Kansas City Stems: Local Cash Questions, Ebola Redux & Tulsi Takeoff

For this Friday afternoon we check in with actress, fashionista & Insta hottie Zendaya as we take another peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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What's 1.5 BILLION Betwixt Friends?!?

Kansas City moves forward on Plaza redevelopment, design work next

The Kansas City Historical Society said they are concerned but hopeful the Plaza's charm is not compromised.

Show-Me Voter Shell Game

Missouri governor says income tax elimination plan will be on August ballot

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday decided that the measure to repeal the state income tax will be on the August ballot.

Cowtown Is Trash

Garbage truck snags power line on Main Street

A garbage truck snagged a power line on Main Street shortly after 9:30 Friday morning. One person was transported to an area hospital.

Tribute After Tragedy

GoFundMe started for family of KC boy struck, killed by Amazon delivery van

A fundraiser created this month is helping cover funeral and memorial expenses for the family of Tadens Joseph, 4, who was struck and killed by a delivery van for Amazon on May 4.

Send Relatives To This Snoozer

Missouri's Harry S. Truman Museum to offer free admission Memorial Day weekend

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, is offering free admission this Memorial Day weekend in honor of America's 250th birthday. The Kansas City Roya...

Home Team Runs Out Of Excuses

Royals have few answers for offensive woes

Where is the urgency?

Brewing Another Letdown?!?

Boulevard's Easy Orange ale makes Dutch fans' bucket lists as World Cup anticipation ferments

Boulevard Brewing Co.'s Easy Orange limited-edition summer ale was so popular in 2025, the Kansas City brewery planned to roll it out again this year - long before Kansas City was announced as the FIFA World Cup base camp for the Netherlands.

Celebs Shares Leggy Fashion Statement

Zendaya's silver draped dress had fans comparing the fabric to luxury home décor in the best way

See why Zendaya's silver Louis Vuitton look had people comparing the fabric to luxury home décor and see the details behind the outfit.

MAGA Son Snubbed

President Trump won't attend son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding, citing responsibilities in Washington

"I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time," Trump said.

White House Intel Departure

Gabbard resigns as national intelligence director citing husband's cancer diagnosis

Gabbard is the latest in a series of Cabinet officials to leave the Trump administration.

Truth Isn't Out There

Pentagon releases second batch of UFO videos and first-hand testimony

Videos in this batch show unidentified aerial phenomena but offer few clues to existence of alien life

Global Nightmare Scenario

Ex-CDC chief Robert Redfield fears Ebola outbreak is going to become 'very significant pandemic'

"This one really wasn't picked up until there was over 100 cases. As you said, now there's over 500 cases," Robert Redfield, the former director of the Centers Disease Control and Prevention, said.

Cinematic Culture War

Lupita Nyong'o Dismisses Helen of Troy Casting Backlash: 'Our Cast Is Representative of the World'

Lupita Nyong'o has responded to criticism of playing Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan's version of The Odyssey by haughtily declaring "our cast is representative of the world."

Good Grief . . .

I was on dating apps 3 DAYS after my husband died...inside world of sex mad widows

NICKY Wake downloaded a dating app and quickly began receiving messages from men. The recently widowed mum-of-one was battling feelings of guilt for her husband, who had died just three days earlie...

Dead-Tree Offers Dumb Question

Will Taylor Swift take Travis Kelce's name after their wedding?

Perhaps the star tight end will become Travis Swift, or Travis Swift-Kelce. Anything is possible (though some things are more likely than others).

Local Puppers Need New Friends

KC Pet Project urgently seeking adopters, fosters after taking in 135 dogs in 5 days

KC Pet Project is urgently seeking adopters and short-term foster families after taking in 135 in the past five days.

Katie's Memorial Day Weekend Forecast

Rain and non-severe storms in KC on Friday

We tracking an area of rain and non-severe storms heading toward KC. We tracking what time these my arrive in your community.

Olivia Rodrigo - the cure is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.