Kansas City Turnabout: Local Puppers, Internets Rules & World War Vlad

Right now actress, producer, biz lady and Insta hottie Syd inspires our latest peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Pupper Help Weekend

Wayside Waifs offers $25 adoption fees for Clear The Shelters weekend

Families looking to add a four-legged friend to their home will have an opportunity to do so for less this weekend.


Local Living Space

Developers plan 'deeply' affordable housing at former hospital in Beacon Hill

The plan calls for preserving 47 affordable housing units meant for extremely low-income seniors and veterans.


Tax Cash Ask

New bond measure aims to save, preserve five historic sites in Independence

Independence voters will decide this November whether to approve a $20 million general obligation bond issue to preserve five city-owned historic buildings


Hero Rescue . . .

Clay County deputy's new AED saves man's life two days after training

Dramatic body cam footage captured the moment a Clay County deputy raced to save a man's life, all thanks to new technology his department had gotten just days earlier.


Show-Me Latest Crackdown

Missouri's age verification law for porn sites is now in effect. How will it be enforced?

The law mirrors rules implemented by Attorney General Catherine Hanaway last year. As a result of those rules, Pornhub has already shut down operations in the state.


Even Right-Wing Loves Syd

Watch: Sydney Sweeney Lingerie Ad Breaks Internet -- 'She's Gonna Be Bigger than Victoria's Secret'

Actress Sydney Sweeney is celebrating her "birthday month" by highlighting her luxury lingerie brand, SYRN -- rolling out a risque cake eating campaign, and modeling a range of pieces of the intimate apparel featuring her famous derrière.


MAGA Makes EPIC Deal

Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost.


Talker Shipped Across Pond

Milo Yiannopoulos deported to the U.K. one day after ICE arrest

Milo Yiannopoulos, a controversy-baiting internet personality who once vehemently backed President Donald Trump, has been deported to the United Kingdom, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said on Saturday.


Prez Rallies Supporters

Is Donald Trump's bid to brand Democrats as 'radical' communists working?

In deep red South Carolina, the president helped stoke apprehension of a deeper red surge ahead of November's US midterm elections


Court Claps Back

Judge declares Rubio's speech-based student deportations violate the Constitution

Northern District of California Judge Noël Wise, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, sided with the Stanford Daily in its suit against Secretary of State Marco Rubio.


Euro War Worsens

Russian strike near Kyiv kills 37, in one of the year's deadliest attacks

The deadly strike comes amid 72 hours of near constant drone strikes across Ukraine, severely disrupting daily life.


Climate Consequence 

Before The Nepal Flood, A Glacial Fall: Tracing The Trigger, And A 100-km Killer Run

A glacier came off a ridge on the Nepal-China border and travelled 100 km down multiple rivers, the longest part of the run being in the Trishuli.


Scarcity Starting

The end of cheap food?

Five drivers to structurally higher food inflation


Bain Ready To Rap Battle

Tom Hardy Gets X-Rated About Kathy Bates, Raps About Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin and Recites Shakespeare on His Wild New Album

Tom Hardy's new rap album, "Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer," has plenty of comic book and movie references.


Group Hug Redux

After destruction, Burning Man's Orgy Dome is back in 2026 with a new rule

Burning Man's Orgy Dome is one of the event's most popular attractions. After wind destroyed its infrastructure in 2025, it returns better than ever.


Home Team Realization

Royals Reacts Results: The playoffs are still a pipe dream

6% of you still believe!


Sunday Warmup

Warmer & windy day in Kansas City

Warmer and windy today! Highs in the mid to upper 90s with southerly wind gusts around 25 mph.

Mac Miller - Butterflies is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.

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