Kansas City Sunday Smile

Tonight we finish with a few nicer notes that don't really fit any other place on this blog.

Still, it's always nice to remind readers and denizens of the political discourse that things aren't so bad and the people of Kansas City are actually A LOT better than most of us would ever dare to imagine.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Harmony Project Helps Young Northeast KC Musicians to Thrive

She sits in a chair, feet above the floor, swaying to the music she coaxes from her small violin. On her face, there's the thinnest smile of self-satisfaction. For her and her friends, gone, for the moment, are memories of fathers exhausted after mowing lawns across a vast swath of Johnson County...

With adoptions down nationwide, Wayside Waifs works to make room for other rescues

GRANDVIEW, Mo. - Missouri was ranked number one this week by the Humane Society as the worst state for neglectful puppy mills. One of the many organizations working to help is Wayside Waifs, with its rescue and response unit. But as rescuing continues, coupled with adoption numbers down nationwide, Wayside Waifs is seeing a lot of overcrowding.

'I'll miss you': Independence students say farewell to longtime crossing guard

For almost 55 years, Sandra Bellew has helped Independence School District as a crossing guard.But now, the 87-year-old is hanging up the stop sign and retiring after this school year ends. She's been a friendly face kids see every day after school."Waving at the people as they go by.

Shawnee man battling kidney disease for 8 years matches with niece for transplant

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - It can be hard to imagine the feeling when you're told you need an organ transplant, but that's the reality for a Shawnee man battling kidney disease. KSHB 41 first talked to Stephen Thon in November, and found out he's been on the transplant list for two years "I would be so thankful, beyond words to have someone donate their kidney," Thon said in November.

Liberty North track team finds new inspiration as coach battles cancer

LIBERTY, Mo. - There's a plaque right before you throw a javelin at Liberty North that says "grip it and rip it." It holds a special meaning for the track and field team. "Whenever I go on the runway now, I have a whole different mindset," thrower Matthew Morrison said.

A new solution will address Kansas City's lack of disability-accessible housing

The Center for Developmentally Disabled is building four-bedroom family houses across Kansas City that are designed to help people with disabilities live with greater independence.

Elmwood Cemetery - Leaving No Stones Down

On August 14th, 1877, Cornelia Francis Haight Bancroft passed away at the tender age of 30. She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Northeast Kansas City, Missouri. The Cemetery was only 3 years old at the time. She was buried next to her son Charles who died in 1875 at only 4 months of age.

Daytime highs above normal heading into the week

OPENED 50 YEARS AGO. IT'S INCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR AND NINE DAY FORECAST, SO YOU'LL KNOW FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT NEWS. THE ZAMBEZI ARE KIND OF OPENING UP SOON AND SO IT'S A WEEK. SO FRIDAY.

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