Kansas City Lofty: Local Burn, Tesla Gambit, Stabbings & Airdrops

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Local Blowup Postscript

KCFD, KCPD Bomb and Arson investigating an apartment fire on Paseo, no injuries reported

KCFD, KCPD Bomb and Arson investigating a two-story apartment fire on Paseo Boulevard, no injuries reported

Faith Community Vs. La Migra 

Morality and money mix in Leavenworth's mass deportation detention center debate

Trump administration's budget authorizes $45 billion for more mass deportation detention centers like the one CoreCivic plans in Leavenworth.

Show-Me Growing Power

University of Missouri researchers are developing biofuels from common roadside plants

University of Missouri researchers have genetically engineered plants to produce more oil and protein, paving the way for more efficient, sustainable biofuels that don't compete with food crops.

Get Well Soon, Coach!!!

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self released from hospital after heart procedure

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Saturday, two days after having two stents inserted to treat blocked arteries. "I want to thank all the amazing doctors and nurses at LMH Health for the excellent care I received during my stay there," Self said in a [...]

Golden Ghetto Good Life Expands

Johnson County Park and Recreation District announces plan to build its largest-ever park

The Johnson County Park and Recreation District has announced the start of the planning process to build the largest park in the district's history.

Angel Counts Blessings

Pregnant Karlie Kloss makes rare comment about 'kind' husband Josh Kushner: 'My biggest champion'

"He's been somebody who's like, 'Karlie, you cannot lose yourself. You will not be happy and then our children will feel that,'" she said of Kushner.

MAGA Love Confounds Critics

It's a year of rapid change, except when it comes to Trump's approval numbers, AP-NORC polling finds

The new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research polling tracker shows that overall views of President Donald Trump's job performance have been steady over the past few months.

Left Coast Stays Losing Fights

Leftist Outrage Erupts At Blue State Plan To Stop Paying Criminal Illegals' Legal Bills

California has enacted a policy change barring undocumented immigrants with felony convictions from receiving taxpayer-funded legal aid in immigration cases.

Working Vacay Exception???

Trump once decried the idea of presidential vacations. His Scotland trip is built around golf

Donald Trump once decried the idea of taking vacations as president. During his presidential campaign in 2015, he pledged to "rarely leave the White House."

American Slice Of Life

A 'random' stabbing at a Michigan Walmart left 11 injured, officials say. Here's what we know so far | CNN

Nearly a dozen people were stabbed at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, Saturday afternoon, in what police are calling a "random" act by a lone attacker. Six of the injured were still in critical condition hours later.

Climate Always Right For Separating Fools From Money

Canceled Experiment to Block the Sun Won't Stop Rich Donors from Trying

A botched geoengineering experiment to limit the amount of sunlight hitting Earth hasn't dimmed donors' enthusiasm for funding the research

Tesla King Plays MAGA?!?

Opinion: How Musk Brought Epstein Back to Life to Win His Bitter War With Trump

Elon Musk knew exactly what he was doing when he posted a mic drop post on June 5, at the height of his public fallout with President Donald Trump. "Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files," Musk posted to X.

Vlad Works Around Clock

Russia racing to make major Ukraine gains before Trump's 50-day deadline

"Putin got a 50-day pass to kill as many people as he can and do whatever he wants in Ukraine," Hope for Ukraine CEO told Newsweek.

Iran From Stoner Life

Iran's Supreme Leader spends his days sleeping and getting high, Mossad-linked account says

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei allegedly spends all day sleeping and using drugs, according to a social media account linked to Israel's national intelligence agency, Mossad.

Holy Land Offers Respite

Israel announces daily pauses in Gaza fighting as aid airdrops begin

Mass hunger is ravaging Gaza's 2.2 million residents, aid groups say, and international alarm is growing.

El Papa Contradicts Politicos

Pope Leo reflects on migrants and refugees as 'messengers of hope'

Pope Leo showed a special interest in the well-being of immigrants during his work before the papacy and has been described as the "first modern immigrant pope."

Local Way-point Exposed

The importance of Kaw Point during Lewis and Clark's Expedition

Historic Corps of Discovery spent three days camping at the confluence of the Missouri and Kaw Rivers, what is now modern-day KCK

Hipsters Serve Summer

Dish & Drink KC: From sweet lattes to spicy noodles in Crossroads

Penrose Espresso Bar and Pastry Counter // Photo by Tiffany Watts Some coffee spots are built to impress with flashy seasonal drinks and ten-page menus. Others win you over with charm, intention, and really good coffee. Penrose Espresso Bar and Pastry Counter, the tiny walk-up espresso bar nestled in the Crossroads, does the latter beautifully.

Baller Shares Gratitude 

Chiefs' star Trey Smith says God spared his life: 'I gotta share my testimony'

(The Lion) -- An all-star offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs says he feels compelled to tell others about the God who saved his life and guided him through dark valleys, time after time. ...

Cowtown Architecture Explored

Repeated Building Designs: Colonnaded Apartments - Midtown KC Post

Do you ever get that deja vu feeling while traveling around Kansas City? Even as constituent neighborhoods of the urban core are defined by their diversity, similarities abound among much of the city's residential architecture. Without discounting the variation in building styles and patterns over a century of development, an informed observer knows that familiar [...]

Local Temps Spike

Heat Advisory goes into effect today for dangerous heat in KC

Sunny, humid and dangerously hot conditions are expected today through Tuesday with triple digit feels like temperatures.

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