Kansas City Saturday News Look: Climate, Queen, Crashes, Speeches & Sausage

In this quick post we remember hottie Leann in her heyday and then take a peek at pop culture, community news and top headlines.

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Cowtown Tribute To Queen

Local displays pay tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II

LAWRENCE, KS (KCTV) - At the 47-year-old family-owned Rainy Day Books, https://www.rainydaybooks.com it was a given that they would need to create a window display after Queen Elizabeth died on Thursday. "She was so respected and honored and revered, and it's just our way of saying that we want to honor her too," said bookseller Lisa Ball.

Show-Me Worthless Legislation

New Missouri law loomed over Kansas City's work to design a climate plan - NewsBreak

The Kansas City Council in late August passed a climate plan intended to drive the city toward a more sustainable future, with goals of becoming "climate neutral" by 2040. Stakeholders from the community worked Kansas City's 133-page Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan for two years, but it was adopted not as a set policy for [...]

Sunflower State Saves Planet

Kansas wants to plug abandoned oil wells that belch methane and swallow groundwater

Last summer, a utility worker stumbled across a well - one of thousands of abandoned, unplugged oil and gas wells scattered across Kansas - just 15 feet from a stream in La Cygne, an hour south of Kansas City.

Drive Carefully Today!!!

3 injured in overnight wrong-way crash in Kansas City, Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One person has critical injuries and two have serious injuries after an overnight crash on Holmes Road at 117th Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Shortly after 12:45 a.m. Saturday, a silver Ford F150 was traveling south in the northbound lanes of Holmes Road at high speeds, according to the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department.

Just Another Downtown Sausage Fest

The Pitch's Secret Menu: Brats to-go at Affäre

5-pack of to-go brats. // Courtesy Affäre It's no secret that Martin Heuser's artisan bratwurst regularly land on nearly every best sausage list in town. His brag-worthy brats are made in-house using traditional German recipes and local meats. (Chef Heuser is such a fan of his German heritage, he'll occasionally even sport lederhosen in Affäre's kitchen.

Poolside Hottie Glory Daze

Instagram Model Leanna Decker Flaunts Booty In Periwinkle Thong & Shows Some Sideboob In Bikini

Leanna Decker showed off her taut booty in her latest Instagram post. The glamour model left very little to the imagination when she wore the tiniest thong bikini in a photo shared with her fans. The 28-year-old sported a periwinkle string bikini and posed poolside.

Prez Speech Postscript

Bill Maher torn on Biden's anti-MAGA speech: I like that he gave it, 'but the way he did it? Not good'

"Real Time" host Bill Maher was torn about President Biden's anti-MAGA speech that has dominated the political conversation for the past week. "I gotta say - Joe Biden is an old dog that can learn a new trick," Maher began on Friday.

MAGA Will Change The World

Ted Cruz says every 2024 GOP presidential hopeful is biding their time until the former president formally weighs in on running again: 'The whole world will change depending on what Donald Trump decides'

Ted Cruz says 2024 presidential hopefuls have to give Trump a wide berth. He says waiting is wise because Trump's decision will pretty much set the field. Those who claim they don't care what Trump does are "lying," Cruz maintains. Sen.

Not Going To Lock Her Up

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election

A federal judge in Florida dismissed Donald Trump's lawsuit against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, saying there was no basis for the former president to claim that Clinton and her allies harmed him with an orchestrated plan to spread false information that Trump's campaign colluded with Russia during the 2016 presidential race.

KING CHUCK RULES!!!

Charles officially announced as king at royal ceremony

LONDON - King Charles III was officially announced as Britain's monarch Saturday, in a pomp-filled ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism - and, for the first time, broadcast live. Charles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday, but the accession ceremony is a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.

El Papa Shares Prophetic Caution

Pope Francis repeats warning of 'third world war'

Pope Francis repeated his previous warnings of a world conflict Thursday while speaking at an audience with pontifical representatives. The pontiff reiterated a claim he first presented one week ago during a general audience - that the Earth is already enraptured in a "piecemeal" World War III.

Cowtown Drama Cont'd

KCRep's Nelson T. Eusebio III on Why 'Twelfth Night' is So Relatable in 2022 - In Kansas City

Theater is back in Kansas City for a new season, and the opening play for the Kansas City Repertory Theatre's 2022/23 season is the William Shakespeare classic Twelfth Night. With the September 6-25 run of Twelfth Night, KCRep's associate artistic director, Nelson T. Eusebio III, makes his KCRep directorial debut after joining the renowned regional...

Foodie Honor Revealed

Kansas City eatery lands on Bon Appetit's list of best new restaurants

by: Kansas City Business Journal Posted: Updated: Just one Kansas City-area eatery made Bon Appetit 's ranking of the nation's 50 best new restaurants, and you can find it tucked away in Brookside. The foodie magazine released its list on Thursday. The only establishment in Missouri or Kansas to land on the ranking was Baba's Pantry at 1019 E.

Katie Talks Quiet Before Storm

Calm morning but storms expected in the evening

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