Kansas City Link Dive: Weekend Planning, Dark Brandon & MAGA Supreme Hope

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Great Kansas City Eat Out Ensues

Nine Kansas City-area eateries make Top 100 Midwest Restaurants list 2023

Yelp's new Top 100 Places to Eat in the Midwest gave Kansas and Missouri residents a long lineup of places to try.


MO Mulch For Everbody

Missouri Organic recycling close to 15,000 tons of yard debris from storm damage

After days of grinding, refinement and coloring, the storm debris is eventually recycled into products like mulch, compost and soil.


Wiener Takes All

Organizers set for Heart of America Hot Dog Festival in Kansas City

The 2023 Heart of America Hot Dog Festival at Kansas City's historic 18th and Vine Jazz District is set for this weekend.



Protest Inside The Loop

Rally planned after worker dies falling down KC elevator shaft

After a worker's death, a rally involving labor advocates is planned from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 8th and Cherry in downtown Kansas City.


Show-Me Funnel Cake Time

Missouri State Fair is back; here's everything you need to know

The annual Missouri State Fair is back, beginning Aug. 10 and continuing until Aug. 20 in Sedalia. The fair's theme this year is "Where Tradition Grows." Fair-goers will enjoy live music...


Perfect Village On Its Toes

Kansas City Ballet is expanding its footprint with bigger studios and a more inclusive mission

Kansas City Ballet is expanding its South Campus, located in Prairie Village's Meadowbrook Shopping Center, at 95th Street and Nall Avenue. The reimagined building allows the school to offer a wider range of classes for children and adults.


Irish Rock Out

Ed Sheeran takes the stage at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Saturday - Here's everything you need to know

Tickets are still available for Saturday's big event.


Summer Traffic Curtailed

I-70 in KCMO to be reduced to one lane until October

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Starting next week drivers can expect major lane reductions along Interstate 70 in Kansas City, Missouri, as state road crews continue work on the new Buck O'Neil Bridge. Startin...


Brit Hottie Fashions New Look

Hollyoaks' Jennifer Metcalfe strips off to one-shoulder black swimsuit

HOLLYOAKS legend Jennifer Metcalfe looked sensational as she stripped down to an off the shoulder swimsuit for a dip in the sea. The Channel 4 actress flaunted her incredible figure as she soaked u...


White House Builds Hype

"Dark Brandon" is driving Biden's campaign merch sales

The meme is giving Biden's 2024 campaign some social media virality.


MAGA Needs Supreme Help

Trump calls on Supreme Court to 'intercede' in legal fights

Former President Trump is calling on the Supreme Court to intercede in the legal battles he is facing after he pleaded not guilty federal to charges related to special counsel Jack Smith's investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.


Guv Ron Gets Nasty

Outrage after DeSantis says he'd 'start slitting throats' if elected president

National Treasury Employees Union president calls Republican's remark on federal jobs 'repulsive and unworthy' of campaign trail


Forever Workout

More Americans say they can never retire

A growing share of working Americans don't think they will ever retire, recent surveys suggest. Retirement is a time-honored life stage and a near-universal expectation in working America. Yet, a comfortable retirement requires savings, and many workers fear they don't have enough. In a July poll conducted jointly by Axios and Ipsos, 29 percent of...


Chi-Raq Correction

Chicago mayor objects to reporter using the term 'mob' to describe dozens of looters: 'That's not appropriate'

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reprimanded a local reporter for using the term "mob" when describing chaotic looters during a press conference on Wednesday.


European War Runs Deep

Russian warship seen listing in Black Sea after Ukrainian sea drone attack on base | CNN

Ukraine said it had carried out a sea drone attack on a Russian naval base, as footage showed a damaged Russian warship listing heavily in the Black Sea early Friday.


Far East Nuke Reconfiguration

What to make of a surprise shake-up in China's nuclear force

More of Xi Jinping's appointees run into trouble | China


South Of Border Outcry

Mexico slams Texas barriers as 'inhumane' as 2 bodies found in Rio Grande

Mexico said two bodies were found in the Rio Grande in separate incidents, including one on buoys installed by Texas. Causes of death are unclear.


Online Hater Set Free

Influencer Andrew Tate released from house arrest while he awaits human trafficking and rape trial

Andrew Tate, the divisive internet influencer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, has won his appeal to be released from house arrest

Sea Cows Jump

Florida sheriff's office: Stop calling the cops on manatee sex

It's manatee mating season.


Kansas City Casting Couch Opportunties Abound

'Every movie is a startup': State tax credits expected to bring film industry, jobs back to Missouri

Recently-signed legislation paves the way for increased film production in Missouri by reauthorizing - and strengthening - tax credit incentives that expired a decade ago. The Show MO Act - signed last month by Gov.


First Responders Fight For Food

Additional crews called in to fight overnight fire at Lee's Summit food distribution warehouse

A second alarm fire response late Thursday night into Friday morning helped Lee's Summit firefighters turn back a blaze at a food distribution warehouse.


Munching Ahead Of Sweater Weather

What's new in kansas city food & drink: August 2023

Here's what's new in Kansas City food and drink in August 2023.


Lesser Stays Losing

Jackson Mahomes returns to social media, posts photo of charity work. It's gone now

The brother of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes disappeared from social media after being accused of forcibly kissing the owner of a Johnson County restaurant and shoving a waiter.


Katie's Forecast Tonight

WEATHER BLOG: Katie Horner says part of the Kansas City area is under an increased tornado risk

Should this scenario play out, storms are most likely to develop between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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