Kansas City Angel Look: Avenger Disavowed & Radio Free Europe Forever

Tonight we finish right back where we started. 

Once again we gaze upon angel Candice as she endures another year and we check pop culture, community news and top headlines.

Check TKC news gathering . . .


Local Element Restored

KCMO precautionary boil water advisory canceled

UPDATE, 10:38 p.m. | The city of Kansas City, Missouri, shared Saturday night that the precautionary boil water advisory has been "narrowed." The affected area now stretches from Main Street to Campbell Street along 17th Street. Water samples continue to be quality tested by the KC Water Lab.


Cowtown Crash Course Report

Driver involved in Dec. 20 rear-end crash in Kansas City dies of injuries, police say

The driver of a car that rear-ended a vehicle at East 46th Street and Prospect Avenue on Dec. 20 has died of injuries suffered in the crash, Kansas City police said Sunday. Police responded to the area on a report of an injury collision and were told that a silver Buick LaCrosse was heading south on Prospect when it rear-ended an unknown vehicle, Capt.


Tragic Golden Ghetto Aftermath

Kansas woman charged with death of child

JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. - A Johnson County woman faces an involuntary manslaughter charge in the November 2021 death of a child less than six-years-old. Sarah Schweiger, 32, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, two counts first felony possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine, endangering a child under 18, and possession of drug paraphernalia.


Show-Me 'Home Guard' History

During WWI, Missouri's white, middle-class Home Guard filled in for the National Guard

During World War I, Missouri was among a handful of states that implemented a volunteer, unpaid version of the National Guard. A new book from a Missouri University of Science and Technology historian examines the little-known Home Guard. The United States didn't have much of a standing army when it entered World War I.


Dammit, It's Past Time To Say Goodbye To Junk Food

Kansas City's most popular snacks in 2022

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Anyone hosting a New Year's Eve party knows there needs to be snacks, and lost of them to keep the crowd happy while watching the Times Square ball drop. Pleasing partygoers this year may be much easier than you think.


NextGen Rediscovers Angel

Candice Swanepoel, Still A Forest Fire

In the blogging world, The Daily Mail is a great amalgamation (I think I used that word correctly here... or at least directionally correctly) of stories from all over the globe. Many people at Barstool get the click bait-y stories they opine on from that site.


TKC MUST READ: IN DEFENSE OF WAITRESS FIGHTER!!!

Waffle House "Avenger" claims she was blacklisted by company following viral chair video - Dexerto

The Waffle House "Avenger," a woman whose skillful chair deflection in a restaurant brawl has gone viral, revealed that she's been blacklisted by the company and "can't work at Waffle House ever again."


Prez Talks Compromise

Biden to laud economic wins as GOP takes over House

By President Joe Biden will open the new year with a bipartisan show of force to tout one of his major legislative wins , signaling a dual focus for a White House aiming to stay above the political fray in 2023. The president will be joined in Kentucky by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)


RINO Talk Or Real Fear?!?

Republican says he 'fears for the future' if Trump is not charged over Jan 6 riot

Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger said in an interview on Sunday that he believes the Department of Justice "will do the right thing" and bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for his role in the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.


REAL JOURNALISM ENDURES AMID CRISIS!!!

Radio Free Europe: Cold War-era broadcaster's mission still relevant in 2023

CBS News Americans familiar with Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty might consider them Cold War relics, vestiges of a time when broadcasting straight news behind the Iron Curtain was considered key to promoting democracy. But with a new Cold War descending and a hot war blazing in the heart of Europe, RFE/RL - as they're also known - are back in vogue.


Name Games Trending

An inflection point for GOATs: Please quiet quit these 'banished words' moving forward

When was the last time you called someone a GOAT? Or declared an "inflection point," or answered a yes-or-no question with "absolutely"? Probably too recently, say the faculty of Lake Superior State University, the Michigan college that releases an annual list of words that they say deserve to be "banished" from our vocabularies over "misuse, overuse and uselessness."


Far East Rockets Forward

'We better watch out': NASA boss sounds alarm on Chinese moon ambitions

He cited an Earthly example in the South China Sea, where the Chinese military has established bases on contested islands. "If you doubt that, look at what they did with the Spratly Islands." Nelson's hawkish comments follow NASA's 26-day Artemis I mission , in which an uncrewed Orion space capsule flew around the moon.


Next Wave Already Arrived

What is the XBB.1.5 subvariant? CDC reports a new strain of omicron taking over in the U.S.

A new version of omicron has taken hold in the U.S., according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The subvariant of omicron, named XBB.1.5, has raised concerns about another potential wave of Covid cases following the busy holiday travel season.


Billionaire Breaks Internets?!?

Slumping revenue, Tesla woes and a 'resignation': Musk's wild reign at Twitter so far

hen Elon Musk walked into Twitter's offices on 26 October carrying a sink, one day before he bought the platform for $44bn (£38bn), it was the first sign that the tale of his ownership would not be a conventional one. "Let that sink in!" he tweeted.


Faith Life Endures

Pope Benedict's vision of Catholicism, Vatican II, and the future of the Church endure through his teachings

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, left behind an extensive body of work examining and diagnosing ills in the Catholic Church. A theological and spiritual giant to many, Benedict's reflections on the Catholic Church are a roadmap for many seeking to keep the nearly 2,000-year-old institution on the correct path.


Hometown Crowd Reflects

Chiefs fans share New Year's resolutions for 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Chiefs Kingdom kicked off 2023 with a victory over the Denver Broncos . Fans ringing in the new year at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium shared their New Year's resolutions. "To be good and kind and spread as much joy as I can to the world, and have a ton of fun and do a lot of travel," said fan Stephanie Render.


Local Rain Tomorrow . . . 

Rain is likely to impact your Monday

Hide Transcript Show Transcript WILL KNOW FIRST, THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. LEN: PETE, WE HAVE AN IMPACT MONDAY WITH RAIN ON THE WAY. PETE: RAIN SHOWERS AND A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES. IT CAN'T BE QUIET FOR MORE THAN A DAY OR SO.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now. HOPEFULLY, we'll have more for the Monday morning update . . . STAY TUNED!!!

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