Kansas City Neon: Record Heat, Legacy & Maybe MAGA Invasion

For late night & early morning readers we share a quick review of less important headlines by way of pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Scorcher Postscript

Kansas City sets record-breaking earliest 90-degree day in March

Friday's high breaks the old earliest 90 degree record, which was 91 degrees, set back on March 21, 1907.

Branding Bounce For Beleaguered Entertainment District 

New York City-based women's clothing brand LoveShackFancy opens on the Country Club Plaza

LoveShackFancy opened on the Country Club Plaza at 10 a.m. Friday, drawing a steady group of eager shoppers who lined up for a first look at the new fashions.

Rolling Show Returns

'World of Wheels' custom car and hot rod show comes to Bartle Hall this weekend

Bartle Hall is the place to be for car lovers this weekend.

Kickball Request

Two KC members of Congress ask FIFA to make World Cup tickets affordable

Two Kansas City-area members of the U.S. House of Representatives asked FIFA to make World Cup tickets more affordable.

Legend's Local Link

Chuck Norris dies at 86, had early roots in the Kansas City metro

The "Walker Texas Ranger" star was born in Ryan, Oklahoma but also had ties in the Kansas City area.

B-List Fashion Statement

Tini Stoessel Hot Shots

MAGA Moving In . . .

Trump administration making heavy preparations for potential use of ground troops in Iran

It is unclear under what circumstances President Trump would authorize the use of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.

Iran From Contradictions

Trump considers "winding down" Iran war without opening Hormuz Strait

This would end the U.S. war effort, but not the global energy crisis the war created.

Progressive Fight

AIPAC super PAC funded big-spending Illinois groups, as Democratic fights over Israel spread

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee's super PAC seeded two anonymous groups that spent more than $14 million to influence pivotal House Democratic primaries in Illinois on Tuesday - marking a new salvo in the battle over policy on Israel within the Democratic Party.

Dems Witness Self-Destruction

Democrats outraged as Fetterman votes to advance Markwayne Mullin nomination

Calls for Pennsylvania senator - Trump's 'favorite Democrat' - to resign after casting decisive committee vote

Maybe Accountability 

Lindsey Graham Says He'll Take Blame If Iran Operation Fails

Lindsey Graham told Bill O'Reilly that he should be blamed if America's Iran operation ends unsuccessfully.

Celeb Suffers Shame

Trolls say I'll be a 'terrible mum' & won't find a man, says Megan Barton-Hanson

MEGAN Barton-Hanson has opened up on the backlash she has received from trolls as a result of her sex work past and OnlyFans career. The former Love Island star, 32, revealed that haters have said ...

Indigestion Overnight

Eat This Now: Long franks at Ding Dong Dogs

Ding Dong Dogs // photo by Cory Swieczkowski Baseball games, barbecues, and dive bars. The humble hot dog has enthralled Kansas City from Kauffman Stadium to the late New York Dawg Pound. While it never became a mainstay of the city's cuisine, it has survived through various street vendors and sporting events.

Temperature Uptick . . . 

First day of spring reaches record high; Saturday will be even warmer in Kansas City metro

More warm temperatures are on the way after a hot start to spring!

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.