Kansas City Workout: Road Work, Lindsey Sis & MAGA Strait Talk

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Wheel Talk?!?

Kansas City-area drivers rank among safest in the nation, new Allstate report finds

Olathe, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas, drivers are among the safest in the country, according to Allstate's 2026 America's Best Drivers Report

Latest Urban Detour

I-70 from Prospect to Emanuel Cleaver II to be closed for 11 months in 2027

The Missouri Department of Transportation announced that a major stretch of Interstate 70 will be closed for 11 months in 2027 as Project I-70 continues.

Afternoon Heroics

KCFD: Crews contain fire at commercial building on Truman Road

Fire broke out at a vacant building on Truman Road at 10:14 Monday morning.

Golden Ghetto Upgrade

'It's coming up in the world': Merriam getting Aldi, Trader Joe's after years without grocery store

After almost a decade without a grocery store, Merriam is getting two - an Aldi and a Trader Joe's.

This Week According To Our Betters

KCPBS' Nick Haines Previews Week of July 13, 2026

Workers set about dismantling Kansas City's World Cup Fan Fest site, Costco plows ahead with plans to reshape Midtown Store, stamp costs on the rise again and more ...

Newflash: Biz Likes Money

Why would Costco pivot KC location? It would make more money, strategist says

Costco's proposed business center is likely an attempt to redeem an underperforming warehouse, expert says. Here's why that could work.

Tech Reality Check

The AI Takeover: Farrah Abraham Makes FHM History -

Farrah Abraham has officially broken the internet, again. In a historic first for FHM, the reality TV icon has become the first-ever celebrity to command the magazine's cover, starring only her own verified AI twin. Never one to play by the rules, Farrah is leaping headfirst into a lawless digital...

Lindsey Sis Steps Up

Trump recommends South Carolina's governor appoint Lindsey Graham's sister to finish his Senate term

President Donald Trump said Monday that he has recommended to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster that he choose Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to serve the remainder of the late Republican senator's term, which ends in early January.

Iran From Showdown

U.S. military to enforce new Iran blockade starting 4pm Tuesday

"The Hormuz Strait is OPEN, and will remain OPEN, with or without Iran."

Progressive Life Lesson

Graham Platner may turn from a nightmare to a blessing for Democrats

Platner's implosion may actually help the party in the long term.

Latest La Migra Controversy

Man shot and killed by ICE agents in Maine

A man is dead after being shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Biddeford, Maine. WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reports.

Inside Job . . .

I Tried A Red Light Therapy Vibrator to Treat My Menopause Symptoms. It Changed My Sex Life.

A writer shares how she used the Joylux vFit red light therapy vibrator to treat her menopause symptoms-and the surprising impact it had on her sex life.

Big Boy Arrives . . .

Here comes the million-pound giant still demonstrating America's can-do spirit

Big Boy number 1014, the monster of a steam locomotive, will come hissing and chug-chugging into Kansas City's Union Station.

Heat Dome Redux . . .

FOX4 Forecast: Plenty of dry & hot weather this week

Temperatures have made their way into the low/mid 80s across the area, with some fair-weather clouds popping up along and west of the state line. Highs may climb into the mid to upper 80s again, an...

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