Kansas City Fit: Local Drone Regs, Vlad Quiet & MAGA Wins Ballroom

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Feds Rule Local Skies

FBI establishes drone 'temporary flight restrictions' during FIFA World Cup 2026 in Kansas City

Several temporary flight restrictions are set to go into effect across the Kansas City area as the region gets set to host FIFA World Cup 2026.

Midtown Tear Down Moves Forward

Friday's 9 Things To Know: Demolition of Kansas City Family Dollar store approved

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Local Sinking Feeling Redux

Fire crews respond to roof collapse Friday morning in Kansas City, Missouri

The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department was called Friday morning to the 3800 block of Bellefontaine Avenue on a roof collapse.

Union Beef Decided

3 ex-Boilermakers convicted of racketeering, embezzlement of KC union's funds

Senior U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree set their sentencing dates for Sept. 1.

Kansas City Fights Machines

No Recognition: Founder speeds up anti-surveillance tech in face of mass identity sweeps

Bill Swearingen thinks sharing your identity should come with an off switch. The Kansas City cybersecurity veteran and founder of SIXCYBER is building technology designed to interfere with one of artificial intelligence's fastest-growing capabilities: surveillance.

Celebrate Hip-Hop Jaunt

Megan Thee Stallion Stuns While Filming Baywatch Scenes in Long Beach

Megan Thee Stallion Stuns While Filming Baywatch Scenes in Long Beach

MAGA Could Bulldoze Statue Of Liberty If He Wanted

No court has authority to block Trump's White House ballroom, DoJ lawyer says

Trump administration has asked DC circuit court of appeals to reverse lower court decision which blocked construction of $400m ballroom

Dems Deal With Double-Cross

John Fetterman's fall from hero to heretic exposes Democrats' hard left turn

John Fetterman was an original Bernie Sanders backer in 2016. A decade later, his party has shifted so far left that he's become a political outcast.

Midterm Panic Sets In

Exclusive: Tuberville Warns 'We're Going to Lose the Damn Country' if We Don't Bust Filibuster, Pass SAVE America Act

Thursday on "The Alex Marlow Show," Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) called for an end to the filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act. | Clips

Vlad Opts Out Of Collab

Putin rules out Zelenskyy meeting, touts a new world order at 'Russian Davos'

"First, let experts work, work something out, and then we can meet to sign things," the Russian leader said, days after Ukrainian drone strikes rocked the city of St. Petersburg.

Newsies Stay After Slap-fight

"We Don't Want to See '60 Minutes' Die": Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim Will Stay at CBS Newsmagazine Amid Turmoil

The future of the correspondents' role had been in doubt after the ouster of EP Tanya Simon and the hiring of outsider Nick Bilton.

All About Group Hugs

What can sex parties teach us about joy? We asked a Bay Area orgy organizer

The founder of the sex-positive Bonobo Network says the polyamory scene provides lessons on happiness and connection - even if you don't want to get naked.

Sadly, Summer Preview

High-speed motorcycle crash leaves one dead in Kansas City

A motorcyclist was killed Thursday night after crashing into a trailer while speeding through an intersection near 67th Street and Richmond

Katie's Weekend Look

Heavy rain overnight, more expected this weekend

Flash flood warnings are in effect north of Kansas City and more rain is expected this weekend

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