Kansas City Friday News Fire: Ye Twitter Blocked & Prez Biden Willing To Talk With Vlad

Once again hottie Denise inspires our Red Friday peek at pop culture, community news and top headlines.

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Middle-Class Burning Sensation

Kansas City fire crews say man critically injured in early morning house fire near Brookside

A man was rushed to an area hospital with critical injuries after an early morning house fire officials say was complicated by the wind.Crews were called to an older home near 59th and Locust in the Brookside neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, early Friday morning.Officials said firefighters got to the scene quickly, but, due to strong winds in the area Friday, the fire had spread throughout most of the house.Firefighters rescued one man - the only occupant - from inside the home.He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.

Golden Ghetto Deep Fried

Overnight fire temporarily closes Unforked in Overland Park

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A fire at an Overland Park restaurant will force them to temporarily close their doors. Unforked, located at 7337 W 119th Street, sustained flame and smoke damage that will require time to repair. It is with a heavy heart that we share our Overland Park location sustained smoke and heat damage early this morning.

Show-Me Wide-Load Redux

Lawmaker wants to use Missouri surplus to widen I-70 * Missouri Independent

For decades, motorists crossing Missouri have cursed congestion on Interstate 70. And almost as long, the Missouri Department of Transportation has warned that the road, one of the first interstate highways to be built in the 1950s, needs major reconstruction. "The option to do nothing on I-70 is not there," Kevin Keith, then-director of MODOT, [...]

Rock Chalk Legal Game Expanding

Kansas Supreme Court justice tackles state's severe shortage of rural attorneys - Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA - Eighty percent of all active Kansas attorneys live in six urban counties, leaving Kansas rural communities struggling to find legal help. The newly created Rural Justice Initiative Committee plans to tackle the issue, with the goal of attracting attorneys to practices in rural areas.

Ballers Earn High Praise

KC Chiefs offense draws comparison to The Greatest Show on Turf

Aside from seeing just how poorly the Raiders' and Broncos ' high-dollar offseason escapades would turn out, the Kansas City Chiefs returning to Cincinnati was the most highly anticipated moment of the year for Chiefs Kingdom. It is finally here, and we are in store for a showdown.

Friday Hottie Flashback . . . 

Bikini model 'terrified' of drugs gang that used her as honeytrap to con science professor into smuggling drugs

The bikini model at the centre of a drug-smuggling saga involving a British professor has spoken of her terror at being unwittingly dragged into the world of criminal gangs. Denise Milani learnt last week she had been the 'honeytrap' used to lure physicist Paul Frampton into carrying a suitcase of cocaine into Argentina.

European Affair . . . 

Celebs and dignitaries meet at the White House for Biden's state dinner

subscribe to The NPR Politics Podcast podcast Orchestrated in part by the first lady, President Biden hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and several hundred other guests at the White House Thursday evening for his first state dinner as commander in chief.

GOP Targets Weakened MAGA

From haute cuisine to hate cuisine: Why Republicans are finally taking aim at Trump

A fascist and an antisemite walk into a bar. It's not the beginning of an old joke; rather, it captures last week's troubling dinner between former President Trump, white supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes and rapper and peddler of antisemitism Kanye West. Theodore Roosevelt famously dined with Booker T.

Talker Goes Bust

Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy

HOUSTON (AP) - Infowars host Alex Jones filed for personal bankruptcy protection in Texas on Friday as he faces nearly $1.5 billion in court judgments over conspiracy theories he spread about the Sandy Hook school massacre. Jones filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in bankruptcy court in Houston.

Vlad Considers Conversation

Kremlin says Putin open to talks but U.S. stance on Ukraine makes it difficult

The Kremlin said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin is open to negotiations to secure Russia's interests, but that finding a mutual basis for talks is difficult as the United States does not recognise the "new territories" in Ukraine that Russia claims as its own.

HIP-HOP SHUT DOWN!!!

Elon Musk gives Kanye West the boot from Twitter over offensive posts: 'I tried my best'

Newly-minted Twitter CEO Elon Musk has booted Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, from Twitter for 12 hours after the rapper posted a series of controversial tweets. The final straw came when Ye posted a picture that appeared to be a Nazi swastika inside a Star of David, a religious symbol of Judaism, and indicated it would be used as the logo for his 2024 presidential campaign.

Going Deutsch Redux

German MP leaves family to shack up with adult star as pals ask 'is this a joke'

An MP in Germany sparked outrage after he left his family to start a new life with his ex-porn star lover. Hagen Reinhold, 44, is a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), part of Germany's current ruling coalition, and has been a sitting MP since 2017.

Cowtown Tech Fun & Games Celebrated

How to BRKTHROUGH into Kansas City's newest social game

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - A new immersive and social gaming experience called BRKTHROUGH opens in Overland Park. The business is made up of 35 game rooms throughout a former SteinMart building at 135th and Lamar. Some of the games are physical while others use brain power to play.

Keeping It Light & Breezy For Now

Strong winds will impact outdoor plans for your Friday

Hide Transcript Show Transcript IT IS GOING TO FEEL LIKE SPRING. NICK: IT WILL HAVE A SPRING FEEL TO IT. WITH TEMPERATURE, MOISTURE AND WIND, THE WIND IS GOING TO HAVE THE IMPACT ON YOUR DAY. 48 DEGREES OUT THE DOOR, MAYBE GET AWAY WITH A LIGHT COAT THIS MORNING.

Jamila Woods - Boundaries is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.