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Playoff Prep Starts Now

Chiefs open as Divisional Round favorites over Jacksonville

On Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs will play the Jacksonville Jaguars on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium for a Divisional Round game of the AFC playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Arrowhead Time. According to DraftKings Sportsbook , Kansas City has opened as a 9-point favorite in the matchup.


Cowtown Crime Hits The Road

Kansas City man sentenced for drug running in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) - A Kansas City, Missouri, man has been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Ricky Lee Young, Jr., 39, was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release.


Local Low Wage Struggle

She was making $8.50 an hour. This Kansas City woman fights for a living wage for all

It's been nearly eight years since Fran Marion joined the fight for fair wages and better conditions for workers in Kansas City. In that time, the single mother has been homeless and then housed. She's watched her two children grow into young adults.


Ace Might Be Going Places

Rosenthal: Why a Royals-Zack Greinke reunion will likely require both sides to give

The Kansas City Royals do not necessarily need Zack Greinke. Club officials project free agents Ryan Yarbrough and Jordan Lyles will combine for 300 innings. Greinke would add perhaps another 150, making the Royals better in 2023 but not necessarily in '24 if it deprives younger pitchers of the opportunity to grow.


Soccer Vengeance Coming Soon

'Some teams we owe some revenge to': Sporting KC's Peter Vermes motivated by subpar 2022 season

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sporting Kansas City Manager and Sporting Director Peter Vermes says he heard the chatter this offseason. In 2022, KC missed the playoffs for just the second time in 10 seasons. But as the preseason kicks off in Phoenix, Arizona, the club enters a new chapter motivated by last year's ups and downs.


Pop Psych Individually Wrapped

It's time to leave the Strong Black Woman trope in the past. Meet the Soft Black Girl

You could say that Shanelle Genai's word of the year is "ease." A little over a week into 2023, the Florida-based entertainment journalist and self-proclaimed soft life enthusiast tweeted: "I define soft life as a way of living that's a bit more intentional.


White House Papers Debated

Don Lemon Gets Testy With Chuck Schumer Over Comment On Biden Docs Coverage

CNN host Don Lemon went after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for indicating that the network wanted to "buzz around" about President Joe Biden's classified documents case. (You can watch Lemon's response below.)


Social Media Accountability Enacted

MSNBC host confronts GOP House candidate over anti-LGBTQ Facebook post

MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart on Sunday confronted GOP House candidate Leon Benjamin Sr. over a 2011 Facebook post in which he likened those in the LGBTQ community to people who are "sick," bipolar and addicted to drugs and alcohol. "You started this conversation by saying you were 'running to be a bridge.'


Big Apple Talks Border Crackdown

From Texas border, New York mayor vows to pressure U.S. government over migrants

"I knew it was time for me, not to try to handle this problem from the city, but to come in to interact with the mayors across the country," Adams said. "This has fallen on our cities. And I am now going to coordinate my mayors across the entire country to say: How do we respond to this directly?"


COVID Comeback Redux

US Covid surge is big risk and is 'not being taken seriously' | First Thing

Good morning. In the fourth year of the pandemic, Covid-19 is once again spreading across the US and is being driven by the recent holidays, fewer precautions and the continuing evolution of Omicron subvariants.


China Working Homeland

FBI Raids NYC Building Where Communist China Is Accused Of 'Conducting' Secret 'Police Operations': Report

Federal law enforcement officials reportedly raided a building in New York's Chinatown late last year as part of the FBI's efforts to rein in a secretive Chinese police force accused of collecting intelligence on Chinese diaspora and harrassing dissidents.


Redux: Maybe We Should ALL Keep Our Options Open . . . 

Why more black women should consider marrying white men

Two of the most powerful positions in the United States government will soon be held - for the first time - by black women: Kamala Harris and Ketanji Brown-Jackson. Harris, as we all know, is the vice president of the United States and Brown-Jackson could soon become a Supreme Court justice.


Foodie Reassurance This Week

KC Restaurant Week gives boost to local businesses

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As local eateries continue to steam roll through KC Restaurant Week, they're getting a little help from an unlikely entity. Five days into Kansas City's Restaurant Week the success here at Blue Moose Bar & Grill is evident.


Forecast For Now

Spring-like temperatures and strong winds for your Monday

IN FOR PART OF THE CONTEST. NICK: IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY MILD. 50'S AND 60'S LAST WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND AND TODAY IS NO EXCEPTION TO THAT. INCREDIBLY MILD MORNING. JUST A LIGHT JACKET HERE AS WE LOOK AROUND THE CITY. 57 DEGREES NOW, AND IT IS A WINDY MORNING.

Common, John Legend - Glory is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.

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