Kansas City Outlook: Big Bond Day, Social Network Sequel & Death Penalty Survival

For the current autumn heatwave we notice fashionista, mogul, angel and classic Insta hottie Candice for #TBT and as we take a quick look at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Local Inevitability

Kansas City council to vote on Royals half-billion in stadium bonds, taxes and zoning

New Royals stadium votes put Crown Center land, taxes and bonds in focus.

Courthouse Politics Never Changes

Jackson County Legislature candidate: Support COMBAT for safe neighborhoods | Opinion

Carla Fields, candidate for 1st District At-Large, urges renewing the Community Backed Anti-Crime Tax in Jackson County to sustain public safety efforts.

Actually, It's Hard To Tell The Difference

Central Avenue celebrates community, culture, growth during Hispanic Heritage Month

Along Central Avenue in Wyandotte County, community is more than a word - it's the foundation of the corridor.

Baller Tribute Endures

'His legacy deserves to be remembered,' New documentary honors Shawnee Mission West's Andre Maloney

Thirteen years after his death, filmmaker Gurpreet Singh worked to make sure former Shawnee Mission West football player Andre Maloney's story is never forgotten.

Latest Local Drama

Broadway hit 'John Proctor is the Villain' comes to Kansas City at the KC Rep

The play, which starred Sadie Sink of "Stranger Things" during its Broadway run, centers on a group of high schoolers as they navigate notions of gender and power during the #MeToo movement. As they study Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" in English class, the students consider how the play resonates in their own lives.

Angel Retrospective

Candice Swanepoel's History of Supermodel Style on the Red Carpet

The South African beauty has been a staple of red carpets and runways since the mid-aughts.

MAGA Tesla Reunion

WATCH LIVE: Trump awards Elon Musk the National Medal of Science, among other awards for tech execs

President Donald Trump on Thursday is expected to hand out several of the nation's highest science and technology honors, including to the entrepreneur and former DOGE chief Elon Musk.

Progressive Tactics?!?

Exclusive - Undercover Video Shows Ohio Democrats Bragging About Shoplifting, Telling Voters They're 'Victims of Society'

Footage obtained by Breitbart News shows Ohio Democrat field organizers encouraging volunteers to say being gay or a woman makes them "victims of society," and one conversation features at least two organizers giggling and laughing about items they've shoplifted. | Politics

Lone Star Outcry

Donald Trump's Texas rally rocked by repeated protests

Trump briefly stepped away from the microphone after one protester appeared to approach the stage

Culture War Legal Fight

Cornell defendant is fighting AG Letitia James' appointment as special prosecutor

One of the seven men named in the lawsuit filed by a former Cornell University student who alleges that she was sexually assaulted at an on-campus fraternity house has filed a petition to block New York Attorney General Letitia James' appointment as special prosecutor in the case.

Death Row Resurrection 

Christa Pike now walking after US execution went wrong, lawyer says

A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.

Euro Battle Cont'd

Police fire tear gas at a barricaded Paris school as protests show no sign of ending

Students in northeastern Paris gathered Thursday to protest outside a high school, with police responding using tear gas

Takedown Sequel

The dark side of Facebook: 'The Social Reckoning' in cinemas

When former Facebook employee Frances Haugen leaked internal documents about how the network functions in 2021, she made headlines around the world. Her central accusation: Founder Mark Zuckerberg put...

Meet Ur New Dad

I'm 24 and I date older women: 'In bed, age brings simplicity'

No-strings sex, real-life hook-ups and grown-up conversation - Jack Davey has discovered the joys of dating women in their thirties and forties. So is there no going back to girlfriends of his own age?

Billionaire Wife Good Life Gripe

Chiefs owner's wife Tavia Hunt has heard enough about how they get all the calls and she's sick of it

Tavia Hunt shared film of Chris Jones being held during the Raiders game, pushing back on claims that the Kansas City Chiefs get all the calls.

Katie's Temp Spike Update

The summer-feel will continue in KC

Our temperatures continue to run well above normal. We will show you if we are in record-setting territory and when rain may finally return.

Billboard 2006 #1 from The Fray "How To Save A Life" is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.