Kansas City Monday News Roundup

Just a quick peek at some of the pop culture, community news and interesting items we're grabbing from across the metro and around the world . . .


KC MLK DAY TRIBUTE

Metro residents give back during Day of Service to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On Monday, the hallways at Faxon Elementary School in Kansas City got a little face lift. "It does make us feel really great to help give back," said Rachel Waller, Kansas City Power & Light District's marketing director.

More Doggies Coming To KC

Wayside Waifs takes in 39 dogs from Texas hoarding situation

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- Thirty-nine dogs rescued from a hoarding situation in Texas have ended up in Kansas City. Wayside Waifs welcomed the group of all rat terroirs on Monday. Each are in need of different kinds of medical attention which local vets are happy to take on.

Cable Catrasophe

Horribly timed cable outage causes some fans to miss seeing Chiefs' AFC history

PARKVILLE, Mo. -- Chiefs Kingdom waited 50 years to see the Chiefs make it into the Super Bowl, but not everyone was able to watch it. There was a cable outage, and fans in the Northland like Vivian Hatfield were impacted by the horribly timed event.

Pitch Abandons News

KC's Mac & Cheese Week starts today

Nashville hot mac & cheese from Taps on Main. There's nothing that can top Sunday's Chiefs win. So while we take this week to celebrate and revel in our involvement with season 54 (!!!!!), we can do it with mac and cheese in hand.

Packing Heat

Kylie Jenner's Got a Shelf Booty - Egotastic - Sexy Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment News

CELEBS Kylie Jenner took to Instagram to show off her new shorter hair cut, calling her self "Young Kris" a nod to her momager Kris Jenner. What we couldn't help but notice was not the shorter hair but rather her giant shelf booty.

2nd Ammendment Conversation Brings Peace

Thousands March For Gun Rights Peacefully In Virginia Despite Riot Fears

RICHMOND, Virginia - More than 22,000 gun-rights activists descended on the Virginia State Capitol Monday to peacefully protest new gun laws making their way through the Democrat-controlled legislature. Contrary to Democrat-fueled media fearmongering of a white supremacist rally threatening to erupt into chaos, as occurred in Charlottesville three years ago, a sea of gun owners flooded the capitol grounds and surrounding areas in a peaceful day of protest.

New Hotness From China

Coronavirus explained: What you need to know

A new Chinese coronavirus, a cousin of the SARS virus, has infected more than 200 people since the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December. Scientist Leo Poon, who first decoded the virus, thinks it likely started in an animal and spread to humans.

WEIRD

Abandoned husky with 'weird' eyes has been adopted after her photos went viral

MATAWAN, N.J. -- A Siberian husky that was surrendered to a New Jersey shelter because of "weird" eyes has been adopted after photos posted on Facebook went viral. Jubilee, a 4-year-old female pup, has an eyelid deformity that makes it appear as if she's always surprised.

Alt-Country Sings High Praise

Melissa Etheridge debuts 'Chiefs are Going to the Super Bowl' song

Kansas City Chiefs superfan and Leavenworth native Melissa Etheridge couldn't hold back her excitement about the Chiefs clinching a Super Bowl berth.Etheridge was so excited that she penned a Super Bowl song, which she performed it for the first time Monday morning on "The Dan Patrick Show.""This is my 'Chiefs

KCMO Sewer Pup Saved

Pup rescued from Cliff Drive storm drain.

Animal Control Officer Johnny Tran got a tip on a Boston Terrier stuck in a storm drain on Cliff Drive on Monday.The dog was emaciated and looked to have been out in the elements for quite a while.

New King Of Merch Crowned

Patrick Mahomes unseats Tom Brady as NFL king of top-selling NFL merchandise

KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) -- Patrick Mahomes has already finished on top of one list. The NLFPS's official list of top selling players based on official merchandise from March 1 to Nov. 30 has Mahomes on top. The last two years Tom Brady has held the top spot.

KC WINTER THIS WEEK!!!

Single-digit temps to start Tuesday

Hide Transcript Show Transcript REMAINDER OF THE EVENING INTO TONIGHT. 13 DEGREES AT 7:00 P.M. I THINK SOME OF US WILL BE DOWN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE DOWN TO SINGLE JETS, FEELING LIKE CLOSER TO 09:00. THE BY TOMORROW MORNING FIVE DEGREES IN KANSAS CITY.

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