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Kansas City Style On Display

Star-studded fashion show raising money for local charities during NFL Draft

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There is no shortage of events happening this week during the NFL Draft, and one local clothing company is using its stage to give back to charities in need. CEO and Founder of The Cherry Company, Thaila Cherry, was a college athlete and created the sportswear in 2012 with women in mind.

Serving Football Fandom

20 different Kansas City restaurants, vendors to sell food inside the NFL Draft

AT KAUFFMAN STADIUM. AND THAT INCLUDES NO OUTSIDE FOOD. INSTEAD, 20 DIFFERENT KANSAS CITY RESTAURANTS WILL BE INSIDE THE DRAFT EXPERIENCE AREA. THEY'LL BE SELLING SOME OF THEIR MORE WELL-KNOWN MENU ITEMS. KABC NICE. REBECCA GANNON IS LIVE WHERE THOSE RESTAURANTS WILL SOON BE SETTING UP. REBECCA.

Suburban Kickoff Awaits

$250 million Paragon Star sports complex nears opening in Lee's Summit

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - A $250 million sports complex and development is getting close to opening after more than a decade. Plans have changed a bit over the years for Paragon Star off I-470 at View High Drive in Lee's Summit.

Double Good Deeds In The Dotte

KCK family undergoes two kidney transplants within one year to save each others lives

KANSAS CITY, KS - A Kansas City, Kansas, artist used his family's journey with organ donation for inspiration for a Parade of Hearts design. Scott Seetin also is using his Parade of Hearts design to recruit more donors. April is National Donate Life Month and the goal is to bring awareness to the need and importance of organ, eye and tissue donation.

Legal Smokeout In Kansas City

Photos: Smokey River 420 Fest featuring Wiz Khalifa, Joey Bada$$, and weeeeeeeeeeed

The inaugural 420 Fest at Smokey River. // Photo by Tarik Sykes Newly-legalized Missouri rang in its first official above-board 4/20 in style this Thursday, and one party did it bigger and better than everyone else. The inaugural 420 Fest at Smokey River.

Angel Offers Peek At Greatness

Candice Swanepoel shares jaw-dropping video

Candice Swanepoel is serving absolute fire in her latest TikTok video, sharing a topless video in a thong. Just very casual things. The 34-year-old model has been all over social media lately, sharing throwback photos to photoshoots and the occasional insight into her life.

Americans Confront Double Disappointment

38 percent in new poll say they feel 'exhaustion' over prospect of rematch between Biden, Trump

Many Americans are not excited about a potential rematch between President Biden and former President Trump, according to a new poll, with more respondents saying they feel "exhaustion" over the prospects than anything else. A 38 percent plurality of respondents reported they felt "exhaustion" over the idea of a rematch, according to the Yahoo News/YouGov...

Florida Honcho Unleashes Fire

DeSantis takes shot at Trump for Fauci's role during admin's coronavirus response

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a swipe at former President Donald Trump over Anthony Fauci's role during the pandemic while delivering a keynote speech at a Republican event. "A leader must have the confidence to stand all alone if need be," DeSantis said at the Utah GOP Convention on Saturday.

MAGA Dominates GOP

NBC News poll: Nearly 70% of GOP voters stand behind Trump amid indictment, investigations

A whopping two-thirds of Republican primary voters say they stand behind former President Donald Trump and dismiss concerns about his electability, despite his recent criminal arrest and the other legal investigations into his past conduct, a new national NBC News poll finds. That - along with his double-digit lead over his nearest potential GOP rival, Florida Gov.

Speaking Of Self Determination

France, Baltic states dismayed after China envoy questions Ukraine sovereignty

PARIS, April 23 (Reuters) - France and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania expressed dismay after China's ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet countries like Ukraine.

Still Plagued By Pandemic

A New COVID Variant May Trigger a Never-Before-Seen Symptom, Especially in Kids

A new COVID-19 subvariant, known as XBB.1.16 but often called "Arcturus," has progressively become more viral here in the United States, accounting for 10% of infections through late April. Healthcare professionals have indicated that itchy conjunctivitis may be associated with this particular subvariant, though COVID-19 has previously been linked to eye infections.

Faith In Future Fight

From pope's jacket to napalm recipes: how worrying is AI's rapid growth?

When the boss of Google admits to losing sleep over the negative potential of artificial intelligence, perhaps it is time to get worried. Sundar Pichai told the CBS programme 60 Minutes this month that AI could be "very harmful" if deployed wrongly, and was developing fast. "So does that keep me up at night?

Home Team Fires Back

Royals win back-and-forth contest over Angels, 11-8

The Royals erupted for a season-high 11 runs in a wild back-and-forth contest against the Angels that resulted in an 11-8 win for Kansas City on Saturday night. Matt Duffy and Hunter Dozier each had three hits, and the team struck out just three times, their lowest total of the year.

Sunday According To Katie

Sunday starts at a record cold, but will warm up throughout the day

Hide Transcript Show Transcript BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE WINTER. YEAH, THE RUNNERS WILL BE FINE. THEIR BODIES WILL HEAT UP. IT'S THE SPECTATE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE SO COLD, SO LOTS OF LAYERS. YOUR WINTER WEATHER GEAR NEEDED IF YOU'RE GOING TO JUST BE STANDING AROUND OUTSIDE. IT'S ONLY 28 AND LAWRENCE.

Rihanna - Lift Me Up is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.