Kansas City 4/20 Postscript: MAGA Not Excused & Buzz Concludes

Under Missouri law . . . This was the first LEGAL 4/20 and, honestly, it didn't seem like as much fun as other celebrations. 

Still . . . There are more news items to consider and topics to share with our late night denizens.

Check TKC news gathering . . .


Late Night Local Snack

Guy's THC-infused potato chips hitting shelves soon; first bite of cannabis collaborations to come

A months-long wait is over for fans of Guy's Snacks - and recreational cannabis - as rumors of a THC-infused crossover officially take potato chip shape, just in time for Kansas City's first 4/20 celebration since legalization.


Inside Cowtown Grow Operation 

Exclusive: Behind the scenes at the Greenlight marijuana growth facility in Kansas City

Missouri is cashing in on the cannabis industry. In two months - the show me state has seen $93 million in tax revenue. KMBC got an exclusive look inside a facility that produces the crop that yields all that cash.Every few weeks, thousands of plants grow in this non-descript concrete building that used to be a Pepsi plant.


KCMO Honors Weed Farmer

Kansas City honors cannabis-justice activist with 4/20 proclamation * Missouri Independent

But he never stops thinking about the people who are still incarcerated nationwide for the plant, like he was. And he hopes others remember them on 4/20 as well. "I want them to realize that we're still fighting for those people that are locked up," said Westmoreland, who goes by the name Donte West and who served five years in prison in Kansas for marijuana-related charges.


High Times For Partisan Newsies

Entire Kansas Reflector staff recognized in annual press association awards - Kansas Reflector

This year's Kansas Press Association awards carried a special distinction for Kansas Reflector staff, although you might have to read through the list of placements a couple of times to notice it. Every member of our staff won something. Every one. Several more folks who are regular contributors won too.


Mighty Wind Confronts KC

Flight training company's air fleet wiped out by 'gustnado' at downtown Kansas City airport

High wind gusts from a passing storm destroyed eight airplanes and damaged three other ones just before 6 a.m. Thursday morning at the Charles B.


DEMI FOREVER!!!

Demi Moore, 60, poses in tiny bikini in beach snaps with dog Pilaf

Demi Moore and her tiny chihuahua Pilaf do everything together, including hanging out on the beach. The Indecent Proposal star, 60, shared two snaps on Instagram on Thursday, captioning them: 'Pilaf takes the beach,' and adding a palm tree emoji. The Ghost actress looked decades younger in an itty bitty tiny cheetah print string bikini.


No Justice For MAGA?!?

Judge refuses to tell jury in Trump civil rape trial that former president is 'excused'

A federal judge in the civil rape trial of former President Donald Trump said that his request for special jury instructions in the case is "premature" in a filing Thursday. The response from U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan, who is presiding over the trial stemming from writer E.


Vlad Attacks Mistakenly?!?

Russia warplane accidentally fires into city near Ukraine, causing blast -Tass

April 20 (Reuters) - A Russian warplane accidentally fired a weapon into the city of Belgorod near Ukraine late on Thursday, causing an explosion and damaging buildings, Tass cited the defence ministry as saying. Local authorities reported a large blast in the city, which lies just across the border from Ukraine.


Debatable Labor Honcho Deets

GOP tries to paint Biden's labor nominee as radical, hoping to turn Dem votes against her

A handful of Senate Democrats have yet to commit to confirming Su, who stepped in as acting secretary after Marty Walsh left the Labor Department's top job in mid-March to take over as head of the NHL players' union. Sen.


Blogging Stays Losing

RIP, BuzzFeed News. Who's next?

First, my condolences: It's lousy when people lose their jobs. And journalists feel an extra pang when they hear about other journalists losing their jobs, as the 60 people who worked at BuzzFeed News did today when parent company BuzzFeed shut its news arm down.


Not Quite An Overflow Of Sympathy For Old School R&B King

R. Kelly Files Appeal Over Federal Sex Crimes Case in New York

R. Kelly has officially filed an appeal in his federal sex crimes case out of New York -- and he's got a laundry list of reasons why he thinks his conviction should be reversed.


End Of Era Proves Costly

The cost of senior care is rising while caregivers are 'drowning' without help | CNN

For most of her life, Tammy La Barbera has been taking care of someone other than herself. First, it was her two children. Then, it was her brother and father, who both died after being diagnosed with cancer. Now, Tammy is taking care of her 90-year-old mother, Ada, who was diagnosed with dementia five years ago.


Rolling Through History

The Freedom Riders Panel brings stories of the Civil Rights Movement to UMKC April 20-21

Courtesy image The Freedom Riders of 1961 will visit Kansas City April 20-21 to share their experiences as activists during the Civil Rights Movement. The panel is being brought to UMKC courtesy of the American Jazz Museum, Black Archives of Mid-America, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Humanities and Social Sciences.


Kansas City Spring Chill Cont'd

Windy and cooler conditions the next few days

SAFELY. THE EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR IN 94 CARS. SO YOU'LL KNOW FIRST, THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. LITTLE TOUGH TO SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT LAST NIGHT WITH ALL THAT. IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT NOW. IT IS NOW. WE'RE JUST LIKE FROZEN TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TALK THAT WELL.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.

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