Kansas City Collection: Fall Traditions, Progressive Tactics & Plague Fear

Related to nothing . . . Rose Armitage served as one of the scariest villains in movie history precisely because of this shot where she's selecting victims casually and as part of her routine life. And so this quick Halloween spooky season memory inspires our quick peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines we're reading tonight.  

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Even More Downtown Promises 

Sherman says Royals focused on winning and new ballpark ahead

Royals CEO Sherman: New downtown ballpark to open in 2030.


End Of Baller Era

Mizzou and KU to face off in final 2026 Border Showdown in Kansas City

The University of Missouri Tigers and the University of Kansas Jayhawks are facing off for the last time on the court for the 2026 Border Showdown in the heart of the Kansas City metro.


Building Up Golden Ghetto

Hunt Midwest breaks ground on $90 million apartment project in downtown Overland Park

Overland Park's Vision Metcalf plan continues to reshape the city, with a $90 million apartment building marking the latest step in its downtown revitalization.


The Dotte Inspires Endurance

How a small Kansas City, Kansas, bank has survived for 120 years and counting

Argentine Federal Savings is celebrating 120 years of serving Wyandotte County - a milestone few financial institutions ever reach.


Fall Is For Making New Friends

KC Pet Project kennels are filling up. Here's how you can help

Caity Lothamer, KC Pet Project senior marketing and communications director, says while they had 130 go home, 118 came in.


Actress Tells All

Allison Williams on Nepotism, "Girls," and Giving it Her All

Allison Williams tells Andrew Rannells why she's drawn to control, collapse, and giving everything she's got for our Fall issue.


MAGA Argues For News Arrest

Trump calls for media outlets to be 'arrested' over rally coverage

President Trump said Monday that reporters from The New York Times and other media outlets should be "arrested" over their coverage of his Saturday rally in Ohio. "The Ohio Arena was already full t...


Dems Repeat Playbook

Obama to appear with El-Sayed in Detroit as he gets more involved in midterms

Former President Barack Obama plans to appear with Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit this month


Walking Papers This Week

Supreme Court Allows Trump to Deport 300,000 Venezuelans

The Supreme Court has approved the Trump administration's plan to end TPS for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants.


Disgraced Preacher Dead

Televangelist Jim Bakker Dies at 86

Jim Bakker, the televangelist who built a Christian television empire with his former wife, Tammy Faye Bakker, has died.


End Game For Killer

Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad

Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by President Donald Trump.


Vlad Plagued By More Probs

Russian lab worker dies of suspected plague as 200 enter medical observation

The female staffer at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died from a "pneumonia of undetermined" origin last week, according to a regional governor.


French Riots Fired Up

Schoolboy, 15, loses hand after picking up police stun grenade during French school protests

Prime minister orders ministers to tackle students' five major demands, including organising replacement teachers and school repairs


Housing Fight Around World

What to know about Spain's housing protests sparked by an 87-year-old woman's eviction

Public outrage over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman has put Spain's progressive government under immense pressure to tackle the nation's entrenched housing cost crisis.


Method Man Exposed

Jeremy Strong issues blunt statement after making co-stars 'uncomfortable' with his method acting

Jeremy Strong said he doesn't feel the need to apologize for making his co-stars "uncomfortable" with his method acting during his Friday appearance on the "New Yorker Radio Hour" podcast.


Cinematic Legend Cont'd

Gerbil: Inside Hollywood's Most Unkillable Rumor

What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word 'gerbil'? And why has the salacious urban legend - perhaps the first viral meme - burrowed so deeply into our ... collective subconscious? A new podcast investigates.


Agenda-Setting From Our Betters

KCPBS' Nick Haines Previews Week of Oct. 5, 2026

Interstate 70 closure, a tax rebate for Jackson County property owners, a school closure petition, and more ...


Awesome Autumn Again . . . 

Near Perfect First Full Week of October

A seasonally warm, near perfect stretch of weather is expected through the week. Sunshine dominates with highs in the 70s and 80s.

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