Kansas City Portrait: Fan Fest Pause, Tornado Watch & MAGA Peace

Right now we notice Emrata causing a stir with her words & not just her pix as we take a pause to check pop culture, community reporting and top headlines. 

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Local Kickball Party Pause Tonight

FIFA Fan Festival concert rescheduled due to severe weather forecast

Due to severe weather forecast for Saturday night, The Chainsmokers, concert has been rescheduled to Sunday, June 21.

Perfect Village Welcomes Brits

The Three Lions have landed: England arrives in Kansas City for the World Cup

England arrived in Kansas City on Saturday ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and will use Swope Soccer Village as its tournament home base. Led by Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, England enters the World Cup hoping to end a nearly 60-year championship drought.

Downtown Party Time

Soccer fans fill Power & Light District for Team USA watch party

Soccer fans filled the Power and Light District Friday night for the U.S. Men's National Team's opening World Cup match against Paraguay.

Local Voting ALMOST Explained

State lawmakers provide legislative update, rundown of August ballot issues for South KC Alliance

A state senator and four representatives were just five of nearly 20 current and former elected officials in attendance at a South KC Alliance meeting on Monday evening.

Latest Kansas City Tune Up

No Skips: Radkey reveals inspiration behind new album Bedroom Sand includes Pokémon, the Chiefs, and stray cats

Radkey // Photo by Sarah Jaben In our series No Skips, we sit down with an artist or band and go track-by-track through their latest release. For some of us, the banter in a concert where a song gets explained is our favorite thing in the world, and we'd just like to keep living in that.

Emrata Suffers Literary Rebuke

Emily Ratajkowski Slammed for 'Out of Touch' Essay on Dating as Single Mom

"She ain't living in the real world."

White House Rebuke Under Construction

Workers remove Trump's name from Kennedy Center after court rulings

In the dead of night, behind a screen, the president's name is purged from the facade of the Washington building

Maybe MAGA Deal

Trump: Iran Deal to Be Inked on Sunday Ahead of G7

President Donald Trump announced that a deal with Iran will be signed on Sunday, ahead of his departure for the G7 in France.

Party Of Nope?!?

Emboldened Senate Democrats block even bipartisan bills in hardball approach to counter Trump

The decision by Senate Democrats to let a key surveillance authority lapse comes as they're increasingly emboldened in their legislative fights against President Donald Trump.

Culture War Cash Grab

Karmelo Anthony Family Used Donation Money for Relocation Before $600K Fundraiser Was Shut Down

Days after Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, attention turned to a crowdfunding campaign and how its funds were used. Fox News reported on June 11 that t...

Exceptional Art Still Matters

'Hyper-stylised, ultra-cool visions': 10 ways David Hockney changed art

He pushed landscape painting into the stratosphere, demolished one-point perspective, invented the Los Angeles look, embraced iPads, created dazzling stage sets for theatre and opera ...

Timing Is Everything

Can Sex During Pregnancy Induce Labor?

Here's what you need to know about the effect sex and orgasms can have on your pregnancy and your baby.

Home Team Starts Wrong

Royals rally falls short as they lose series opener to Astros

You'd be forgiven if you turned the game off to watch the World Cup, but it ended up being close

Weather Watch Today

Live updates: Tornado Watch issued for Kansas City metro on Saturday

FOX4 Kansas City weather: Kansas City, other areas under a Tornado Watch on Saturdy with FIFA World Cup Fan Fest in town

HAIM - Take me back is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.