Kansas City Steps: Mayor's Christmas Tree & AOC For Prez

To start the weekend we take a peek at biz lady, reality star & celeb hottie Kylie whilst we check pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Gaudy Season Of Giving Starts

Mayor's Christmas Tree lit in Kansas City

Hundreds, if not thousands, of people gathered outside Crown Center for the Mayor's Christmas tree lighting on Friday night.

More Local Merch Debuts

Black Business Market hopes for strong turnout on Small Business Saturday

The Black Business market returns to the KC G.I.F.T business center this weekend. This event provides an opportunity to support small Black-owned businesses in Kansas City on Small Business Saturday.

Golden Ghetto Crash This Week

2 hospitalized after car veers off road in Shawnee, hits building

Shawnee Police say a driver's medical emergency led to a car crashing into a building on Wednesday afternoon near 67th Street and Lackman Road.

Local Reading List Debuts

Book recs: Kansas City readers and bookstore owners share their 2024 favorites

Up To Date's book experts revisited classics and devoured new releases, too. Check out their recommendations from several Kansas City bookstore owners and more to add to your to-be-read list, or to gift this holiday season.

Kansas City Small Biz Saturday Overview

Shop Small in Kansas City

Straight from KC residents and visitors, browse a long list of local stores and restaurants to keep in mind as the holiday shopping season begins.

Celeb Butchery Exposed

EXCLUSIVE: Celebs' Plastic Surgery Cut-Glass Jawlines Sparking Deadly Kyle Jenner Wannabe Trend for $6,000 Waking Ops to Insert Metal Into Faces

Kylie Jenner wannabes are splashing $6,000 a time on potentially dangerous jaw and chin liposuction ops that can leave them scarred for life, a top surgeon has warned.

MAGA Demands Loyalty

Trump cabinet criticized as hodgepodge team unified only by 'absolute fealty' to him

Political analysts say president-elect 'cannot resist chaos' as he preps administration across ideological spectrum

Tesla Earns Advantage

Elon Musk's DOGE partner Vivek Ramaswamy says they'll scrutinize $6.6 billion Biden loan to Tesla rival Rivian

Critics advise the incoming Trump administration to pull the plug on 'corporate-welfare loans handed out for political reasons'.

AOC After All?!?

Ranking the Democrats: Here's who the party could nominate next as president

Democrats are licking their wounds after Vice President Harris's defeat to President-elect Trump, but already are looking toward who might lead their party in a 2028 presidential contest. It's a fi...

Holy Land War Cont'd

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites along Syria-Lebanon border

Meanwhile, an Israeli strike in Gaza hit a car, killing five people, Palestinian health officials said.

Eastern Europe Talks Truce

Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end 'hot stage' of war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says an offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv's control would end "the hot stage of the war" in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders

Trad Wife GOP?!?

JD Vance seems to think he's Trump's trad wife and these 25 reactions have us cackling

JD Vance needs to put the photoshop down and walk away!

Cowtown Coffee Talk

City Market Coffee takes on turnover with upcoming Murmuration Eatery and Cocktail Bar

Murmuration Eatery & Cocktail Bar to open this winter in Kansas City's City Market.

Weekend Winter Sneak Peek . . . 

FOX4 Forecast: First snow on the way!

View today's latest video forecast for the Kansas City area in both Kansas and Missouri from the FOX4 weather team.

Martin Garrix & Jex - Told You So is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.