Kansas City Highlights: Fuel Saving Switch, MAGA Vs. CNN & Puerto Rico

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Local Biz Stands Up For Florida

Kansas City companies step up to help area hit by Hurricane Ian

Many people across the metro are finding ways to help those that are reeling from the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Ian."It's hard to watch and see people have nothing," said Sara Storm, the owner of New Creations Salon at 44th and Belleview in Kansas City.She's collecting items to send to the Fort Myers area at her salon.

Life Lessons Explained

Kansas City exoneree now teaches prosecutors about innocence

Since his exoneration and release from prison in 2019, Ricky Kidd has developed a workshop for lawyers who bring accused people to trial. The first district attorney's office he presented it to was Jackson County's - the same one that prosecuted him.

Post-Game Talk Cont'd

8 winners and 3 losers from the Chiefs' win at Tampa Bay

What a difference a week can make. Seven days ago we were lamenting the Kansas City Chiefs' ugly 20-17 loss to an inferior Indianapolis Colts team. We had whole units of the team on our losers list - simply because the errors were so widespread, it was tough to narrow it down.

Eco-Love Delivered

UPS switches Kansas City trucks to natural gas

A national business takes steps locally to cut its pollution in Kansas City. Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids recently toured the Lenexa facility, which is the largest in the metro area.Every morning for the last 10 years, April Nelson has started her day by filling up her UPS tractor.

Home Team Wins Tonight

Waters blast boosts Royals to 5-2 win in extras over Cleveland

In their final Monday game of the season, the Royals bested the Guardians 5-2 in a thrilling extra-inning victory. The win is Kansas City's 65th of the year. It was Kansas City who opened the scoring in the top of the second on Monday night.

Hottie Walks Red Carpet Nude

Florence Pugh goes sheer again following criticism over Valentino dress

Florence Pugh is baring all again. Pugh, 26, wore yet another sheer Valentino dress for the brand's dinner amid Paris Fashion Week. The "Don't Worry Darling" actress wore a nude long-sleeved sequined sheer crop top with a collar along with a matching long skirt for the event.

El Presidente Biden Remembers Hispanic Heritage

Biden claims 'I was sort of raised in the Puerto Rican community' in Delaware

President Biden told an audience in Puerto Rico Monday that "I was sort of raised in the Puerto Rican community at home, politically" - despite the fact that only about 2,000 people of Puerto Rican ancestry lived in Delaware when he was launching his career five decades ago.

MAGA Launches Legal Fight

Trump sues CNN for defamation and seeks $475m in punitive damages

Donald Trump has sued cable TV network CNN, claiming defamation and seeking punitive damages of $475m, according to a Florida court filing on Monday. The US cable news station has attempted to smear the former US president "with a series of ever-more scandalous, false, and defamatory labels of 'racist,' 'Russian lackey,' 'insurrectionist,' and ultimately 'Hitler'," Trump's lawyers claimed.

Tesla Makes Peace???

Elon Musk sparks backlash from Ukrainian officials with unsolicited 'peace' plan | CNN Business

Elon Musk drew backlash on Monday from Ukrainian officials, including President Volodymyr Zelensky, for his unsolicited advice on how to bring about "peace" amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country. In a Twitter poll, Musk suggested a path to "Ukraine-Russia Peace" that included re-doing elections "under UN supervision" in the regions of the country recently annexed illegally by Russia.

Russian Surge Coming Soon

'Lots of heavy fighting ahead': U.S. officials urge caution after Ukrainian gains

Ukraine's victory in Lyman undermines Putin's foothold in the eastern Donetsk region and "could turn into a cascading series of defeats for the Russians," retired Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, former national security adviser, said Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation."

Rocket Man Trigger Happy

North Korea launches missile 'believed' to fly over Japan | CNN

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile on an apparent trajectory over Japan on Tuesday morning local time, according to regional officials. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed the launch. According to a tweet posted by Japan's Prime Minister's office, the projectile is "believed to have launched" over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido - marking a potential escalation for North Korean missile launches.

Italia Sausage Fest Exposed

Porn Star Rocco Siffredi Says Netflix 'Supersex' Show Will Not Be a Realistic Depiction of His Life

Global porn icon Rocco Siffredi's life will be depicted in the Netflix original series "Supersex," but he's claiming that the show will not be a realistic portrayal of his life. "This beautiful story is inspired by my life, but it is not my life," Siffredi said in an interview published over the weekend by Italy's FQ Magazine.

Local Folk Punk Live

Photos: Violent Femmes with the Kansas City Symphony

Violent Femmes with the Kansas City Symphony. // Photo by Barry Meitler The Violent Femmes with the Kansas City Symphony Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, October 1 To kick off their current tour, the alternative icons Violent Femmes played a special show at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts with the Kansas City Symphony as their backing...

Weather This Week . . . 

Warm days and cool nights for the work week

SO YOU'LL KNOW FIRST THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER SO BEAUTIFUL OUT THERE TODAY I SAID YOU KIND OF WANTED TO LINGER OUTSIDE BUT THINGS WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT BY THE END OF THE WEEK. IT'S GOING TO FEEL MORE LIKE FOOTBALL WEATHER, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE EIGHTIES OUTSIDE.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.