Kansas City Highlights: Drone Wars & Westport Good Deeds

Just for the late night & early morning denizens of our cowtown discourse . . . We wanted to check-in quickly in order to share what we're reading by way of pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Home Team Returns Fire

Bobby Witt Jr. leads Royals to massive 10-7 comeback win over Cardinals

King Bob!

Hero Heals At Home After Taking Quadruple Gunfire

Lee's Summit police officer released from hospital after being shot

A Lee's Summit police officer who was shot four times on Sunday has been released from the hospital.

Crash Hurts Creative

Popular Kansas City metro artist seriously injured in Grandview crash

Jonnie Rae Herbert, a popular paint party artist based in the Kansas City metro, remains in the hospital after a violent crash in Grandview

South Side Burnout Redux

Crumbling KC shopping center, once a hub for neighborhood kids, burns down

Robandee Shopping center on Bannister Road in Kansas City was a hub for neighboring kids. After being in disrepair for years, the center burned down Sunday.

JacWagon Debut Understated

Royals comeback to beat Cardinals; Caglianone goes 0-5 in debut

The electricity was in the air at Busch Stadium on Tuesday evening as Jac Caglianone made his highly anticipated debut for the Royals.

Celeb Gets Truth Off Her Chest

Kylie Jenner reveals exact details of boob job in surprisingly candid confession

The reality star responded to a TikTok user who praised her "most perfect, natural boob job ever" and asked how Jenner "get[s] them to sit like that."

MAGA Against Neighbors

Trump's 50% tariffs on steel, aluminum take effect - raising ire of Canada, Mexico and the EU

Canada called the tariffs "unlawful," Mexico said they're "not fair" and the EU warned they'll hurt all consumers.

Tesla King Turnabout

Musk calls Trump's tax and spending bill an 'abomination'

Musk has repeatedly struck out at the bill, saying it undercuts Doge's work to slash federal spending.

White House La Migra Shout Outs Soon To Return

Karoline Leavitt Says Trump Admin's Naming And Shaming Of Sanctuary Cities Coming Back

Leavitt told the Daily Caller that the administration will soon be releasing a new list of sanctuary cities that are in noncompliance with federal statutes.

Scribe Setup Exposed

Man accused of writing Trump assassination letters was framed, officials say

Demetric Deshawn Scott sent the letters to prevent a man from testifying against him in a robbery case, officials say.

Name Game Deep Drive

Hegseth orders Navy to rename ship honoring gay rights activist Harvey Milk

Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to strike the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from one of its ships, orchestrating the change amid Pride month celebrations.

Holy Land Strike Back

Israeli military unleashes strikes on Syria after projectile launches

The Israeli military said in a statement it struck weapons belonging to the Syrian regime in southern Syria, in a second attack that Israel launched after reporting two projectiles were fired from Syria on Tuesday.

European Drone Wars Spark Nuke Escalation

As Ukraine batters Russia with daring assaults, firebrand pro-Kremlin pundits rattle nuclear sabers | CNN

How will Moscow respond to the stunning Ukrainian drone strikes on its fleet of strategic aircraft?

Feds Foil Far East Fungi

Potential 'agroterrorism weapon' fungus smuggled into US by Chinese scientists, FBI alleges

Yunqing Jian and Zunyong Liu charged after allegedly smuggling a fungus to US that can cause serious illness and billions of dollars in crop losses

Trust The Science

Men love boobs - but why? Scientists attempt to answer age-old question: 'What we can say is breasts are sexy'

After years of speculation, Polish scientists have finally closed the book on one of the preeminent questions of our time - why gentlemen prefer breasts.

Westport Good Deeds Endure

'Keep being kind': Kansas City bartender's act of kindness saves woman's life

A Kansas City bartender's act of kindness saved a woman's life, Kelly's Westport Inn shared on Facebook.

After The Rain . . . 

FIRST WARN FORECAST: Much nicer Wednesday, Friday brings next First Warn

We have had a tremendous amount of rain today, with areas around the Kansas City metro ranging from 1 to 3″.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.