Kansas City Steps: Tribute, Crime Fight, Missle Attack & Debt Deal Moment Of Doubt

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Cowtown Tradition Endures

The unofficial start of summer is here as Kansas City's Celebration at the Station gets underway

The Bank of America Celebration at the Station returns to Union Station this Sunday. Event organizers have provided the following important information to help visitors plan their trip downtown.Festivities begin at 5 p.m. with more than 20 food trucks, vendors and booths, and live pre-concert entertainment with Drive On and the Back Alley Brass Band.

Grieving After Triple Gunfire

Family, friends remember man killed KC nightclub shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Saturday, the community came together to honor the life of a man killed in a nightclub shooting last weekend at Klymax Lounge. In total, three people were killed, and two others were shot. Police are still looking for a suspect in that shooting.

Police Need Help Finding Driver

KCPD asks public to help identify hit-and-run suspect

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City, Missouri, police released a photo of a woman Sunday the department believes to be a suspect in a May 6 hit-and-run crash. KCPD is asking the public to help identify the individual. The woman pictured was allegedly driving a 2019 maroon Dodge Charger at the time of the crash near 88th and Blue Ridge Boulevard.

Show-Me COVID Student Impact

Pandemic led to drop in special education services for young kids in Missouri and nationwide

The pandemic led to a drop in the number of young children who were receiving special education services, both in Missouri and across the country. A new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research examined equity in early intervention and early childhood special education.

Saving The Dotte

CURBING CRIME: A sit-down with KCK's police chief

In the past week, more families have lost loved ones to gun violence here in the metro. We catch up with Kansas City, Kansas police chief Karl Oakman to discuss the problems plaguing our community. CURBING CRIME: A sit-down with KCK's police chief In the past week, more families have lost loved ones to gun violence here in the metro.

Rock Chalk OD Salvation

Fentanyl test strips will finally be legal in Kansas, helping protect people from 'a deadly poison'

Kansans will soon be able to use fentanyl test strips without fear of being prosecuted after Gov. Laura Kelly signed Senate Bill 174 earlier this month, a measure that addiction experts hope will prevent deaths from accidental fentanyl poisoning.

Lady Boss Head Check

KC Current interim coach Caroline Sjöblom eyes culture shift, mental reset and permanent job

Caroline Sjöblom comes from the island of Aland, where the abiding language and culture is Swedish despite formally being part of Finland. (Long story.) Some 30,000 people live in what she calls the "paradise of the Baltics," demilitarized land a two-hour ferry ride to Stockholm.

Angel Down To Earth

Adriana Lima Admits She Struggles 'Every Day' with Post-Baby Body: 'I'm Human'

Adriana Lima, 41, is embracing her body after welcoming son Cyan Lima, 8 months, with boyfriend Andre Lemmers, 41, who has two older children. She is also mom to daughters Sienna, 9, and Valentina, 12, who she co-parents with ex-husband Serbian basketball player Marko Jarić.

Critics Of Compromise Emerge

Biden, McCarthy face potential revolt over debt ceiling deal

Neither the right flank of the Republican party nor some Democrats are happy with the deal that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) struck to raise the nation's debt limit alongside some policy reforms and spending clawbacks. In one of the most colorful criticisms of the agreement, Rep.

Prez MAGA Redux?!?

Republicans fear 'repeat of 2016' as GOP field expands

"If those people are all still in the race when January comes around, it's going to be 2016 all over again, and Trump will win," said Jason Osborne, the New Hampshire House majority leader who has endorsed DeSantis in the primary, at a Rockingham GOP dinner this week where Nikki Haley served as the keynote speaker.

Russia Attack Presses Forward

Explosions rock Kyiv in Russia's night raid, air defence downs targets, mayor says

KYIV, May 28 (Reuters) - Explosions shook the Ukrainian capital in early hours on Sunday, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, adding that information was being clarified and defence systems were downing air targets. "Blasts in Kyiv," Klitschko said on the Telegram messaging app. "Information is being clarified. Details later.

Turkey Reheated

West caught between fear and hope as Erdoğan extends 20-year rule in Turkey

Western capitals remained silent through Turkey's presidential campaign - privately hoping Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's erratic 20-year rule would come to a surprise close - but now he has been handed a decisive mandate to serve a third term, the west is caught between fear and hope.

Faithful Against Baller Inclusion

CatholicVote launches $1M campaign calling for LA Dodgers boycott over anti-Catholic drag queens

FIRST ON FOX - One of the nation's largest Catholic advocacy organizations has issued a letter to the Los Angeles Dodgers announcing an upcoming ad campaign calling for a boycott of the baseball club. CatholicVote President Brian Burch addressed the letter to Dodgers principal owner Mark Walter and CEO Stan Kasten.

Home Team Avoids Sweep

Royals walk off Nationals, 3-2

For six, long innings, it seemed like the Royals were sleep-walking through another loss on their way to another series sweep at the hands of an opponent. Daniel Lynch got his first start of 2023 today and he wasn't awful, but he wasn't perfect, either.

Katie's Forecast For Now . . . 

Memorial Day could see some pop-up storms

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