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Cowtown Cashes In

AFC Championship brings boost in revenue to Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Bengals big win in western New York Sunday also has huge ramifications for Kansas City outside of the field of play. The city - for the 5th year in a row - will receive a rev...

Out In The Cold

A problematic Kansas City apartment is without heat. Residents are paying the price

A fire knocked out the heat in a Northeast Kansas City apartment complex Friday, leaving residents in the cold indefinitely. The property owner, who serves on the board of a housing advocacy nonprofit, blames the issue on unhoused people breaking into the building. But the building has a history of code violations.

Chilling Tragedy

Disappearance of 'ice surfer' shakes Missouri's river enthusiasts

WASHINGTON, Mo. - Once a month, Perry Whitaker takes a 110-mile kayak pilgrimage along the Mississippi River from his St. Louis home to Cape Girardeau. His paddle ticks through the water like a metronome for hours on end. "That's when I get my thinking done," said Whitaker.

Rock Chalk Shootout

3 Kansas deputies shot, suspect dead after pursuit ends in Dodge City

Three sheriff's deputies were wounded and a suspect has died following a shootout in Dodge City on Monday morning.

Already Sold Sold Out

Tickets now on sale for the Chiefs fifth-straight AFC Championship at Arrowhead

The Kansas City Chiefs are hosting their NFL record fifth-consecutive conference championship home game for the Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.The team pulled off its AFC Divisional win against Jacksonville in dramatic fashion, overcoming a high-ankle sprain to quarterback Patrick Mahomes. That victory, combined with the Cincinnati Bengal's AFC Divisional victory vs.

TOOL TIME INDEED!?!

Tim Allen denies Pamela Anderson's claim that he flashed her in 1991

Tim Allen is denying claims Pamela Anderson made that he flashed his genitals to her more than 30 years ago, in her forthcoming memoir Love, Pamela. 'I would never do such a thing,' Allen, 69, told Variety Sunday, saying that the incident Anderson, 55, described 'never happened.'

Feds Probe Prez Over Dox

FBI search deepens political implications of Biden document discoveries | CNN Politics

The FBI search of President Joe Biden's home and discovery of more classified material deepened the seriousness of his secret documents controversy and worsened the political fallout.

Congressman Dragged

George Santos partied in drag over a 3-year period, new videos appear to show, despite his suggestion it was a one-off

George Santos initially denied dressing in drag before admitting that he did it for fun at a festival. Newly surfaced videos suggest that he may have made appearances in drag over a period of three years. Videos and photos, spanning 2005 to 2008, appear to show Santos as his drag persona Kitara Ravache.

Capitol Riot Postscript

Man who propped feet on Pelosi desk guilty in Jan. 6 case

WASHINGTON (AP) - An Arkansas man who propped his feet up on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the U.S. Capitol riot was convicted on Monday of joining a mob's attack on the building two years ago.

Politico Pushes Back Narrative

Mike Pompeo criticizes journalist Jamal Khashoggi as an 'activist' who received too much media sympathy

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sharply criticizes murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in his new book, questioning his journalism credentials and lambasting what he calls the media's sympathetic coverage of his brutal killing in Saudi Arabia.

Crowdfunding Clipped

GoFundMe Allows Fundraiser For Left-Wing Activist Accused Of Shooting Cop, Has Shut Down Right-Leaning Fundraisers In Past

A GoFundMe started Saturday has raised nearly $50,000 for the left-wing protester accused of shooting a Georgia State Patrol Officer in Atlanta last week. The protester, identified in the GoFundMe fundraiser as Manuel Páez Terán, was shot and killed by police on Wednesday after he allegedly shot the trooper, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said.

Catch A Rising Starch

Kansas City legend eats pocket baked potato, drives final nail in Jaguars' coffin

This Chiefs icon brought her own meal and made mincemeat of the competition.

Hipsters Offer More Carbs

The Heart of the Batter: Outliers Baked Goods serves up cookies for all the weirdoughs out there

Courtesy Outliers Baked Goods Ask someone to name their favorite type of cookie, and you'll most likely hear some pretty standard responses: chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, etc. Ask Tierney Larson, owner and lead baker for Outliers Baked Goods, and you'll find her tastes tend to lean a bit more toward esoteric ingredients.

Joe Talks Snow . . . 

Joe's Blog: How close we are/were to a big snowstorm (MON-1/23)

It's turning into a delightful day in the region as the lower clouds and fog are dissipating revealing extensive snow cover up across northern Platte Co and north/westwards as a result of the weekend snow system that generally gave the Metro a dusting to about an inch or so of sticking snow overnight on Saturday [...]

Coi Leray - Players (DJ Smallz 732 - Jersey Club Remix) is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.