Jennifer Lawrence And Kansas City Friday

Jennifer Lawrence and thinking about her amazing talents set the stage for our early morning social commentary and Kansas City link collection to start the morning.

Dive right in:

Kansas City Burns Overnight
Kansas City Fire Department battles two fires overnight, no one injured
Tragic Kansas City Murder Case Goes Cold
Mother hopes new information leads to answers in daughter's death
Just Another Hyde Park Complaint
Neighbors take precautions against annual Mother's Day thieves
Lights Out After Light Rain
KCP&L reporting power outages in Overland Park, Blue Springs and Lee's Summit
City Hall Plays Party Pooper
Kansas City revises noise ordinance after commercial and residential areas overlap
Show-Me Toilet Sacrilege And Then Redemption
Man helps police catch suspect after church bathroom attack
Golden Ghetto Prosecution
Jury, presented with DNA from 1991, convicts Overland Park man in of rape in Jackson County
Campaign Donation Ruckus
Missouri state Sen. Rob Schaaf pushes comprehensive ethics measure
Fighting For Freedom From Beatdowns
Liberty mom says bullying still a problem
Sunflower State Scraping Up Education Cash
Kansas School Funding Court Hearing Focuses On Block Grants



Local Perilous Left Turn Weekend
Racing and weather may keep fans on the edge of their seats at Kansas Speedway
Kansas City Downtown Destination Plan
Plans in the works to transform Barney Allis Plaza into a playground for kids and adults
Rugrats Fire Safety Lesson
Firefighters turn focus on safety after children die in blaze
Kansas City Royals Perfection
A perfect return: Kansas City Royals' Luke Hochevar flawless in first appearance since 2013
Weed Kindness In Kansas Strikes A Chord
Family applauds KS House passage of medical marijuana bill, calling it daughter's hope for survival



And this is the OPEN THREAD for our early morning . . .