Kansas City News Traffic: Gunfire, Poet Rebuked, A.I. Future & Debt Crisis Showdown

About the lead image . . .

The woman is not real, the street doesn't exist and everything about the image is completely generated by computer. The interesting part . . . TKC isn't much of an artist with very little drawing skill but this photo is almost EXACTLY what I envisioned when I asked A.I. to assemble the elements. A few minor tweaks it came up with a sexy Latina lady smiling in the middle of traffic. Pixel peepers can easily spot the flaws but working merely as an image to get to more important stuff . . . It's impressive.

And right now THAT inspires this peek at pop culture, community news and top headlines.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Local Gunfire Persists

KCPD investigates shooting near 64th and Manchester Ave.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Kansas City police are investigating after two people were hurt in a shooting Tuesday night. Just before 7:30 p.m. officers were called to 64th St. and Manchester Ave. Police say one person was critically injured in the shooting and another person was hurt, but their injuries were considered non-life threatening.

Meet New Boss

Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Police Commissioners selects Cathy Dean as new president

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City, Missouri, Board of Police Commissioners has selected Cathy Dean, current vice president of the board, as its new president. Dean discussed her new role at the Board of Police Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning.

Shooter Still Scaring Waldo

Kansas City neighbors remain concerned with man shooting BB gun at animals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - There are renewed concerns in Kansas City's Waldo neighborhood about a man neighbors say is firing BB's at their pets. It's a follow up to a story FOX4 first brought to you more than a year ago.

Tortilla Renaissance

James Beard finalist Yoli Tortilleria gives a glimpse of Mexico with the spirit of Kansas City

When you're in the mood for delicious Mexican food in Kansas City, it's actually a bakery that should be your first stop.Yoli Tortilleria is located in Kansas City's historic west side. It's also a James Beard Award finalist for outstanding bakery."It's really a passion job for us," Yoli Tortilleria co-owner Marissa Gencarelli said.

Cowtown Even Filthier

Why are cockroaches getting into Kansas City kitchens? How to keep them out of your home

Be wary of other critters trying to beat the heat in your house this summer in Kansas City. It might not just be you hanging out inside. Some cockroaches, like the German cockroach, hide indoors during the warmer months, but you're most likely going to run into the American cockroach, which can infest your home at any point.

Dial-A-Date Even More Unreal

For Artificially Ever After: Are $1/Minute Human-AI Relationships the Future of Love... or Loneliness?

Last night I talked with Sigmund Freud, the historical neurologist founder of psychoanalysis, and a man dead since 1939. We talked about the lack of capacity of people to take accountability for their actions, and we even had time to agree on how right Stoics were on life:

Verse Confronts Book Ban

Miami-Dade school moves Biden inaugural poem out of elementary section of library after complaint | CNN

"The Hill We Climb," the poem written by Amanda Gorman for President Joe Biden's inauguration, was moved out of the elementary section of one Miami-Dade County public school, the district confirmed Tuesday. It remains available to older children.

Ron Running

DeSantis to open presidential bid by out-Trumping Trump | CNN Politics

Ron DeSantis' decision to announce his 2024 White House bid in a conversation with Elon Musk on Twitter on Wednesday will make a typically blunt statement about his campaign, the unruly populism of the modern Republican Party and an accelerating conservative media revolution.

Prez Rallies Loyal Progressives

White House believes up to 100 Dem votes may be needed on debt ceiling deal

But the realization that the party might need to supply a sizable percentage of the House votes to avert an economically disastrous default - not to mention passage in the Democratic-controlled Senate - has increasingly shaped the White House's negotiating strategy.

Denying Escalation

U.S. distances itself from incursion into Russia that involved American Humvees

The United States has sought to distance itself from a dramatic raid into Russian territory by pro-Ukraine forces who appeared to use American equipment in their attack. Moscow said Tuesday it had fought off an assault into its Belgorod region after two days of battles with attackers who had staged a cross-border raid.

Discourse Scares The Science

Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges

Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on the platform following Elon Musk's takeover.Glaciologist Ruth Mottram had more than 10,000 followers on Twitter but left in February and joined an alternative scientists' forum powered by Mastodon -- a crowdfunded, decentralised grouping of social networks founded in 2016.

Starlet Sells Smut

Gwyneth Paltrow peddles Goop anal sex toy - as a Father's Day gift

Gwyneth Paltrow once said that she'd "rather die" than let her kids eat Cup-a-Soup, but it looks like she has no hesitations about a Father's Day sex toy. In a new gift guide for Father's Day posted on her infamous wellness website, Goop, the health halcyon includes a $219 prostate vibrator for dearest daddy.

Home Team Winning Recap

Mike Mayers slashes through Detroit's lineup in 4-1 win

Following an extra inning collapse on Monday night, the Royals used a strong spot start from Mike Mayers to tame the Tigers in a 4-1 victory. The win snaps a four-game losing streak for Kansas City. With the odds stacked against them in facing Detroit ace Eduardo Rodriguez, the Royals' bats needed to capitalize on every, early opportunity.

Weather Change Underway

Pop-up afternoon & evening thunderstorms possible in the area today

Hide Transcript Show Transcript IT'S THESE THESE STORMS, RIGHT. IT'S VERY DEPENDENT. RIGHT. SOME PEOPLE SEE NOTHING AND THEN SOME PEOPLE WILL HAVE A POP UP. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE SKY CAM THIS AFTERNOON. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE LIKE A LITTLE THUNDERSTORM IN THE DISTANCE. AND UNDERNEATH THERE, THAT'S 100% CHANCE OF RAIN.

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