Kansas City News Curves: MAGA Money, Royal 'JacWagon' Arrives & Rumors Of War

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Already Beloved Baller Arrives

Royals call up Jac Caglianone to Kansas City

THE JACWAGON HAS ARRIVED

Planting MAGA Fear In Midwest?!?

Farmers are taking on more debt. Some worry more financial stress could be ahead

Farmers continued to take on more debt through the first quarter of 2025, prolonging a trend from last year. That's as farm incomes have shrunk over the last couple of years, and some worry President Trump's tariffs could make economic conditions tougher.

Show-Me Social Moves

Small-town Missouri coffee shop goes viral with TikTok post

A TikTok post from a coffee shop in Stanberry, Missouri, hit more than 7 million views in one week. The United States is set to ban the app in June.

Kansas Controversy Cont'd

Medical neglect, 3-day lock downs: Inside dire conditions at Kansas ICE prison

Roughly 80 men in ICE custody are currently being held in the federal prison at Leavenworth. Advocates say conditions there are miserable.

Beer Pong Will Save Us All?!?

Near KC's sports stadiums, a forgotten hotel is reborn through the gospel of pickleball

The forgotten Adam's Mark Hotel near Kauffman Stadium now hosts SW19, a pickleball facility with eight courts, restaurants, and community programs.

Fashioning Interest . . . 

Ashley Alexiss Nearly Pops Out Her Birthday Bikini In Thigh-Highs

Ashley Alexiss is stunning in her tight colorful bikini as she celebrates her birthday with a smile in thigh-highs.

MAGA Money Moment Arrives

Trump's big tax bill moves ahead to potential changes in the Senate

President Trump wants the Senate to slash taxes even more than the House-passed bill - and get the whole thing to his desk for signature by July 4.

Progressively Better Advice . . . 

Democrats should debate messaging less (and policy more)

Democrats are debating whether voters want the party to become more "populist," or to embrace the policy agenda laid out in the book Abundance. But this is a false choice.

Suspect Targeted Innocent

Colorado walk firebombed by terrorist who shouted 'Free Palestine' was peaceful weekly demonstration supporting Hamas hostages: 'This was not a protest'

"This was a humanitarian walk. This was not a protest," said Rachel Amaru, a member of the Boulder Run For Their Lives chapter. "I'm distraught."

American Payback Debated

Tulsa's new Black mayor proposes $100M trust to 'repair' impact of 1921 Race Massacre

Tulsa's new mayor has proposed a $100 million reparations plan to give descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre scholarships and housing help.

Attack Exposes Vlad?!?

Ukraine's massive drone attack deep inside Russia lays bare Putin's vulnerability

Though the knock-on effects are yet to be realized, some military commentators have called the strike Russia's "Pearl Harbor."

Post-Capitalism On Display

Fruity Booty's Founder on Community-Led Campaigns and Breaking America

Fruity Booty's Founder on Community-Led Campaigns and Breaking America: We speak to Hattie Tennant about the rise of her emerging London-based label.

Local End Game Documented

Volunteer 'Gravers' Search For Plots After Online Inquiries

Kansas City-area sleuths are part of the online community of hobbyists who help Find A Grave users find burial places they cannot visit.

Katie's Forecast For Today . . . 

Hot, windy weather today will set us up for severe storms Tuesday

Tuesday has been upgraded to a Weather Alert Day

Esau Ortíz, Luis R Conriquez, Oscar Maydon, Alemán feat. Victor Mendivil - Triple Lavada is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.