Kansas City News Strut: Gameday Preview & AI Struggle

For late night and early morning denizens we take another quick peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Local Showcase Endures

'A hidden gem': Heart of America Wing keeps WWII aviation history flying at New Century AirCenter

In the 1950s, WWII veterans set out to collect one of each American airplane flown during the war. From that mission, a national nonprofit called the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) was born.

Show-Me Voting Rights

Confused about your congressional district? Here's how to check in the KC metro

Missouri's congressional maps are restored to the same ones used in 2022 and 2024. Here's how to check your current district.

JoCo Talks It Out

4 The People: First 'Candidate Conversation' plus Overland Park's economic report

This week we begin our mid-term "Candidate Conversations" in the Kansas 2nd Congressional District. Libertarian John Hauer is giving it another try after losing to incumbent Derek Schmidt two years...

World Demands Winning Season

Chiefs Kingdom draws fans from across the country and beyond for Monday Night Football home opener

Chiefs fans from across the country, including as far away as Mexico City, are in Kansas City for the team's home opener on Monday Night Football.

Home Team Heartache Cont'd

Royals drop series finale in Boston

A bad day at the office for the offense

Angel Endures

Candice Swanepoel's Transformation Is Simply Stunning

Witness Candice Swanepoel's breathtaking journey as she evolves from fresh-faced beauty to international supermodel icon.

MAG Works For Peace & Better Prices

Trump says Ukraine should halt Russian refinery strikes amid surging diesel prices

President Trump on Sunday said Ukraine should hold off on its strikes on Russian oil refineries, citing the growing surge in diesel prices amid the Iran war and subsequent energy crisis. A reporter...

Progressive Clemency Redux

Roy Cooper Claims People Frustrated 'More' Prisoners Weren't Released

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) claimed that people "were very frustrated" his administration did not release more prisoners.

House Caves To Machines

Johnson calls for AI solutions but says Congress won't take the lead

We have to "resist Congress jumping in and imposing some sort of emergency moratorium. It's got to be done right," Johnson said.

Heroic American Testimony

Air Force officer recalls 'free-falling' after jet was shot down over Iran

In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," one of the two U.S. Air Force officers whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April detailed his harrowing ordeal.

Irish We Could All Get Along

Why Trump's united Ireland stance hit such a nerve

He broke with a longstanding U.S. convention of not taking sides on whether Northern Ireland should be British or Irish.

Ladies Night At Church

'Demonic oppression' and 'girly convos': the podcast wooing young women back to Christianity

Girls Gone Bible is on tour in the US, touting a regressive ideal of femininity through discussions of abstinence and mental health struggles

Hipster Retrospective

They Might Be Giants' John Linnell deep dives their catalog ahead of their Truman show

They Might Be Giants (l-r: John Linnell and John Flansburgh). // photo credit: Miranda Penn Turin They Might Be Giants play the Truman on Tuesday, September 29. That show is sold out, but you can find details here. What do you call a band like They Might Be Giants?

Grigs Shares Gameday Forecast

Kansas City weather: Hot, windy Monday ahead with highs near 90

Kansas City will reach around 90 degrees Monday, with a heat index up to 100 and wind gusts near 25 mph ahead of the Chiefs game at Arrowhead.

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