Kansas City Cozy: Local Gifts, Rumors Of War & MAGA Myth-Busting

Admittedly, we're not really in the holiday spirit on this dump of a blog but maybe pro-golfer, presenter, celeb and Insta hottie Paige can lift our spirits as we take another peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Holiday Payback Time . . . 

Kansas Citians give back with Giving Machine at Union Station

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It's Giving Tuesday, and the Giving Machine at Union Station gives everyone an easy way to donate to several charities. There are nine 2025 charities; two are global, and...

Celebrate Community Threads

One of the country's best clothing stores is in KC, The New York Times says

It landed a place alongside shops in Manhattan, Beverly Hills and beyond.

More Deets About Local Niceness

Kansas City, Missouri, nonprofits ask for donations on Giving Tuesday

Nonprofit organizations across the Kansas City area were asking people to open their hearts and wallets this Giving Tuesday.

Savor Opportunities

Harvesting opportunity: How a KC chicken chain turned a strip of parking lot into its latest ingredient

In its first season, the garden outside Strips produced heirloom tomatoes, lettuce, red onions, potatoes, spinach, kale, cabbage, sweet corn, zucchini, okra, brussel sprouts, herbs, and cucumbers that became items like pickles and superfood slaw at Todd Johnson's Lenexa, Olathe, and Merriam restaurants.

Sports Brah Shares Love . . . 

Barstool's Dave Portnoy spotlights North KC pizzeria in hit 'One Bite' review series

The Barstool president made a quick stop at a local pizzeria to film one of his most popular social media series, the "One Bite Pizza Ranking."

Fashion Tee Up . . . 

Paige Spiranac bounces back with calendar signing after 'cheating' death threats

Golfing beauty Paige Spiranac has bounced back by sharing hot pictures of her upcoming calendar release after suffering vile 'cheating' death threats

MAGA Disputes Freebies

Trump torches Dems' 'fake affordability' pitch - but GOP panic in deep red state hints voters aren't buying it

President Donald Trump calls Democratic affordability messaging a "fake narrative" and "con job" during Cabinet meeting, citing inherited inflation issues.

Bipartisan Policy Doubted

Betrayed American Workers Expose Dark Underbelly Of H-1B Visa Scheme

Americans were promised lucrative careers if they "learned to code" and earned a degree in software engineering. Instead, foreign labor has replaced them.

Suspected Assassin Cosplay

Luigi Mangioni claimed he was a homeless man named 'Mark' in surreal, newly revealed bodycam footage of his arrest

Handcuffs and Christmas carols feature in police bodycam video of Luigi Mangione's arrest, revealed in court Tuesday for the first time.

Money & Strange Bedfellows

Why the rich and powerful couldn't say no to Epstein

The late sex offender maintained contact with wealthy and influential people even after his first conviction.

Crisis Worsens For War Secretary

Pete Hegseth invokes 'fog of war' as backlash grows over strikes on boats

US defence secretary defends legality of US attacks on alleged drug smugglers in Caribbean

Vlad Lashes Out At Europe

Putin accuses European leaders of blocking peace in Ukraine before meeting with U.S. envoy

President Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met with Russia's Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday to discuss the war in Ukraine. Putin, meanwhile, accused America's European allies of meddling in the peace process. Holly Williams reports.

Heroic Moves Honored

'Missiles detonating mere feet away': Air Force F-16 commander earns rare Silver Star for Middle East mission

Lt. Col. William "Skate" Parks received the Silver Star at a Pentagon ceremony for leading F-16s through 15 minutes of enemy missile fire while dangerously low on fuel.

Holiday Season Preview

Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor

A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.

More Than Handful Of Help

'Santa' bought me new boobs, a house & £225k cash - I'm trolled for 'using him'

A WOMAN has revealed how she still believes in 'Santa' thanks to her sugar daddy. Rose might be a mum-of-four and married to her husband Brett, but she has another man to rely on. Speak...

Kicked To Curb

Sporting KC parts ways with interim head coach after 26-season tenure

Sporting KC has parted ways with its interim head coach after a 26-year relationship.

Forecast For Tonight . . . 

Kansas City weather: Flurries possible Wednesday before bitterly cold temperatures later this week

Clouds move in early Wednesday. With those thicker clouds, flurries are possible.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.