Kansas City Snowbound: Local Prizes & Political Fashion Statements

Right now we're impressed with diva, celeb & Insta hottie Maddy as we check pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

Also . . . We figured that so many snowbound locals might need a bit more reading material so we offered a bit more for this weekend blast. 

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Blizzard Of Bucks

Here's how much the weekend snowstorm will cost Kansas City

Public Works Director Michael Shaw, Mayor Quinton Lucas and City Manager Mario Vasquez spoke to reporters Friday afternoon at the Public Works Department.

Local Help Index

Need help in the dangerous cold? Here's a list of warming centers, shelters around the KC metro

Frigid temperatures are here in the Kansas City metro, and a number of warming centers are offering refuge from the bitter cold.

Cowtown Calculations

The cost of AI: Local leaders, advocates share concerns about KC's data center boom

Local leaders and advocates are sharing their concerns about the growing number of data centers in the Kansas City area.

Celebrate Dead-Tree Prizes

Star reporter David Hudnall wins National Press Foundation award for 7-OH series

"My goal with this project was to show readers that the story of 7-OH is happening on our doorstep," Hudnall said.

Carb Collection Debuts

Kansas City keeps getting more bagel shops. Here's where to find the best in town

Whether you're craving lox and cream cheese, or a breakfast sandwich piled high with pastrami, Kansas City has a growing number of bagel shops starting the day early.

Diva Dances Despite Dearth Of Fabric

Madison Beer Playfully Performs in Micro Minidress

Madison Beer stuns in a micro minidress that captures her fun, youthful vibe during her latest album listening event.

MAGA All In Against Neighbors

Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new China trade deal

President Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada​ if America's northern neighbor went ahead with its trade deal with China.

Progressives Offer Fashionable Criticism Of La Migra

Bovino defends trench coat that Newsom called 'SS garb'

U.S. Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino on Thursday defended his trench coat after California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) accused him of buying "SS garb." "That coat is definitely B...

Newsie Leverages Controversy

Don Lemon Dares DOJ After Minnesota Church Protest to "Make Me the Next Jimmy Kimmel"

The former CNN host defiantly spoke against the attempts to charge him after he reported on demonstrators accusing a pastor of working for ICE entering his church amid services.

American Roundup Cont'd

ICE agents detaining teens, toddlers in Minnesota

ICE agents have detained numerous children this month, including at least one toddler. Immigration attorneys call the detainment of children a "cruel" escalation of force in the ongoing Operation Metro Surge.

Faith Community Captured

Minneapolis' icy ICE rally sees 100 clergy arrested as thousands protest 'federal occupation' | Fortune

Rev. Elizabeth Barish Browne was among the protesters. "It's definitely chilly, but the kind of ice that's dangerous to us is not the weather."

Euro Forever War Against History

How Soviet urban planning is helping Russia freeze Ukraine

Thousands of people are affected when heating plants are targeted by Russian forces.

Far East Friendships Fade

Explained: Why China's Top Military Official Is Under Investigation

China said on Saturday the senior vice chairman of its powerful Central Military Commission (CMC) and another high-ranking official were under investigation for suspected "serious violations of discipline", a common euphemism for corruption.

Iran From Tyrants

Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out

The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet.

Successful Fashion Statement

Macron's shades at Davos sent shares of a tiny Italian sunglasses company soaring this week

Things are looking up for a tiny Italian sunglasses company after French President Emmanuel Macron sported its shades in Davos this week.

Well-Deserved Tech Fear 

AI anxiety is so widespread that veteran Microsoft researchers are having panic attacks because they're making themselves obsolete | Fortune

"My 52-year-old body had one of those moments when I saw a future where I wasn't involved," Chris Brockett told Cade Metz for his book on AI.

Director Opts Out

'Everybody's at each other's throats': James Cameron says he has left the US permanently

Avatar director, who moved to New Zealand after the Covid pandemic says he will soon be a citizen of a country where people 'are, for the most part, sane'

Science Seyz Size Matters

Women do find men with big penises more attractive, academic study confirms

When it comes to getting frisky in the boudoir, women generally prefer men who are well-endowed, per a phallic study published in PLOS Biology.

Golden Ghetto Boozy Return

Stockyards Brewing ferments opening day for its new suburban Overland Park taproom

Johnson County craft beer fans have been eagerly awaiting this day for four long years - a delay caused, in part, by one founder's refusal to compromise on his vision for his latest brewhouse. But now Stockyards Brewing Co.'s Overland Park taproom has set a Jan. 30 opening at 10310 Mastin St.

Snow Blast Revisions

STORM UPDATES | Winter storm warning for Kansas City in effect through 6 p.m. Sunday, MoDOT crews working

A winter storm warning remains in effect for the Kansas City area and points south through 6 p.m. Sunday. MoDOT crews working

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