Kansas City Trade: Local Cleanup, Snail Mail Votes & War Threats

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Local Advocacy Cont'd

Critics say Kansas City apartment air conditioning law is not working

Kansas City apartment tenants are saying that their landlords are not following a city ordinance that requires them to report air conditioning outages.

Desperation In The Dotte

Crews work 16-hour shifts as cleanup, restoration continues days after KCK storm

Major progress has been made, but the work isn't done in Kansas City, Kansas, after destructive storms knocked out power to thousands and left behind a mess of debris.

Suburban Digs

As Lee's Summit eyes new downtown housing, 28 new townhomes could be in the works

A Lee's Summit developer has brought a $10.5 million concept to the city - 28 townhouses just off of the bustling Main Street district.

Meth Town Creeper Charges

Independence School District substitute teacher charged in federal court in child pornography case

Federal prosecutors charged a 21-year-old man in a child pornography case who worked as a substitute teacher in the Independence School District.

Box Store Life Bonus

Costco sets opening date for new Lee's Summit store

Costco is scheduled to open a new Lee's Summit warehouse on Oct. 2, 2026, near the Missouri 291 and U.S. 50 interchange.

Celeb Share . . .

Summer Vacation Roundup 2026

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Snail Mail Democracy Debate

America's elections are getting caught in a fight over the mail

New USPS ballot rules could force states into an untested federal system weeks before voting begins.

EPIC La Migra Crackdown

Report: 200,000 Asylum Filers Set to Lose Tourist Visas in Record Purge

State Department is set to pull tourist and business visas from up to 200,000 foreigners who filed for asylum, according to a Monday report.

Iran From Latest Threat

Secret Service aware of Iranian state media video threatening life of Barron Trump | CNN Politics

The US Secret Service says it's aware of a video aired by Iran's state broadcaster appearing to threaten the life of Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump.

Euro Conflict Kills Democracy???

Zelensky says wartime election would 'destroy' Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that holding elections amid Russia's war with Ukraine would "destroy" the country. "I believe that ​if we want to destroy ...

Blame Canada Redux

Ontario's premier: Canada should be ready to cut electricity, critical minerals as trade woes worsen

Ontario Premier Doug Ford tells The Associated Press that Ronald Reagan would be "throwing up" over President Donald Trump's trade policies and threatened to cut off electricity and critical minerals to the United States if the Canada-U.S. trade fight worsens.

About Measuring Up

'World's smallest penis' patient claims his procedure was a big success - but he still hasn't seen the results

A North Carolina man who claims to have the world's smallest penis might've finally gotten a happy ending - he says his recent enlargement procedure was a big success.

Agenda Setting Again

Nick's Picks | Call for Stadium Vote, Power Outages and More

Activist groups say they've collected enough valid signatures to put the issue before voters. But so far, the City Council hasn't taken up the petition.

Forecast For Now . . .

Typical August-like Tuesday, building rain chances overnight into Wednesday morning

This week brings seasonal conditions through the end of the work with our main chance for rain Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

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