 6 decades after check out

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - We all forget some due dates from time to time, so local libraries often think nothing of a book or other material coming back a few weeks late. But David Izzard was a sophomore at what's now UMKC studying music theory and composition when he went to the Kansas City Public Library to check out some records in 1961.

Katie Warns Of Hotness

A hot, record heat continues this week

Tuesday is Day 2 of high temperatures in the metro. High of 92° will tie the record high for the date. It will be Sunny with a bit of a smokey haze. Tonight's low will be 74°.On Wednesday the high is 91° . The record is 92°.Thursday the high of 91°, the record is 93°.

Carly Rae Jepsen - Western Wind is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.