TKC Saturday Night Look: Prez Hits Pause, CDC Catches COVID & Nasty Brit Grannies

Inspired by hottie Demi, right now we take a quick peek at pop culture, community news and top headlines . . .

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Grave Local Concern

A guide to the haunted and historic cemeteries of Kansas City

On a misty autumn morning, it's easy to imagine ghostly apparitions swirling through the shadows of any of our region's 50 or so cemeteries. During the day, these parklike settings are oases of calm, testaments to the peaceful final rest we all should hope for. At night....

Urban Core Weekend Crash

Pedestrian hit by vehicle near 35th & Prospect

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Around 4:20 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a crash near 35th and Prospect. A pedestrian was going diagonally southeast across Prospect when a white Ford F150 was traveling northbound on Prospect. The Ford hit the pedestrian who was in the northbound travel lane.

Northeast Runs The Weekend

Another Cliffhanger Race In The Books

Hundreds of runners poured into Historic Northeast Kansas City today for the annual running of the Cliffhanger 5K and 10K. The course started at the Colonnade and wound around Gladstone Boulevard to Cliff Drive then around Cliff Drive to Elmwood where it headed west again back around the KC Museum and to the Colonnade.

Fun & Games Near Stadium

Shuttered Adam's Mark near Truman Sports Complex could become a sports campus - Kansas City Business Journal

The 2026 FIFA World Cup games in Kansas City could inspire the redevelopment of a a dilapidated former hotel near Truman Sports Complex. Since acquiring the vacant Adam's Mark Hotel & Conference Center in December 2020, Community Builders of Kansas City has brainstormed possible new directions. CEO Emmet Pierson Jr.

Local Sex Info Debuts

Keep Them Coming: Sex ed can't be ignored

Kristen Thomas. // Photo by Nicole Bissey Between book banning and censorship in schools, it's imperative that parents feel informed and empowered to take on a role once reserved for gym coaches, biology teachers, and library materials. Someone I know-in their early 30s-didn't know how babies were made because their parents opted them out of sex education in school.

Hottie Shines Online

Demi Rose Feels The Wind While Flashing Big Chest In Her Bronze Bikini

Demi Rose cranked up the heat with her latest Instagram update! The English beauty looked smoking hot in a barely-there, two-piece swimsuit that clung to her bodacious curves. Demi tantalized her 19.9 million followers this week when she uploaded a series of sexy new snaps of herself clad in an outrageously tiny bikini.

Waiting On White House

Biden slammed for 'scary' long pause when asked if first lady supports 2024 run: 'Keeps getting worse'

President Joe Biden drew criticism from social media after responding with a long pause when asked in an interview if first lady Jill Biden would support him running for office again in 2024. "Dr. Biden is for it?" MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart asked Biden about a 2024 run in a clip that aired Friday.

TOP DOC PLAGUED!!!

CDC director tests positive for Covid-19 | CNN

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. Walensky is experiencing mild symptoms and is up to date on her Covid-19 vaccines, according to a statement released by the agency. Walensky received an updated Covid-19 booster in September.

River Runs Dry

Before and after: See how the Mississippi River and its tributaries have dropped to record lows | CNN

Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region's worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows this month. Across the river basin, dozens of gauges have fallen below their low-water threshold.

Chinese Power Grab

Mystery as former Chinese leader is escorted out of Communist Party Congress in front of world media

BEIJING - Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was led out of the closing ceremony of the country's Communist Party Congress Saturday in a moment of unexpected drama during an otherwise highly choreographed event.

Argument Against Republicans

Republicans always choose radicalization to energize their electoral base

n the days and weeks after the attack on the Capitol, Republican leaders publicly acknowledged Donald Trump's culpability. Last week's January 6 hearings presented footage of House minority leader Kevin McCarthy declaring Trump should have "immediately denounced" the attack, and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell accusing Trump of ignoring his duty as president.

Entertaining No Angels

Inside The Gambia's sex tourist industry where Brit grans bonk toyboys

A PENSIONER runs her hand down the back of a strapping Gambian lad at least 30 years her junior as she stares adoringly at his face. Further down the beach, a heavy-set woman in her 60s reclines on a sun lounger over the lean torso of a man whose fingers she is gripping firmly.

Gearing Up For Game Day

Chiefs activate Willie Gay to active Roster; bring up 2 players from practice squad

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Chiefs have activated Willie Gay to the 53-man roster as he is returning from his four-game suspension. Gay's return should be a huge boost to the Chiefs defense. He had 16 tackles and two tackles for loss in the two games prior to his absence.

Winds Of Change . . . 

Strong winds expected Sunday

Hide Transcript Show Transcript WIND GUST OF 24 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU HEAD OUT THIS EVENING, OBVIOUSLY IT WILL BE WINDY, BUT CLEAR AND MILD. 72 DEGREES BY 9:00 INTO 10:00 AND THEN 71 FOR AROUND JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT TOMORROW MORNING. WE START OUT ONLY AT 66.

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