Ann Denise And Kansas City Early Thursday

Ann Denise inspires this early morning look at Kansas City local links. Check it:

- Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Circo Dedication: The South Kansas City Soccer Dedication Is This Morning


- Swedish Meatball Cottage Industry: Man ties new business to Merriam Ikea store

- Just Another Golden Ghetto Crackdown: OP police increasing enforcement and writing more tickets

- Greg Orman Branding: Independent in Senate race in Kansas tries to take a bipartisan tone without sounding phony

- Show-Me A Call For Local Government Claim: Outrage and Calls for Change Follow Ferguson Officials Into Council Meeting

- Rock Chalk Nomenclature Fight: Students Demand University Of Kansas Stop Calling Rape 'Nonconsensual Sex'

- Sneaky Toy Train Streetcar: Thirty-four tons of streetcar rail to inch up Main Street in wee hours

- Gigabit Teaching Mometn: Google donates nearly $200,000 to Greater Kansas City area schools

- Cowtown Clutch Victory: James Shields dominates Detroit Tigers as Kansas City Royals regain first place in AL Central

- Winning Streak: A second chance for Ned Yost?

- Kansas City Beat Down Survival Story: Domestic abuse victim explains why she stayed and what drove her to leave



Goodbye From The BBC: Richard Kiel, James Bond villain Jaws actor, dies at 74

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now . . .