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Kansas City Return Trip

White House visit announced for back-to-back Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs

President Joe Biden extended an invitation shortly after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime.

Golden Ghetto Gets Powerful Help

'The need is here': Johnson County Utility Assistance Program expands with $750K funding

The cost of living has skyrocketed, leaving thousands of Americans struggling to make ends meet. Johnson County allocated $750K in federal COVID-19 funding to expand its Utility Assistance Program.

The Dotte Demands Care

Kansas City, Kansas patients protest closing clinic

About 1,300 KCK medical patients are trying to figure out where they'll go to the doctor after the Duchesne Clinic closes next week.

Redux: Lady Soccer Suffers Transit FAIL

Good luck taking public transit to a Kansas City Current game

The Kansas City Current used their new riverfront stadium to encourage fans to take transit, bike or walk to games instead of driving. The city's infrastructure still hasn't caught up, though. Plus: The Lawrence Busker Festival features magicians, jugglers, clowns and contortionists, but this year local musicians are taking the spotlight.

More Celebs For Good Cause

Patrick Mahomes, Tech N9ne among latest round of celebrities unveiled for Big Slick KC

Kansas City natives Paul Rudd, Rob Riggle, Jason Sudeikis, Eric Stonestreet, Heidi Gardner and David Koechner are hosts for the Big Slick KC 2024.

Celeb Shares Liberating Routine

Maitland Ward Frees The Nipple For A 'Good Morning'

Adult star Maitland Ward is braless in a bathroom as she frees the nipple for a very skimpy "good morning"look.

White House Wants Lulz

Biden is hiring a meme manager and is willing to pay up to $85,000

President Joe Biden's campaign is looking to hire someone who can form partnerships with the some of the biggest names in memes.

They Chanted 'Build The Wall' In NYC

Trump's Bronx rally looked very different than the usual MAGA crowd

"I support Trump for the simple fact that he's from Queens," one attendee told Axios.

Politics Confronts High Court

Democrats see Supreme Court crisis in second Alito flag controversy

Senate Democrats say a new revelation that an "Appeal to Heaven" flag, a symbol adopted by Jan. 6 protesters, flew at Justice Samuel Alito's beach house is the latest troubling sign that the conservative-leaning Supreme Court is "out of control" and pushing a "partisan" agenda. Democrats say it's the latest sign that Alito and another...

Congress Lady Stays Losing Polling

Marjorie Taylor Greene gets bad news from poll

A new poll shows that Greene has an overall unfavorable rating of 52.5 percent, compared to a favorable rating of just 20.7 percent.

White House Keeps Distance

'Deliberately low-key': How Biden's team plans to approach his son's criminal trial

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden and his top advisers will be closely following developments from his son Hunter Biden's criminal trial on felony gun charges in Delaware when it begins in early June, but for different reasons.

Vlad Shares Peace Deal

Exclusive: Putin wants Ukraine ceasefire on current frontlines

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond.

Global Marching Orders Confront Holy Land

Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah; Israel is unlikely to comply

The top United Nations court ordered Israel on Friday to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah — but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave.

Far East Flex For Future

China says its military drills encircling Taiwan are designed to test its ability to 'seize power' | CNN

China's military drills around Taiwan are designed to test its ability to "seize power" over the island, the People's Liberation Army said Friday as its forces kicked off a second day of large-scale exercises encircling its democratic neighbor.

International Tragedy With Local Connection

Missionaries killed in Haiti by gang are state reps' daughter, son-in-law, nonprofit says

Missour State Representative Ben Baker's daughter and son-in-law were both reportedly killed in Haiti by gangs while they served as missionaries.

One More Allegation Against Rap Music Mogul

Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of sexual assault in seventh such lawsuit in recent months

Rapper and mogul has previously denied allegations in incidents dating back to 1990s

Moviemaker Final Act

Morgan Spurlock, 'Super Size Me' Director, Dies at 53

Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker whose McDonald's takedown "Super Size Me" captured the zeitgeist and an Oscar nomination, has died of cancer.

Life Lesson Payout

NCAA, Power 5 agree to let schools pay players

The NCAA and its leagues are moving forward with a multibillion-dollar settlement agreement that will allow schools to directly pay players for the first time in the history of college sports.

Old School Advice

'I often say the journey time is longer': how to make sex after 50 work for you

Many people's sex lives can dip in middle age - and tiredness is a real passion killer. But there are simple things that can make a difference

Newspaper Document Guide

Do you need a Real ID? When's the deadline? What to know for Kansas and Missouri

You have until May 7, 2025, to get new identification before it's required for travel in within U.S. What documents do KS, MO DMVs require?

Cowtown Bus Rides Described

RideKC partners with local attractions to tour popular KC attractions

RideKC announces new RideKC Explore Tour.

City Hall Hype Reported

Public works employee eager to apply for KCMO's pilot housing program

Kansas City, Missouri, is piloting a program looking to increase home ownership for city employees, which is approximately 4,000 people.

Local BBQ Hits High Note

Jazz musician opens sell-out BBQ spot; here's how he's spicing up KC's chorus of flavors

Even with more than 90 barbecue restaurants across the metro, Gerald Dunn still figured there was room for his flavor profile on the Kansas City food scene. The line outside Dunn Deal BBQ in Grandview proves the jazz performer-turned-entrepreneur was right.

Katie's Weekend Forecast

IMPACT DAY: Severe thunderstorms on radar

Severe weather is possible Friday morning as a cluster or line of storms could push into the region.

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