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When do Kansas City-area pools, splashpads open this summer?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Summer is just around the corner for Kansas City-area families, and that means local pools and splashpads are getting ready to open. From park splashpads to small community pools to massive water parks, there are dozens of options throughout the metro for families to chose from.

Fondness For Better Parking: Old KCI Well Remembered

50 floor medallions will be saved from KCI's old terminals. The rest will be destroyed

Municipal arts commissioners have identified 50 mosaic medallions to salvage from the floors of the old Kansas City International Airport terminals B & C before their demolition later this year. The medallions depict a wide variety of imagery, from celestial symbols to Kansas City landmarks and images related to the indigenous peoples of the metro area.

Beefing Up Local Options

Farmer encourages buying direct to help avoid high meat costs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Brittany Wilkerson and her husband started farming on their own three years ago. They set up in Holden, Missouri, after years of working with cattle on their family's farms.. One of the big things that's been difficult for the couple is the high costs of inputs like feed and fuel.

Newspaper Downplayed Crusade Against 'White Shaming' SMSD

Kansas City Star's reporting on Shawnee Mission teacher protest reveals bias

(The Sentinel) - The Kansas City Star exaggerated repeatedly in a story about a protest at Shawnee Mission North over comments a teacher made in an op-ed for The Lion , a publication of the Herzog Foundation.

Long Live This Royal Hero

Longtime umpire Don Denkinger dies at age of 86

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - It may have been the worst call of his career, but it helped the Royals survive Game 6 of the 1985 World Series! We've just learned that longtime umpire Don Denkinger has died. It's not totally his fault the St.

Meryl Streep Of Smut Shares PRICELESS Life Lessons

Adult film star visits California university to give lecture

Adult film star Angela White gave a lecture at UC Santa Barbara last week The 'Meryl Streep of p*rn' thanked Professor Constance Powley for the invite White is considered one of the most prolific X-rated actresses Adult film star Angela White recently stopped by the University of California, Santa Barbara to give a guest lecture that is part of a 'groundbreaking' film studies course.

Everybody Stays Losing 2024

A Trump-Biden rematch? Pass, says this group searching for a third-party option in 2024

WASHINGTON - A rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump? No thanks, a majority of voters have said in poll after poll after poll. But what if there was an alternative? Elections are, after all, all about choices.

Our Hero Against American Oligarchs

Jon Stewart wants to remake the stock market. No joke.

Stewart - who is so immersed in the fight that he's even interviewed Gensler on his new TV show and on his podcast - describes his passion for the issue as part of a long-running preoccupation with the "blatant absurdities" of institutions like the Pentagon, Fox News and Wall Street.

GOP Vs. MAGA Again & Again

DeSantis scores 37 endorsements in Iowa ahead of visit to early 2024 nominating state

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis received more than 30 endorsements on Friday from Iowa state lawmakers supporting his potential 2024 presidential bid. The pro-DeSantis super PAC "Never Back Down" announced the 37 endorsements from Republicans in the Iowa House and Senate on Friday, which include Senate President Amy Sinclair and House Majority Leader Matt Windschitl.

Republican Unity For A Change

How the GOP overcame infighting and passed its border bill

House Republicans fulfilled a major campaign promise this week with the passage of a border security crackdown measure - given the designation of H.R. 2 to symbolize its significance - that boosts border technology and funding, restarts border wall construction, adds new restrictions on asylum seekers and more.

Rumors Of War Redux

Ukraine claims gains in Bakhmut after Russia denials

Ukraine says it has recaptured ground in Bakhmut, a rare advance after months of grinding Russian gains in the eastern city. Kyiv said its forces advanced 2km (1.2 miles) in a week. Russia said its troops had regrouped in one area.

Tragic Holy Land Fighting Forever

Rocket sirens activated in Israel, airstrikes resume in Gaza amid ceasefire efforts

Haaretz | Israel News Save Save article to reading list Zen Read Print article LIVE 11 of 11 | A damaged apartment in a building in the central Israeli city of Rehovot on Friday, after it was struck by a rocket launched from Gaza one day prior.

Celebrate Kansas City Groundskeepers

Landscaping crews race against weather to restore Liberty Memorial's lawn

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - You may have noticed that, after hosting hundreds of thousands of people for the NFL Draft, the lawn at Liberty Memorial has looked downtrodden in places. The landmark is just over two weeks away from hosting a large crowd once again for Celebration at the Station.

Forecast For Now . . . 

Storm chances return to Kansas City on Sunday

WERE CANCELED. EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR AND NINE DAY FORECAST. SO YOU'LL KNOW FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. NEVILLE, WE'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU WALKING BACK AND FORTH FROM THE WEATHER CENTER. HE WEARS A PATH BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH, GETTING THOSE STEPS IN, THAT'S FOR SURE.

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