Kansas City Overview: Local Supplies & MAGA Tactics

Just a few more things to consider for the late night & early morning as we take a peek and share our reading by way of pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Cowtown Stock Rises

Businesses start to order alcohol ahead of World Cup

Bar and restaurant owners, plus their distributors and suppliers, are gearing up for the World Cup.

Tragic Rescue Postscript

Woman dies in hospital after apartment fire rescue

According to KCFD, firefighters removed the victim from the apartment in critical condition through a fifth-floor window of an adjoining apartment.

Meth Town Debate Cont'd

Independence mayor race focuses on AI data center, police chase policy and city finances

One of the hot-button issues is plans for a new and massive artificial intelligence data center in the northeast part of the city.

Picket Line Politics Persists

Union members at metro ammo plant continue strike

Union members voted to reject the company's management substandard contract offer and go on strike at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday

Home Team Slugs It Out

Homers, Wacha power Royals past Guardians 4-2

Jensen and India homered in the victory, which pushes the Royals to 5-5.

Celebrity Roundup . . . 

Megan Fox is Fighting With Her Baby Daddy! -

Megan Fox is reminding everyone exactly who she is and doing it in a schoolgirl skirt and stripper heels, right as the drama with Machine Gun Kelly starts heating up again. The actress dropped a set of eye-catching photos on Instagram, posing in a tiny pleated skirt, a cropped top, and a pair of heels [...]

MAGA Debates Strategy

If US bombs Iranian infrastructure, could it be a war crime? 'Not at all,' Trump says.

Iran ceasefire talks continue as President Trump's deadline looms, and questions mount over whether strikes on infrastructure could be war crimes.

Hip-Hop Gunfire Earns Nationwide News Coverage

Offset Shooting at Florida Casino, Ambulance Rushes to Scene

Paramedics rushed to the scene moments after Offset was shot at a casino in Hollywood, Florida ... according to photos obtained by TMZ.

Progressively Sketchy Leadership

Congressional Democrats Follow Hasan Piker to Cuba, Lending Support to the Communist Regime

Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) revealed on Monday that they had briefly visited Cuba over the Easter holiday.

Commies Stay Winning

Vietnam's top leader To Lam wins state presidency, gets China-style mandate

By Khanh Vu, Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI, April 7 (Reuters) - Vietnam's lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously elected Communist Party Secretary General To Lam as the country's state

Faith By Example . . . 

Colombia's Highest Ranking Catholic Official Washed the Feet of Trans Sex Workers

This was the second year Cardinal Luis José Rueda Aparicio has observed Holy Week by tending to trans sex workers.

Ladies Share Q&A

Lesbian couple answers the most common questions they get from strangers about having a baby

Lesbian moms Allie and Sam Conway answer the most common questions they get about queer parenting, including one answer that surprised a lot of people.

Golden Ghetto Hero

Wheelie Nelson, a partially paralyzed Shawnee goat, has become an online celebrity

Shawnee resident Jordyn Doherty noticed her goat struggled to use his back legs soon after he was born about three months ago. A GoFundMe to buy a wheelchair started with a goal of $300 but quickly topped $8,000.

Chill Spring Forecast . . . 

Cold overnight before a mild Tuesday in the metro

A winter weather advisory is in effect from 10 p.m. Monday to 1 p.m. Tuesday for several northern Missouri counties.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.