Kansas City Bar Top: Local Holiday Help, MAGA Collab & Year Of Gooner

Right now, musical diva, presenter, fashionista and Insta hottie Bebe brings us to our daily peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Locals Step Up For Holidays

Toys for Tots on track to meet highest-ever demand for toys

Toys for Tots in Kansas City saw an increased need of about 10,000 more donations this year. Sgt. Cristian Martinez said the organization will meet the demand that reached over 60,000 this year.


The Dotte Helps Survivors

Kansas City, Kansas, nonprofit creates transitional home for domestic violence survivors

A Kansas City, Kansas, nonprofit is renovating a home to provide transitional housing for domestic violence survivors fleeing abuse.


Cowtown Happy Place

'It fills my heart': Healing House in Kansas City provides Christmas joy to residents in recovery

Christmas is just days away, and a recovery community in Kansas City is reminding people that sometimes the greatest gift is just having a place to call home.


More Deets On South Side Eviction

Dozens forced to leave Kansas City motel as 48-hour notice expires

The city suspended the motel's permit on December 9 because of "unsafe and unsanitary conditions" at the motel.


Savor Kansas City Good Cause

Pledge It Forward with Thelma's Kitchen

Today we are Pledging It Forward on 90.9 The Bridge, a program we started to highlight the meaningful work being done by our partner organizations around the city - Thelma's Kitchen!


Celeb Shares Sneak Peek . . . 

Bebe Rexha Brings the Heat in Bold Bedroom Photo Drop

Bebe Rexha is turning heads yet again. The singer and songwriter, 36, dropped a sultry new photo series to Instagram . . .


White House Willing To Save Obamacare?!?

Trump signals willingness to work with Democrats on health care

President Trump suggested Thursday that he would be willing to work with Democrats on the issue of health care, as concerns over rising insurance premiums grow. "What a nice group of Democrats," Trump said, speaking to the crowd at the White House Congressional Ball. "We have a lot of Democrats and we welcome you.


Right-Wing Podcaster Slap Fight Hits Critical Mass

Vitriol between MAGA influencers is 'frightening': Mark Halperin

Popular conservative Candace Owens has claimed Kirk's death was "an inside job," and has criticized his widow, Erika Kirk.


Midterm Mayhem Endures

Redistricting fight shifts to Wisconsin, where judicial panels may pick new maps

Wisconsin has quietly emerged as the latest front in the national redistricting fight - and a never-before-used legal process seems likely to determine the state's congressional lines in the midterm election.


Comedians Get Early X-mas Gift

Mike Lindell, Trump ally and MyPillow founder, running for Minnesota governor

Lindell, an election conspiracist who still maintains the 2020 election was stolen, joins a crowded Republican field


Hard Times Cont'd 

This holiday season isn't very merry for consumers, an AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll finds this holiday season isn't quite so merry for American shoppers as large shares of them are dipping into savings, scouring for bargains and feeling like the overall economy is stuck in a rut under President Donald Trump.


TEXTHERE

U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes

Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement - or potential involvement - in the strikes against suspected drug boats.


Vlad Never Gonna Give You Up

Kremlin official says Russian police and National Guard to stay in Ukraine's Donbas even after peace

A senior Kremlin official says Russian police and the National Guard will remain in eastern Ukraine's Donbas even if a peace settlement ends the war.


Far East Dispenses With Delusion Of Democracy

Thailand's Parliament is dissolved for new elections early next year

Thailand is preparing for new elections early next year after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives.


Star Power Doesn't Extend To Heavens

Will politics ruin Tom Cruise's dream of dying in space?

Filming a movie in space requires asking powerful people for permission; a new report suggests Cruise is unwilling to make the call.


To Infinity & Beyond . . . 

Gooning is the trance-inducing sex act dubbed the fetish of 2026

Gooning is the masturbation act dubbed fetish of the year by porn site Clips4Sale. A subset of tantric sex, it can induce a trance state.


Kansas City Never Quits

They know the odds are against them, but the Chiefs aren't giving up

Making the postseason will be almost impossible for the Kansas City Chiefs, but Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes aren't done.


Sleaze Scummit Discounted

Proposed Costco, apartments included in Lee's Summit $481M mixed-use development

Lee's Summit could gain new housing and a Costco under the proposed East Village.


Phone Friends Exposed

Listen to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's emotional first call after post-Vienna Eras Tour return

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce shared an emotional phone call after the pop star made her return to the Eras Tour following the foiled terrorist attack in Vienna, Austria.


Savor Suburban Slumming

Hot chicken restaurant Mother Clucker closes Leawood location

Kansas City-based Mother Clucker, known for "Nashville-style" hot chicken, has closed its doors at the Park Place shopping center in Leawood.


Katie Talks Weekend Chill

Frigid weekend as temperatures continue to fall

Temperatures drop each day this weekend and will be dangerously cold on Sunday morning

Neko Case -Wreck is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.

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