Kansas City Walk: Fun, Games, Tragedy & Politics Ahead Of Iran War

The week we're (hopefully) starting to see the end of winter as Kansas City attempts to shake off the cold and move toward the growing season . . . Accordingly . . . Angel Candice inspires one last peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines for late night & early morning denizens of the cowtown discourse . . . 

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Locals Shout: USA!!!

Fans, former olympian rally in KC, celebrating Team USA hockey wins

The United States men's hockey team competed for gold on Sunday morning after beating Sweden and Slovakia at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Local Irony: Critics Deploy AI Against Data Centers

Marais Des Cygnes River at center of debate over proposed Miami County $1B data center deal

Osawatomie entered into a predevelopment agreement with Alcove Development for a proposed $1 billion data center project that would sit on 115 acres north of the town of about 4,000 residents.

Today's Tragic Accounting

Kansas City police identify teen killed in mass shooting near College Avenue

Police found a teenage boy shot and unresponsive near the 4900 block of College Avenue Saturday. The teen later died at the hospital.

Severing Party Economy

No Other Pub, Sporting KC kick off season with World Cup watch parties in sight

Sporting KC opened its season Saturday as No Other Pub marked a decade as the team's official watch party home - with the FIFA World Cup already on the horizon.

Fanbois Commiserate

How did you become a fan of the Chiefs?

Maybe you were born into the Kansas City Chiefs fandom, or maybe it found you another way. Tell us your origin story!

TKC Swoons As Angel Admits Old School Wired Headphone Listening

Candice Swanepoel: What's in My Bag? Gua Sha Tools, Makeup, More

Candice Swanepoel told Us Weekly what's inside her brown Alo tote, from go-to beauty essentials to global dollars to sentimental items

MAGA Succession Debated

JD or Marco? Trump asking advisers about 2028

Trump has a new parlor game he's springing on advisers and guests.

Former Veep Progressively Dismissed

Scoop: DNC officials working on secret report found Gaza stance cost Harris votes

The DNC's research on what went wrong in 2024 has been under lock and key since party leaders decided to hide it from the public.

South Of Border Confrontation

Here's how and what we know about U.S. role in the operation

Mexico's defense ministry shared insight into the U.S. role.

Kickball Consequences

Mexican league matches postponed after cartel leader killed

Four high-level soccer matches were postponed Sunday after the Mexican army killed the leader of a powerful drug cartel in a town close to the World Cup host city of Guadalajara.

Expats Hiding

US citizens urged to shelter in place amid unrest in Puerto Vallarta

U.S. citizens are being urged to shelter in place amid unrest in Puerto Vallarta, and flights are being canceled at the airport.

Vacay Ruined . . . 

American stranded after Mexican security forces kill cartel boss

An Indianapolis man who went to western Mexico for a marathon finds himself stuck in a volatile environment after the country's security forces killed a prominent drug boss in the state of Jalisco.

Another MAGA Threat Exposed

What we know about the man shot dead at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

Authorities say Austin Tucker Martin's family reported him missing around the time officers spotted him at the president's estate.

Iran From Nukes

Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', Witkoff says

US envoy Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major American military build-up nearby.

Punch Is The Hero We Deserve

Why We're Rooting For Punch The Monkey

A baby monkey named "Punch" is struggling to find acceptance in his macaque enclosure in a Japanese Zoo, and the internet is fully on his side.

Liberation Theology Eye-roll

What James Talarico gets wrong - and right - about Christianity

By now, you've heard of the controversy surrounding CBS lawyers' decision not to air Stephen Colbert's interview with Texas candidate for U.S. Senate James Talarico (D) - likely for fear of offending President Trump's FCC. This all but guaranteed that everyone immediately wanted to see it.

Prez Forgives Bygone KC Baller

Late Chiefs player received a posthumous pardon from President Trump

President Trump gave pardons to five former NFL players, including one who played for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Grigs Shares Warmup Report

Kansas City weather: Clear, cold night followed by midweek warmup

Kansas City settles into a clear and cold pattern beginning Sunday night, with a noticeable warming trend building into midweek.

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