Kansas City Memorial Day: EPIC Homer, Russian Threats & China Space Race

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4 The People: Inside WWI Memorial and Museum's new gallery

America pauses to remember the people who've protected and served the country on this Memorial Day. On this episode of "4 The People," hear from Judy Bauer with Leavenworth National Ceremony and " Wreaths Across America." Wreaths Across America is now a nonprofit which places millions of wreaths on the graves of veterans buried in thousands of cemeteries.

Deep Dive

Here are the Kansas City-area pools that will be open this summer

Water parks and pools around the Kansas City area opened in time for local swimmers to cool off Memorial Day Weekend. Lifeguard shortages and maintenance issues delayed last year's swimming season, with more than a third of Kansas City's pools closed by the July 4 holiday.

Healing With Music

'We are all resilient': Wounded veterans share experiences through music

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Resilient - a band composed of five members, three of which are wounded veterans - performed for Celebration at the Station over Memorial Day weekend. Together, the men share their experiences through music. "It's a crazy visual - here is a guy with no legs rolling up to a drum set," said Cpl.

No Regrets After Homer

Royals' Edward Olivares hits 452-foot home run & breaks the scoreboard

Olivares hit the solo home run in the eighth inning that darked the scoreboard Smoke poured from the scoreboard however no flames were visible on camera DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news Kansas City Royals left fielder Edward Olivares made quite the impression on Sunday when he hit a home run so hard that the ball broke the outfield scoreboard.

Lady Biz Celebrated

KCBJ reveals the 2023 class of Women Who Mean Business [PHOTOS] - Kansas City Business Journal

For 24 years, the Kansas City Business Journal has recognized, and celebrated, the outstanding female leaders in various industries throughout the metro area. The 2023 class of Women Who Mean Business honorees represents those professional women who are making significant strides in their business or industry and in the Kansas City community.

Diva Sings New Tunes

Watch Lana Del Rey debut six songs live at first full gig in four years

Lana Del Rey played her first full gig in four years last night (May 27) - watch her debut six new songs live at a Brazil show below. On Saturday night, Lana headlined the MITA Festival in Rio de Janeiro, debuting songs from her most recent album and from earlier in her discography.

Everybody Hates Compromise

Biden and McCarthy reach a deal to avoid default. Here's what's in it

While many families in the U.S. were relaxing over the Memorial Day weekend, top negotiators for President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were working late into the night to finalize the details of a measure that, if passed, would avoid a historic government default and raise the nation's debt ceiling.

MAGA Talks Mickey Mouse Politics

Trump Slams Disney For Going 'Woke' As He Blames DeSantis For Failing To Stop It

Former President Donald Trump continued to attack Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Sunday, blaming him for failing to stop Disney from becoming "woke," after previously calling out his GOP primary rival for feuding with the company. The comments appear to be a slight change in tactics for the former president, who has so far stayed away from attacking Disney for its ongoing feud with DeSantis.

Threat To American Politicos

Russia issues arrest warrant for Lindsey Graham over Ukraine comments

Russia's Interior Ministry has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following his comments related to the fighting in Ukraine. Graham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. Zelenskyy's office later released an edited video of the encounter in which Graham notes that "the Russians are dying" and describes the U.S.

Money Moves After Riot

US seeks to fine January 6 rioters to claw back donations they raked in

Less than two months after he pleaded guilty to storming the US Capitol on January 6 2021, Texas resident Daniel Goodwyn appeared on Tucker Carlson's then Fox News show and promoted a website where supporters could donate money to Goodwyn and other rioters whom the site called "political prisoners".

Far East Fired Up For Moon Race

China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, another step in what looks like a new space race

China plans to land astronauts on the moon before 2030, which would be another advance in what's increasingly seen as a new space race. The U.S. aims to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by the end of 2025.

Serving Classic Horizontal Americana

Who's Having Sex on the Wienermobile?

This article is adapted from the book Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs , by Jamie Loftus, published by Forge Books. I get a message from my friend Carlye just before Thanksgiving. "Relevant to your interests: did you know the WIENERMOBILE is in LA on Friday?!?!?!"

Money Mahomes Stays Winning Front Office Games

'You can have it all': The tricky business of building winning rosters around franchise quarterbacks

Lindsey Thiry, ESPNMay 29, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES -- For more than a decade, a three-ring royal blue binder labeled "Peyton Manning" sat on the office bookcase of Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco.

Katie Shares Outlook

Some pop-up storms are possible for Memorial Day

Hide Transcript Show Transcript YEAH. A LOT OF KIDS OUT. YEAH. IT'LL BE WARM. IT'LL BE MUGGY. IT'LL FEEL GOOD TO BE IN THE POOLS. BUT EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, THERE'S A CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA.

Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.