Kansas City Shout Out: Swifties, Banking Troubles & MAGA Countdown

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Cowtown Head Check Uptick

Kansas City-area mental health centers ramping up services after increase in 988 crisis hotline calls

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jason Sudeikis, the "Ted Lasso" star and Kansas City native, was invited to the White House to raise awareness about the importance of being honest and open about mental health struggles. He was joined by his co-stars to discuss mental health, which is one of the main themes in the hit Apple+ show.

Country Club Compromise

Developer cuts height for mixed-use project to replace Plaza church

A Country Club Plaza mixed-use that drew pushback last year due to its proposed building height will return before neighbors with one-third of its previous floor count. Drake Development LLC, of Overland Park, has revised Cocina 47 with three, rather than nine stories to be built in place of The Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist at 604 W.

Fashion Power Move

Kansas City native Jeremy Scott leaves Moschino after 10 years at fashion house

MILAN - Jeremy Scott is stepping down as creative director of Italian luxury house Moschino after 10 years of wild and wacky fashion shows and his elegant dressing of numerous celebrities. The company made the announcement Monday.

Celebrating Overland Park's Fave

Overland Park's Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso cast promotes mental health at The White House

Overland Park, Kan., native Jason Sudeikis and members of the Ted Lasso cast were at The White House on Monday. Their goal was to promote mental health and well being. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are fans of the show, adding they like the show's message of positivity, hope and kindness.

Dealing Inside The Loop

Kansas City could sell downtown land considered a prospect for Royals stadium

Kansas City soon could sell the remaining properties it owns in the East Village to the eight-block site's longtime master developer, a move that comes as the Kansas City Royals appear to scout the site for a downtown baseball stadium.

Swifties Overpower Rules

Taylor Swift Ticketing Tiff Kept AEG From Signing Live Nation's Anti-Scalping Pact

The country's two leading concert companies, Live Nation and AEG, are at odds over how Congress should address the future of ticketing after a disagreement over Taylor Swift 's record-breaking The Eras Tour. Long before the pop star's Nov.

Prez Biden Stands Up For Banks

Biden issues first veto on anti-ESG investing legislation

President Biden vetoed a bill on Monday that would have repealed a Department of Labor rule allowing retirement fund managers to consider environment, social and governance (ESG) principles in their investment decisions. Why it matters: It was Biden's first use of the veto since becoming president, though several more may be on the way with Congress on track to pass other pieces of legislation the White House opposes.

MAGA Anti-Climax?!?

Looming Trump arrest puts GOP lawmakers in uncomfortable spot

The expected arrest of Donald Trump is putting Republican senators who want to move on from the former president in a tough spot as he calls for mass protests if Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg places him in custody. GOP lawmakers see the indictment of a former president by a local district attorney as crossing...

Point Spread Reconsidered

Will they or won't they? 4 reasons Fed will raise rates again amid SVB crisis, 4 reasons it won't

For the first time in recent memory, the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting on interest rates, kicking off Tuesday, is shaping up to be a nail-biter. Will the Fed back up its inflation-fighting rhetoric and raise interest rates again despite the aftershocks of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse?

Supply Chain Redux

US speeds up Abrams tank delivery to Ukraine war zone

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster, with the aim of getting the 70-ton battle powerhouses to the war zone in eight to 10 months, U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

Plagued By New Rules

From addiction treatment to nursing homes, end of COVID emergency will bring changes across U.S. health care system

The Biden administration's decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for COVID tests. In response to the pandemic, the federal government in 2020 suspended many of its rules on how care is delivered.

Life Lessons In Smut

Now you can go to grad school to choreograph TV sex

Talk about physical education. Ita O'Brien, an intimacy coordinator who has been involved with TV series such as "Sex Education," "Normal People" and "I May Destroy You," is working to create a two-year program being dubbed the "world's first degree in intimacy practice."

Irish Double Take

Photos: St. Patrick's Day Parade 2023

St. Patrick's Day Parade 2023. // Photo by Jim Nimmo Kansas City hosted its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade just outside our front door in Westport on Friday, March 17. Our photographer Jim Nimmo was there to capture the experience. St. Patrick's Day Parade 2023 Categories: Culture Tags: Kansas City St.

Soggy Start To Springtime

Chance for rain today and through rest of the week

Hide Transcript Show Transcript UMBRELLA FOR THIS MORNING. WE LOOK AT OUR 12 HOUR FORECAST AT KANSAS CITY. THE RAINIEST TIME BETWEEN SEVEN AND 11:00 OR CLOSER TO LUNCHTIME. AND THEN THOSE SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CLOUDY SKY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.