Kansas City Working Redux: Local Cleanup & MAGA Expansion

So, hopefully, it's back to the grind for the morning but just for late night and early morning denizens we share one more peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

No Daze Off

Crews work through Labor Day to repair storm damage after Sunday night storms battered the Kansas City metro

Crews work through Labor Day to repair storm damage after Sunday night storms battered the Kansas City metro

Small Biz Serves The Dotte

'We want to do that big': KCK celebrates first Black Restaurant Week ahead of 913 Day

Labor Day kicked off a first for Kansas City, Kansas - Black Restaurant Week. Starting Sept. 7 and leading into 913 Day on Sunday, Sept. 13, Visit KCK is encouraging the community to support Black restaurants.

Season Concludes . . .

Toby Tobin, a 'Kansas City radio legend' and home & garden expert, dies

Toby Tobin, long a home and garden authority on the radio in Kansas City, has died, his broadcasting home, KMBZ, and friends confirmed.

Lady Baller Honcho Leaving

Kansas City Current, Vlatko Andonovski part ways

The Kansas City Current announced Monday that the club and Vlatko Andonovski are mutually parting ways.

Local Tribute Deets . . . 

How Truman Library plans to recognize 9/11 25 years later

Mark Adams, director of the Truman Library, shares how the museum is honoring the victims of September 11th 25 years later.

Late Night Offering

Eat This Now: Combination beef phở at Phở Tươi

A small combination phở at Phở Tươi // Photo by Kylie Volavongsa There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and silently praying for a bowl of phở to fix you. Here's an extra certainty, at least in my book: Phở Tươi's combination beef phở with fresh noodles will more than fix you.

Latest Home Team Letdown

Royals comeback attempt in extras falls short in loss to D-Backs

Wasted a brilliant effort from Noah Cameron.

Celeb Shares Resilience 

Bikini-clad Elizabeth Smart pens emotional message after placing at bottom of bodybuilding competition

The activist took to Instagram Saturday to share that she had "a blast" competing in the North American Championships in Pittsburgh - despite losing.

MAGA Trolls For More Territory

Trump posts map with American flag emblazoned over Canada, Greenland, Mexico

Donald Trump shared a map on Truth Social featuring the U.S. flag over North America, Canada, Mexico, and parts of the Caribbean, expanding his territorial ambitions after an executive order that placed tariffs and trade tensions on Canada.

Left Coast Talks Fortitude 

Gavin Newsom on how to beat the GOP: 'Democrats need to grow a backbone'

As California's governor, Gavin Newsom has become one of the Democratic Party's most vocal critics of President Trump. As speculation swirls around Newsom's own potential presidential bid, he's on the road and raising money to get more Democrats elected at the state level, where he says his party took its eye off the ball.

Midterm Debates Theology

WATCH: James Talarico Denies Jesus Is the Only Way, Says Allah Leads to Same Truth

Democrat Texas Senate candidate James Talarico denied that Jesus is the only way to truth, saying Allah can lead people to the same truth.

Iran From Tactics 

Live Updates: Iran says it will expand control in Strait of Hormuz as oil and gas prices continue to climb

A top Iranian official says Tehran will impose an "exclusion zone" outside the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to tighten its chokehold on tanker traffic.

Cinematic Celeb Showdown

Wild-eyed Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes appears in unsettling secret doc: 'I'm not deceiving you'

The film -- titled "You Can See Everything" -- was filmed in secret by directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim and follows disgraced Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes around in the weeks before she was sent to a Texas federal prison camp in May 2023.

Swiftie Fun Times Away From Cowtown Locations

Newlyweds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce step out for romantic date night in NYC: See the pics

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce stepped out for a romantic date night at New York City hotspot Ambassadors Clubhouse Sunday night, two months after their wedding at Madison Square Garden.

We've All Gotta Have Goals

'This is what Burning Man's Orgy Dome is really like from someone who has experienced it' - AOL

A couple has shared their firsthand experience inside Burning Man Festival's infamous Orgy Dome, revealing surprising truths about what really happens inside the famous sex tent

Witness Hip-Hop Old School 

Photos: Wu-Tang Clan deliver career-spanning set at Morton

Wu-Tang Clan. // photo by Allison Scavo Wu-Tang Clan with Bone Thugs‐n‐Harmony Morton Amphitheater Wednesday, September 2 Bringing their Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour to Morton Amphitheater, foundational hip hop crew Wu-Tang Clan demonstrated that their catalog is iconic as all hell.

Summer Lingers For Locals

Kansas City weather: Heat continues Tuesday, storms possible Wednesday

Highs will reach the upper 90s Tuesday before scattered showers and storms become more likely Wednesday morning. Cooler temperatures follow later in the week.

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