Kansas City Spin: Local Servings, Wartime & MAGA Championships

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KMBC 9 Investigates: Fireworks stands pass safety checks in the metro

KMBC 9 Investigates is working to keep you safe this Fourth of July by checking local fireworks stands to ensure they're following state regulations.

Local MAGA Love?!?

How did U.S. Reps from Kansas, Missouri vote on 'big, beautiful bill'?

The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday passed legislation dubbed the "big, beautiful bill." How did representatives from Kansas and Missouri vote?

Gut Fest 2025 Hits Home

2 rookies from the Kansas City area will compete in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest

Two rookies and a wild card invite: Here's how these two advanced to the finals for one of the most famous competitive eating contests in the U.S.

Golden Ghetto Road Work

K-10 expansion project in Johnson County gets federal approval amid growing traffic concerns

A plan to improve K-10 in Johnson County has received federal approval, moving forward efforts to address increasing traffic congestion in the area.

Hipster Foodie Offering . . . 

Cosmo Burger brings its mouth-watering tots, boozy milkshakes to East Crossroads' bustling streets of eats - Startland News

Bringing Cosmo Burger to the Crossroads required cousins Atit and Jugal Patel to cook their plans to perfection, serving up the brand's first full-service brick-and-mortar location after years of trial by griddle. The result: a beefed up version of the owners' original concept.

One Last Romp For Gen X

Singer Jewel, 51, shocks with racy bombshell makeover

She's the folky singer-songwriter who lived out of her car before becoming one of the best-selling artists of her generation.

MAGA Fights For Plebs

Trump says he'll host a UFC fight at the White House as part of "America250" celebrations

It's going to be a "championship fight, full fight," Trump said during a rally in Iowa this evening.

Culture Wars Start For Midterms

Democratic groups target 'non-political spaces' in new campaign ahead of fall elections and 2026 midterms

WASHINGTON - Democratic groups are kicking off a new community organizing effort this summer, taking aim at Republican priorities and widening their scope to include "non-political spaces" like book clubs and sports forums

Losing Legal Battle Against La Migra

SCOTUS Smacks Down Biden Judge's Bid To Defy Order Allowing Deportations

The Supreme Court shot down a district court judge's bid to circumvent an order allowing the Trump administration to resume third-country deportations.

Holy Land War Cont'd

Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel intensifies strikes, rescuers say

Many children and women were reportedly among those killed when a school in Gaza City and a tent in al-Mawasi were hit.

Russian Spies Who Read KC Always Deny Bad News For Vlad

Ukraine kills one of the highest-ranking Russian officers of the conflict | CNN

The deputy chief of the Russian Navy has been killed by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk region, Oleg Kozhemyako, the governor of the Primorsky region in Russia's far east, said Thursday.

#TBT: Classic Sexy Cinema

Your Summer Of Sex Comedies Begins Here: 'The Seven Year Itch' and 'The Girl Can't Help It' Offer Up Two Blonde Bombshells

Where Monroe's curves were smooth, Mansfield cinched her waist and wore undergarments that made her capacious bust look like weaponry.

Suffering Royal Rebuke

Bobby Witt Jr. snubbed for All-Star starter nod

Jacob Wilson gets the AL start at shortstop.

Katie Warns Of Swampy Conditions

Kansas City weather: Muggy and warm for the next few days; slight rain chance on the Fourth

It'll be muggy and hot for the next few days heading into the holiday weekend in Kansas City.

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