Kansas City Second Look: Local Serving & Vote-A-Rama

To start Tuesday, we share a double take of trending diva hottie Miley as we offer another peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Local Road Work

Master's Transportation expands headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, hiring 100 more workers in 2025

Master's Transportation is expanding its operations in Kansas City, Missouri, with plans to move into a 300,000-square-foot facility and add 100 local jobs by the end of 2025.

Power Play In The Dotte

Developers eye idle KCK power plant as the region pursues data center projects

A boom in energy-hungry data centers raises questions about power supplies and utility bills for customers. Who will pay? How much?

Show-Me Legal Weed Talk

Betty's Eddies Brand Ambassador Sara Rosenfield discusses the cannabis brands early movement in the MO market

Catching up with Betty's Eddies Brand Ambassador Sara Rosenfield to discuss the brand's seasonal summer product and more.

Rock Chalk Parent Trap

Kansas receives "F" grade on Parent Power Index - The Sentinel

Only five states score worse than Kansas on the Parent Power educational opportunity index.

Losing Freedom From Workdays

Trash pickup not delayed for Independence Day in Kansas City this year

Trash pickup services will not be delayed on Fourth of July this year in Kansas City

No Laughing Matter?!?

KC couple arrested in comedy club commotion - is loud laughing disorderly conduct? | Opinion

Kansas City police officers face accusations of racial discrimination and civil rights violations years later after charges don't hold up. From Toriano Porter:

Serving Community Cont'd

'You're drinking history in a cup': First-generation Vietnamese immigrant opens coffeehouse to honor heritage

First-generation Vietnamese immigrant, Nhung Hoang, recently opened Origin Coi Won Coffeehouse in Gladstone to create a space she needed as a young girl.

Pop Star Double Team

Miley Cyrus and Naomi Campbell team up for new music video

Cyrus, 32, has collaborated with the 55-year old supermodel on Every Girl You've Ever Loved - the latest single from her newly released album Something Beautiful.

MAGA Vs. Tesla Redux

Trump threatens to re-examine government support for Elon Musk's companies as mogul trashes megabill

President Donald Trump threatened to sic the Department of Government Efficiency on Elon Musk's businesses, saying in a Truth Social post shortly after midnight that there was "big money to be saved."

Progressively Rebranding

Dems grapple with where Mamdani fits in party's rebuild

Democrats are grappling with how progressive upstart Zohran Mamdani fits into the party apparatus, a week after his shock defeat of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and amid the party's soul-searc...

Prez Shares Taxpayer Threat

Trump warns of 'whopping 68% tax increase' if Senate fails to pass historic bill

Trump warns of "largest tax increase in history" if Senate fails to pass his comprehensive bill that includes tax cuts and border security while facing bipartisan resistance.

Today's Sausage-Making

Marathon vote on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' continues as 'vote-a-rama' becomes longest in Senate history - US politics live

Massive tax-and-spending bill is critical to US president's agenda but faces division and splits

College Killer Confesses

Bryan Kohberger to plead guilty to all counts in Idaho college murders

Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all counts in the killings of four Idaho college students, according to a letter sent to victims' family members.

Former Prez Threatens Tragedy

Obama calls Trump's USAID closure a 'travesty' as report warns of extra 14 million deaths by 2030

Former presidents Obama and George W Bush and singer Bono send emotional message to staff as organisation closes

Iran From Terror . . .

3 in 4 Americans worry Iran will retaliate for U.S. strikes

Seventy-five percent of U.S. adults said they were concerned or very concerned that Iran would lash out against the United States for the June attacks on three of its nuclear sites.

Eastern Europe Strikes Back

Ukrainian drone strikes a Russian plant after record Russian drone attacks in June

Officials say a Ukrainian drone has struck an industrial plant deep inside Russia, injuring several people and causing a fire

Diddy Double Down

Jury returns to deliberate for a second day at Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

A jury returns to deliberate for a second day Tuesday at the sex trafficking trial of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.

Handful Of Trending

'A marker of luxury and arrogance': why gravity-defying boobs are back - and what they say about the state of the world

Breasts have always been political - and right now they're front and centre again. Is it yet another way in which Trump's worldview is reshaping the culture?

Hype Inside The Loop Again

4 Reasons to Get Outside and Enjoy Downtown KC - Downtown Council of Kansas City

Join the Downtown Council, Art in the Loop, and the Downtown and River Market Community Improvement Districts at our July events:

Happy Rock Reconciliation 

Gladstone man helps reunite dog with Iowa family

A family pet is back home with its owners in Iowa after a Gladstone, Missouri man found the dog in his neighborhood over the weekend.

Katie's Forecast For Now

A foggy morning commute, but a beautiful day is ahead

We are tracking the latest rain chances as we plan for the 4th of July holiday

Stereolab - Aerial Troubles is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.