Kansas City Taste: Anticlimax, Conservatives Excluded & Iran From Threats

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Local Crash Course

Drivers urged to avoid northbound I-29 near 72nd Street after multi-vehicle crash

Crash involving semi, box truck, and cars backs up northbound I-29 near 72nd Street.

Support For Troops Trending

Veterans Community Project opens expanded outreach center in Kansas City, expands nationally

The Veterans Community Project completed its new outreach center in Kansas City, marking the latest milestone for the organization that began in 2016 with a vision to address veteran homelessness.

World Cup Doubt Cont'd

The truth of the World Cup & KC business is complex, small-business advocate says

Some business owners say they haven't struggled, but the World Cup hasn't given them any drastic change in foot traffic.

Kangaroo Growing Season

'The fruits of the work coming into life': UMKC launches hydroponic farming program to fight food insecurity

UMKC joins a $733,000 USDA-funded effort to launch an indoor hydroponic farming certificate to fight Kansas City food insecurity.

Kickball Fatigue Sets In . . .

Some Kansas City small businesses are ready for life after the World Cup

Some Kansas City businesses say World Cup crowds never translated into sales. Now they're hoping regular customers return after Saturday's final match in Kansas City.

Kara Good Life Earns Headlines

Kara Del Toro Rinses Off in Lake Como During Dreamy Summer Getaway

Kara Del Toro is livin' it up in one of Hollywood's hottest vacation hotspots -- Lake Como -- and she's turning up the heat in Italy with a fresh batch of sexy snaps ... plus a very wet shower.

Iran From Wartime Threats

Iran recently plotted to kill Trump, per Israel: Report

Israel recently shared intelligence with the U.S. that reportedly indicted a new plot from Iran to assassinate President Trump, according to a Wall Street Journal article published Thursday. The report, which cited people familiar with the matter, said Israeli officials warned the U.S.

Conservatives Demand Diversity

Mamdani 'Immigrant Map' Omits Irish, Italian, and Jewish Contributions to NYC

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking heat for a map celebrating the city's "immigrant enclaves" that omits Italian, Irish, and Jewish neighborhoods.

Testimony Cont'd

Migrants who saw man killed by ICE in Houston say he did not ram officers

Three men who were in the vehicle alongside Lorenzo Salgado Araujo are contesting the Department of Homeland Security's account of the fatal shooting.

Senator Still Suffers

McConnell was loaded into ambulance on a stretcher, according to eyewitness and new video | CNN Politics

Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account.

Tragic Courtroom Testimony

Tyler Robinson hearing: Top moments from explosive Lance Twiggs interview played in court

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson's former lover Lance Twiggs told prosecutors Robinson 'wishes he hadn't done it' in a video played at the preliminary hearing.

Latest Left Coast Flop

Disney's live-action 'Moana' remake gets damning reviews: 'Soulless' and 'pointless'

Many reviewers questioned whether the 2016 animated hit needed a remake, criticizing everything from its CGI-heavy visuals to Dwayne Johnson's return as Maui.

First Daughter Book Club Earns EPIC KC Welcome

By the Book : Abby Offsides

Readers packed Unity Temple on the Plaza as Good Morning America host Jenna Bush Hager spent an evening celebrating books and authors.

Weekend According To Katie

Storms moving through region this morning

Storms are moving through with a chance for more this afternoon

Marshmello, Kelsea Ballerini - Another Drink is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.