Kansas City Canopy: Parade Of Hearts, Baller Moves & Hantavirus

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Heartfelt Community Reporting

Local Heart Sculptures Promote Interactive Art Experience - Northeast News

Parade of Hearts is in full swing once again, with dozens of heart-shaped sculptures appearing throughout the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. According to its website, Parade of Hearts is a public art experience meant to celebrate "Kansas City's creativity, culture, and compassion."

Local Crash Postscript

Juvenile on minibike injured in Independence crash Monday evening

The Independence Police Department responded to the crash just before 7:50 p.m. in the area of U.S. 24 Highway and Liberty Street.

European Legacy Relived

Union Station gears up for opening of new exhibit, 'The Berlin Wall. A World Divided'

"The Berlin Wall. A World Divided" is Union Station's newest exhibit, and staff are hard at work preparing for opening day. Here's an update on construction of the exhibit:

Before Kansas Bon Voyage

Chiefs single-game ticket sales opening on Friday for 2026-2027 season

The Kansas City Chiefs will release single-game and group tickets for all home games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium this Friday

Better Baller Contract Awaits?!?

Is this the year for Bobby Witt Jr. to win MVP?

Witt leads the league in WAR

Blonde Bombshell Retrospective

Caroline Vreeland | Red Velvet Reverie

Noir Nights at So & So's Neighborhood Piano Bar

Iran From MAGA Deadline

Trump weighs military action against Iran with ceasefire "on life support"

The president and his national security team meet to discuss next steps.

Supreme Voting Fight

VA Dems Seek Supreme Court's Help After VA Supreme Court Ruling

Democrats in Virginia are requesting the Supreme Court's intervention after the Virginia Supreme Court killed a gerrymander scheme.

Scary Harvard Gunfire

Cambridge shooting on Memorial Drive draws large emergency response; police shoot suspect

There is a massive police response on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts Monday afternoon after a reported shooting.

Debate Across Pond

UK leader Starmer fights to save premiership as scores of Labour lawmakers urge him to resign | CNN

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting to keep his job after his appeal for a "reset," following disastrous results in last week's local elections, was met with scores of lawmakers in his governing Labour Party calling for him to quit.

Plagued By Fear . . .

American cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus. Live updates

The U.S. passengers disembarked from the MV Hondius on May 10 after the ship was anchored near Tenerife, in Spain's Canary Islands.

Backstory On Science?!?

Born to Bottom? Researchers Report Biological Correlations in Anal Sex Role in Gay Men

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

Latest Local Agenda Setting

KCPBS' Nick Haines Previews Week Ahead for May 11, 2026

The gerrymandered Missouri congressional map approved by the General Assembly's Republican majority goes before the state Supreme Court, and more ...

Forecast To Start The Week

Clear Monday night in Kansas City before a chance of storms returns southeast of the metro

It'll be a clear and mild Monday night before storm chances return, mostly southeast of the metro. These storms could produce large hail and damaging winds.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.