Kansas City Roundup: Prez Biden Rescue, MAGA Protestations & Fuel Price Drop

As always, hottie Siri inspires as we check pop culture, community news and top headlines.

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Car Check Before Politics

Kansas City gas prices fall over 16 cents in a week

KANSAS CITY METRO (KCTV) - Gas prices in the Kansas City metro dropped dramatically this past week, falling 16.5 cents, on average. Gasoline in the Kansas City area now averages $3.06 a gallon, 16.8 cents lower than a month ago and 13.1 cents higher than a year ago, according to GasBuddy, an organization that tracks and analyzes gas prices across the country.

Show-Me Money That PROBABLY Won't Be Spent On Busted Roads

Missouri state budget is bulging with $6 billion in surplus cash * Missouri Independent

For the first time in its history, the only real limit on what Missouri can buy on a cash-and-carry basis is the imagination of the people spending the money. The state treasury is bulging with more than $6 billion in surplus cash, the result of 28 months of double-digit revenue growth and federal payments tied to COVID-19 relief and recovery.

Kansas Progressive lament

Kansas legislators block good policy every session. It's time to give voters a powerful new voice. - Kansas Reflector

If Kansans could vote today on the issues, they would expand Medicaid, legalize marijuana and control access to deadly weapons. Already this year, they showed up at the polls in overwhelming numbers to support abortion rights.

Dust Bowl Redux?!?

Here's how this year's drought has battered the Midwest - and what it might mean for next year

From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year's drought has left its mark across the country. For the hardest hit areas, such as the Great Plains, recovering from the far-reaching impacts of this historically dry year won't be easy.

Hipster Holidays Begin

Cindy Lou Who has Invited You to Her Party - KC STUDIO

For her devoted fans, seeing her in the popular “WHO’S HOLIDAY” show this season is a must. It returns to Crown Center for its final run Dec. 9-23. One might say it’s Padgett Productions’ yuletide gift to Kansas City.

Siri Suffers For Her Art

Adult star says some scenes leave her 'covered in bruises' - but she likes it

A porn star has opened up about how her body can be affected by filming "super rough" scenes. Adult actress Siri Dahl said that one shoot left her with so many bruises - particularly over her cleavage area - that it stopped her from working for several days after.

Democratic Party Bench Doubted

Biden Helped Democrats Avert a '22 Disaster. What About '24?

A stronger-than-expected midterm showing has quieted the party's public hand-wringing about a re-election campaign for President Biden. But it hasn't put those worries to rest. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.

MAGA Fights Prosecutor

Trump blasts special counsel Jack Smith as 'political hit man'

Former President Trump on Sunday criticized Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to oversee criminal probes into the former president, as a "political hit man" and blasted the Justice Department as "corrupt." "Jack Smith (nice, soft name, isn't it?), is a political hit man, who is totally compromised, and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near our...

Europe Ready To Give Up Again

NATO's looming fault line: China

Press play to listen to this article NATO allies finally agreed earlier this year that China is a "challenge." What that means is anyone's guess. That's the task now facing officials from NATO's 30-member sprawl since they settled on the label in June: Turning an endlessly malleable term into an actual plan.

EPIC Hollywood Auto Fact Check

Milano Blasted For Trading Her Tesla For A VW Over 'White Supremacy': VW 'Literally Founded By Hitler'

Lefist actress Alyssa Milano was mocked over the weekend for revealing that she gave up her Tesla because of "white supremacy" and instead purchased an electric Volkswagen, a car company that was founded by the Nazis. "I gave back my Tesla. I bought the VW ev. I love it," Milano tweeted.

Vlad Attacks Again

Zelenskiy warns Ukraine to brace for more Russian attacks

LVIV/KYIV, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Russia would surely launch new missile attacks on his country, and warned defence forces and citizens to be prepared to withstand a new week of strain on the power grid.

Inferno Aftermath

Apartment fire in KCK hospitalizes 3, displaces 15-20

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - An apartment fire hospitalized three people and displaced at least 15-20 Saturday night in Kansas City, Kansas, according to the KCK Fire Department. KCKFD said crews were dispatched to a three-story apartment complex fire in the area of 3550 Rainbow Boulevard at 11 p.m. Saturday night.

Playoff Season Looms . . . 

Chiefs reflect on AFC title loss as they prepare to face Bengals

Eight years ago, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick coined the phrase "on to Cincinnati" following a blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The words have now become synonymous with putting a difficult loss in the rearview and focusing on the next opponent.

Forecast For Now . . .

Sunny and breezy in the metro Monday

Hide Transcript Show Transcript WE WEATHER THIS WEEK, AND A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS. WE HAVE A TON OF LEAVES IN OUR YARD. YOU'VE GOT TO GET THEM MULCHED AND TAKEN CARE OF. WE WANT TO FIND A DAY TO PUT UP THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS CURRENTLY SEE THOSE IN THE PLAZA.

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