Kansas City Walk: Municipal Redux, Internets Throttle & Iran Warning

Just for the late night & early morning real ones we share another peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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City College Homecoming

Kansas City Roos men's basketball returns to historic Municipal Auditorium for 2026-27 season

The Kansas City Roos men's basketball program sent a message of intent this offseason - hiring Mark Turgeon, landing a jersey patch sponsor and returning to the iconic Municipal Auditorium.

Golden Ghetto Cleanup

Overland Park city leaders mulling potential citywide trash service

A citywide trash service could be coming to Overland Park.

Suburban Cheers

Community rallies to replace stolen ATV for Blue Springs band ahead of Rose Bowl Parade appearance

Blue Springs High School's marching band is fundraising to replace an ATV stolen in September ahead of its Tournament of Roses Parade appearance.

Another Local Captive

'Elephant-astic news': Kansas City Zoo expecting first baby elephant born in its history

The Kansas City Zoo is expecting a new arrival next year!

Always Assumed This Was Insta Spam But It's Happening

Candlelight string quartet sets the mood for Halloween at Unity Temple this Friday

A Candlelight concert. // image courtesy Fever Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics takes place at Unity Temple on the Plaza's Sanctuary on Friday, October 30. Details and tickets for that show here. While browsing social media sites like Instagram or Facebook, you've likely seen sponsored posts for candlelight string quartet concerts in any genre, from bands like Queen...

Celeb Scares Up Sensation

Paige Spiranac Shows Off Sexy Halloween Costumes, Melts Internet

Paige Spiranac just teed up the ultimate Halloween fit check ... and she didn't stop at just one!

Iran From MAGA Warning

US tells allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes after midterms

The U.S. has warned Middle East allies to prepare for possible renewed strikes on Iran after the Nov. 3 midterms, and for Iranian retaliation, diplomats say.

MAGA Proposes New Prez Rules

Trump calls for cognitive tests for presidential candidates and targets fake media polls | Fox News Video

President Donald Trump proposed mandatory cognitive tests for anyone running for president or vice president. He also criticized media coverage of his rally crowd sizes and targeted polling organizations, claiming their numbers are fabricated.

Political Family Affair

Nolte: NY Times Admits Obama DOJ Found Evidence of Ilhan Omar's Suspected 'Sham Marriage'

The New York Times admits the Obama DOJ "found some evidence" Rep. llhan Omar (D-MN) married her brother so he could obtain a green card.

Wartime Tech Free Pass

Pentagon inspector general declines to investigate Starlink disruptions in Ukraine

The watchdog told lawmakers it was a contractual matter.

Open Internets FAIL

Reddit moves to logged-in experience as AI eats search

Its homepage will still be accessible to logged-out visitors.

CCP Cleans House

China expels a record number from Communist party amid Xi's intensified purges of top officials

The unprecedented number of empty seats at the political meeting - a symbol of expulsions - indicates the scale of the purges under Xi Jinping

Star Trek For Realz

Patrick Stewart, actor known for iconic roles of Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X, dead at 86

Beloved actor Patrick Stewart has died at following a health battle with Alzheimer's disease, his official social media pages announced.

Celebrate Wry Endurance

The unspoken agony of vaginal dryness: 'I had to give up four jobs in four years'

Recently, there has been much more discussion of menopause. But one debilitating condition, experienced by 80% of women, remains shrouded in secrecy and misunderstanding

Postgame Regret Persists

Travis Kelce on Chiefs loss to Seattle: 'You can't be okay with being mediocre'

The Kansas City Chiefs' tight end was fired up on his podcast.

Spooky Season Forecast

First Warns in place for rain and the occasional thunderstorm chance into Halloweekend

First Warns are in place Friday & Saturday for impactful precipitation. Friday brings the potential for downpours & storms ,while Saturday bring the potential for light rain.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.