Kansas City News Lounge: Dayton Demurs, MAGA Moves & Emu Earns Love

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Local Middle-Class Lockup

Kansas City's best escape rooms will test your skills and teamwork. Here's a guide

More than a decade after escape rooms first arrived in Kansas City, your options for life-size puzzle solving have never been greater - or more challenging. Check out this guide to escape rooms to try around the region, and some tips for better solving.

Former Honcho Strikes Out

Kansas City Royals news: Dayton Moore won't run for governor

Plus, could Kris Bubic be traded?

Show-Me Tougher Rules

Republicans push to put Medicaid work requirements into Missouri constitution

A proposed constitutional amendment would hold Missouri to 80-hour work requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, even if federal law changes.

Cowtown Biz Class

NXTUS is helping five emerging KC innovators gain customer traction; 'Timing is right,' startup founders say

A handful of Kansas City startups were among 22 early stage companies gathered in Wichita this week for the opening session of a program aimed at growing strong, sustainable businesses that uplift innovation and opportunity throughout the Heartland.

Placing The Bird

Not your average pet: KC animal shelter quickly places emu in forever home

Emu finds home after unexpected arrival at KC Pet Project.

Siri Shares Thoughts

The Internet Revolutionized Porn. Age Verification Could Upend Everything

Platforms like Pornhub and OnlyFans have given porn stars more autonomy. But sweeping age-check laws are already impacting their bottom lines.

GOP Against Greenland Takeover

Republican dissent as key figures warn Trump against Greenland pursuit

Congressional Republicans criticize 'absurd' idea as polls show most Americans oppose taking control of territory

Alienation Of Affection Litigated

Kyrsten Sinema Faces Affair Lawsuit: What to Know

The former U.S. Senator for Arizona, who left office in 2025, is the subject of a complaint that accuses her of breaking up a marriage.

Progressively Hostile

Gas Just Got Poured On The Democrat Civil War Jasmine Crockett Started

Gas just got poured on the Democratic Civil War that Jasmine Crockett started when she announced her bid for the Senate.

Iran From Blame Game

Khamenei calls Trump a 'criminal,' blames him for deadly protests sweeping Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei calls President Donald Trump a "criminal" and accuses the U.S. of orchestrating protests that have reportedly left thousands dead.

Arguing Crackdown

Former federal prosecutor blasts DOJ over Walz, Frey subpoenas: 'Total garbage'

Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman condemned the Justice Department's (DOJ) probe into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) as "total garbage." In an interview Friday on MS NOW, Litman called the investigation "a complete and utter non-starter." "The statute that Ken refers to requires force, intimidation or threats," Litman told...

Group Hug ALMOST Explained

Polyamorous quad break down how their unconventional four-way relationship works

A polyamorous quad have detailed how their four-way relationship works.

Local Sound Of Success

'Feel through it': Danny Soriano mixes Renaissance mindset with genre-hopping setlist

Music provides more than a safe place to escape, said Kansas City-based artist and entrepreneur Danny Soriano; it's simultaneously the space between people, and a connection that can tie them together.

Weekend Chill . . . 

FOX4 Forecast: A bitterly cold Saturday!

Temperatures will drop this afternoon with some flurries possible, followed by an Arctic air plunge

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