Kansas City Highlights: Prez Biden Blocked, Ukraine UFO Scare & Weekend Sneak Peek

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Over Our Heads

Southwest flight from Detroit to Denver diverts to Kansas City after engine issue

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Southwest Airlines flight from Detroit bound for Denver diverted to Kansas City International Airport Friday afternoon. Flight 1811 departed from Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport just before noon central en route to Denver International Airport.

Golden Ghetto Voting Gets Going

Lengthy ballot has Johnson County election workers encouraging advance voting

OLATHE, Kan. - Election workers in Johnson County, Kansas, are ready for the start of in-person early voting Saturday. Election workers said there may be long lines on Election Day because the Johnson County ballot is a big one: 19 inches long.

Everybody Wants Vaxx???

High demand forces JOCO Health Dept. to close Friday vaccine clinic early to walk-ins

A vaccination clinic in Olathe had to close to walk-ins Friday morning due to high demand.The Johnson County Health Department said it made the decision to stop accepting more walk-ins at 9:45 a.m.

Life Lessons This Fall

SchoolSmartKC, Harvesters help establish in-school food pantries

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - This fall, 30 schools in Kansas City, Missouri, will have food pantries in their buildings thanks to a grant from SchoolSmartKC . The nonprofit granted $2,000 to each school to help it establish a pantry. Harvesters , the community food network, provides the food.

Violence Across The Bridge

Twin brothers charged in Northland shooting that killed one, seriously injured another

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Twin brothers are now charged in a Northland shooting that killed one man and potentially paralyzed another. Clay County prosecutors said those twin brothers - 20-year-old Isaac and Isaiah Hernandez - followed the victim vehicle and fired a rifle into their car while they drove down the street.

Hottie Fashions Social Life

Victoria Justice shows off her impressive figure in a tiny pink bikini

Victoria Justice had a fun spa day on Thursday. The 29-year-old Victorious actress was seen in a tiny pale pink and yellow string bikini as she took a dip in an indoor swimming pool.

Prez Biden Student Loan Plan Rebuked

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

ST. LOUIS - A federal appeals court late Friday issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking President Joe Biden's plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued the stay while it considers a motion from six Republican-led states to block the loan cancellation program.

MAGA Doxxed Again

Classified papers seized from Trump home held U.S. secrets about Iran, China -Washington Post

Highly sensitive intelligence on Iran and China was in some of the documents recovered by the FBI during an August search of former U.S. President Donald Trump's home in Florida, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Political Baller Debated

Herschel Walker: Can Trump-endorsed football legend outrun his past?

A Senate race in Georgia will be crucial to determining control of Congress. But can a controversial football legend deliver the state back to the party of Trump? "Bad to the Bone" seemed a daring song to blast as Herschel Walker's bus pulled up to a recent campaign stop in Carrollton.

Truth Is Out There . . . 

Are there really UFOs flying over Ukraine?

Recent reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) flying through the skies of Ukraine have been officially discredited by Ukraine's national science agency, citing "significant errors" in the report's methods and results.

Plague Return Trip

COVID variants BQ.1, BQ 1.1 make up over 16% of U.S. cases

Oct 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday estimated that the BQ.1 variant and closely related BQ.1.1 make up for 16.6% of the total circulating coronavirus variants in the United States. The new emerging variants, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, have been spreading quickly in the country in the last few weeks, particularly in New York.

Adult Industry Argues

Porn star Lust weighs in on Bridges' next fight by slamming sex-shaming

PORN STAR Kendra Lust has weighed in on the beef between boxing rivals Ebanie Bridges and Shannon O'Connell. Australian Bridges, 36, will defend her IBF bantamweight title against her fellow countrywoman in Leeds on December 10.

Kansas City Haunts For Hipsters

11 Spooky-ish Things To Do in KC This Weekend, October 20-23

Here are eleven things to do in Kansas City the weekend of October 20-23, including a Horror Play Festival, Dia de Los Muertos Celebration, and eerie, immersive installations in the woods at Powell Gardens. Buster Keaton's The Cameraman Screening and Book Event Buster Keaton's 1924 classic, The Cameraman, will be screened with live musical accompaniment by composers Brad Cox and Jeff Harshbarger.

Weekend Weather Preview

Weekend will be unseasonably warm

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