Kansas City News Flex: Hyping Hoop Dreams, Frank Clark Betrayal & MAGA Indicted

Tonight we share in just a bit of nostalgia for old school ESPN content along with pop culture, community news and top headlines.

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Cowtown Long Shot

Kansas City among potential NBA expansion destinations

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City is always on the hunt for another professional sports team. With the NBA talking expansion, many are speculating about the next destination for the premier pro basketball league. Seattle tops the largest markets that don't have an NBA team and Kansas City is also near the top of the list.


Party Time In The Dotte

Crews raise KCK's Rock Island Bridge for new entertainment district

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Construction continues on a $12 million project in Kansas City, Kansas. Thursday morning crews raised the central truss of the Rock Island Bridge. Crews built the Rock Island Bridge in 1905. It was used to get cattle in and out of Kansas City's West Bottoms. But it will soon be home to a new entertainment district.


Kegger Uncensored

The short phrase Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wanted to say at The White House

It's now known what Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce wanted to say before his quarterback Patrick Mahomes intercepted him at The White House on Monday. Kelce stepped up to the podium during the Chiefs' White House celebration this week.


Housing Deflation Ahead

Missouri, Kansas mortgage rates: Rates moderate, homebuying demand falls

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Hipster Drink Menu Exposed

KC Sips: New menus, patio events, and a tropical pop-up

Art by Cassondra Jones Looking for delicious plans? Whether you want to impress a date, show your fam the best of KC, or just get out of the house, we've got you covered... all while supporting local. Here is your weekly roundup of the best food and drink offerings around Kansas City.


Old School Looks Endure

Denise Austin, 66, poses in a red swimsuit

Denise Austin has been doing 30-minute workouts every day for 40 years. The 66-year-old fitness guru - a former member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports - explained she undertakes a multitude of exercises throughout the week to keep herself strong and keep her heart in good shape.


MAGA FIGHTS FEDS!!!

Donald Trump indicted for second time: Sources

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted for a second time, sources familiar confirm to ABC News. In a statement on social media, Trump insisted the case was a "hoax." He has repeatedly denied wrongdoing. He wrote on social media Thursday that he is "INNOCENT." This is a developing story.


White House Clap Back

WATCH: Biden responds to bribery scandal allegations with joke: 'Where's the money?'

President Biden responded to questions Thursday about his alleged involvement in an international bribery scandal with a simple joke. "Where's the money?" Biden quipped when asked by a reporter for his response to Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., a member of the House Oversight Committee investigating the president, who said earlier in the day the allegations are "worse than has been reported so far."


GOP Demands Answers

Republican senators call for FBI Director Christopher Wray's resignation

Several GOP senators told Fox News that FBI Director Christopher Wray should resign over how he's led the bureau. "Christopher Wray should absolutely resign," Ohio Sen. JD Vance told Fox News. "What has happened in the last four or five years is the American people have seen that the leadership of the FBI is engaged in political hackery."


Truth Is Out There

House of Representatives to hold hearing on whistleblower's UFO claims

The House of Representatives plans to investigate claims that the US government is harboring UFOs after a whistleblower former intelligence official said the US has possession of "intact and partially intact" alien vehicles.


Cable News Game Catfighting

'Laughing' Don Lemon won't return to CNN under 'any scenario' despite Chris Licht's exit: source

Don Lemon won't return to CNN despite the resignation of his nemesis Chris Licht, a source close to the anchor told The Post on Thursday.. "[I] don't see any scenario" where Lemon would accept another position as an on-air personality at the network, the source said.


Old School Case Advances

Joran van der Sloot, chief suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance, delivered to U.S. custody

The Dutch man long suspected of playing a role the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway is expected to be delivered to U.S. custody to face fraud allegations, officials said. Joran van der Sloot left the Piedras Gordas prison and arrived at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Callao, Peru, Thursday morning.


Bay Of Pigs Redux?!?

China to build spy base in Cuba, WSJ says; US and Cuba cast doubt on report

WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) -China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles (160 km) from Florida, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, but the U.S. and Cuban governments cast strong doubt on the report.


War Rages In Europe

Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia begins

Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive to try and take back Russian-occupied territory is now underway, according to two Ukrainian military officials. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports from Zaporizhzhia.


Regarding Her Milkshake

Bill Murray and Kelis are dating: Report

Bill Murray is reportedly dating Kelis. The report comes from UK gossip rag , which previously broke the news of Taylor Swift and Matty Healy's short-term coupling. The Sun reports that Murray, 72, and Kelis, 43, have been "getting close for a while" after first meeting in the US.


Adult Actress Settles Down

Jenna Jameson marries girlfriend Jessi Lawless, admits she only dated men to have children

Jenna Jameson is a married woman. The former porn star married girlfriend Jessi Lawless in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony on May 23, she told People magazine in an interview published Thursday. "I found the person that I truly should have always been with," Jameson gushed to the mag.


Uzi Man Stabs Us In Back

Frank Clark has a new home - and as a Chiefs fan, you may throw up

Defensive end Frank Clark has found a new home - without having to leave the AFC West. The two-time Super Bowl champion is signing with the Denver Broncos, according to The Score's Jordan Schultz. ESPN's Adam Schefter added it's a one-year deal worth up to $7 million, including $5.5 million guaranteed.


Cooking Up Opportunity

Chef behind The Prospect KC selected for accelerator focused on employment, social impact

An emerging Kansas City culinary icon will help lead the way among socially-engaged entrepreneurs creating a more inclusive economy that helps overlooked individuals move workforce barriers to the back burner. Chef Shanita McAfee-Bryant is among 18 employment social enterprise leaders from across the country chosen by leading venture philanthropy REDF (the Roberts Enterprise Development Fund) to participate in its second cohort of the 2023 REDF Accelerator .


Not Egg-actly Over Inflation

Record-high egg prices are back on the decline, but prices taking longer to fall

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In February, KSHB 41 went 360 on the topic of rising egg prices. At the time, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of eggs was up 60 percent compared to the previous year. "I wasn't gonna buy a $4.50 carton of eggs," one shopper, Lorie Kellogg said.


Baller Homecoming Of Sorts

Mizzou hero, quarterback Blaine Gabbert, glad to be 'home' with the Kansas City Chiefs

On welcome. Thank you. It's good to be home. What was it about Kansas City? When was the decision to come here? Uh It was pretty easy just talking to Chad Henney for *** while. Um, not having *** chance to talk to coach Reed and kind of pick their brains, see what they wanted in *** backup.


Weather Right Now . . . 

Sunny and dry conditions will linger until Saturday

Hide Transcript Show Transcript DAY FORECAST. SO YOU'LL KNOW. FIRST, THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. WE'VE BEEN TALKING SO MUCH ABOUT THE AIR QUALITY, BUT WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT SOME FOLKS GOT RAIN, SOME DIDN'T. AND WE ALL KIND OF NEED IT. WE ALL DO NEED THE RAIN.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.

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