Jordan Carver And The TKC Morning Look

Because I'm all about beautiful contradictions . . . German babe Jordan Carver in the American Southwest inspires our look at Kansas City mainstream media links this morning . . .

• Kansas City's old and busted pipes take center stage for the Summer: Crews told KCTV5 that fixing busted water mains has become a round-the-clock operation because of the drought.
  
  
• Beating the heat for free: Famlies flock to inside attractions
  
  
• Local tribute relocation: Memorial to fallen Flight 800 moves to Downtown Airport
  
  
• KCTV5 reports on yet another local housing FAIL: "When Missouri received $40 million in a foreclosure settlement , the state kept the money from those hurt most in the mortgage mess. It's a decision being questioned by still-desperate homeowners and former lawmakers alike."
  
  
• KSHB discovers a rehab center rated 'much below average' in the story of an Alzheimer’s patient who died after wandering from the facility supposed to keep him safe.
  
  
• Tax reporting: The largest false tax claims case ever prosecuted in Missouri yielded two more guilty pleas Monday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City.
  
  
• Regional dishonor: Vandals damage dozens of tombstones in Belton
  
  
• Red State Slapfights: Aug. 7 primary heats up Kansas GOP infighting
  
  
• Celebrity turnout for 20 year-old paralyzed in weightlifting accident
  
  
• Meth town burning up as well: Heat may be cause of two Independence deaths
  
  
• Show-Me Booze News: Missourians' beer preferences shifting
  
  
• Kansas City Royals Stay Losing And Start Their Late Season Implosion