Kansas City Buzz: Building Local Probs, Nuke Subs & Farewell Flaco

More than a few things to consider tonight as we share a somewhat safe space for our shift worker & early bird friends with reading from pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Midtown Legal Postscript 

Lawsuit filed in deadly collapse at Family Dollar in Kansas City

A new lawsuit filed on Friday accuses a Family Dollar in Kansas City of negligence leading up to a partial roof collapse that left one man dead and others injured.

Northland Talks Taxes

Platte County homeowners react to potential 15% property value increase

Platte County residents are bracing for a potential 15 percent increase in residential property taxes ordered by the Missouri State Tax Commission (STC).

Tragic Local Collection

Kansas City will pay $1M to widow of firefighter who died during training event

The wife of the Kansas City Fire Department paramedic who died during a training exercise last year has been awarded just under $1.1 million to resolve a workers' compensation claim.

History Overhead

VIDEO: Riding along with historic B-29 Superfortress as it flies to Kansas City

KMBC 9 took a ride on the rare "Doc" as it made its way to KC. Families can check out one of only two B-29s left in the world this weekend at New Century AirCenter in Johnson County, Kansas.

Home Team Clobbers Birds

Royals blast Blue Jays into oblivion 9-3

The Royals hit four homers on the way back to .500. New Royal Mike Yastrzemski hit one of them.

Co-Star Earns Epilogue 

Kim Cattrall shares cryptic post after And Just Like That cancellation

Kim Cattrall shared a post on Friday that fans took to be a veiled response to the cancellation of HBO's And Just Like That.

Trade War Time

Trump announces historic new US tariffs across the globe | CNN Business

The new trade policy includes its baseline tariffs for all countries. The Trump administration said the "universal" tariff will remain at 10% for countries the US has a trade surplus with, which is most of them. Follow our live coverage.

Progressively Mixed Bag

5 reasons Democrats are in good shape - and 2 reasons they're in deep trouble

The Democrats' approval rating is historically low. Here are two reasons for pessimism about the party's odds in the 2026 elections and beyond - and five reasons for hope.

Parody Sparks Switcheroo

Karoline Leavitt's 'conscious shift' in wardrobe after South Park ridicule

EXCLUSIVE: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appears to have made some adjustments to her personal style since her depiction on comedy animated series South Park aired

Election Arguement Redux

Padilla: 'Only Hope' for GOP Is 'Rig the Election'

On Thursday's broadcast of NPR's "Morning Edition," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) discussed new congressional maps in Texas and stated that the Republican | Clips

Costly Politicking

REPORT: Left-Wing Lawyer, Former DOJ Official Signed Off On $2 Million Payout To Russiagate Orchestrators

New report reveals the DOJ official who approved $2 million in settlements to former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.

WWIII Sneak Peek

Russian Lawmaker's "Nuclear Submarines In Oceans" Response To US Deployment

There are enough Russian nuclear submarines in the high seas to tackle two American subs dispatched by US President Donald Trump to counter Russia, a member of the Russian Parliament Duma has said.

Holy Land Name Game Cont'd

How Gaza exasperation pushed three Israel allies towards recognising Palestinian state

When Spain, Ireland and Norway announced in May 2024 that they would recognise a Palestinian state, Israel's closer allies dismissed the move as unhelpful to solving the crisis in Gaza.

Unsexy Sounding Board

Considering an open relationship? Don't read this Reddit forum

On r/openmarriageregret, users lay into bad husbands, AI girlfriends, and toxic throuples. It's very cynical - and very compelling

Final Note For Legend

Accordion master Flaco Jimenez has died at 86

Over a career that spanned 70 years, Jimenez' playing came to define the Tex-Mex music and carried the tradition-drenched conjuto sound all over the world and across genres.

Summertime Friends Await

KC Pet Project hosting adoption special to clear completely full kennels

The shelter said that it has zero kennels open at its main campus, but an average of 40-50 pets come in every day.

Weekend Weather Worries

FIRST WARN FORECAST: Great temperatures spoiled by bad air, First Warn for Saturday smoke

Great temperatures today were spoiled by poor air quality.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.