Kansas City Double Take: Streetcar Testing, Chi-Town Switcheroo & No Japanese Romance

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Toy Train Preps For Armageddon

KC Streetcar to conduct emergency exercise Saturday, March 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The KC Streetcar will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise between 9 a.m. and noon on Saturday, March 4. The exercise, which tests coordination and preparedness of the streetcar system in case of an incident involving a streetcar, is held once every three years.

Local College Endure

William Jewell College to resume classes Wednesday after credible threat closed campus

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - William Jewell College will resume classes Wednesday after what police called a credible threat forced the college to cancel in-person classes Tuesday. The first warning came in an email about 7 p.m. Monday with a photo of a former student at the college.

Golden Ghetto Traffic Danger Worsens

Traffic cameras shows truck striking traffic multiple lights in Overland Park

The City of Overland Park said about $4,000 worth of damage was reported after a truck struck multiple lights.The incidents happened last week on Metcalf. The city said the truck hit four traffic signals in the area. The City of Overland Park said about $4,000 worth of damage was reported after a truck struck multiple lights.

Dreams Persist Inside The Loop

St. Louis developer proposes residential, hotel high-rises at 14th and Wyandotte - Kansas City Business Journal

A St. Louis developer in the midst of an expansion into Kansas City filed plans for a pair of high-rise projects in the Downtown Loop. Lux Living filed development plans Tuesday afternoon for a 200-room hotel in a 14-story building and an adjacent 30-story tower with 300 apartments on about an acre northeast of 14th and Wyandotte streets.

Legendary Sound Of KC

Remembering Julia Lee's KC legacy beyond her bawdy hits

Remembering Julia Lee's KC legacy beyond her bawdy hits.

Former Prez Obama Fan Remembered

World's sexiest ref Claudia Romani risks Instagram red card as she shows off bum

STUNNING model Claudia Romani has risked getting the boot from Instagram after posting an X-rated bikini picture. Dubbed the world's sexiest referee, Claudia has previously modelled on covers for Playboy, GQ and Cosmopolitan. Her latest photos showed off that model physique, but could land her in hot water in the process.

GOP Targets Climate Activism

House votes to kill Biden's 'woke' ESG investment rule that props up 'phony climate movement'

The House voted Tuesday to kill the Biden administration's controversial rule that encourages private retirement plan fiduciaries to consider environment, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions for tens of millions of Americans. The Department of Labor rule is widely seen by Republicans as part of the Biden administration's push to inject "woke" ideology into all aspects of government.

G-Men Don't Trust Science

FBI director Christopher Wray says Covid origin 'most likely' from Chinese lab

Christopher Wray says the FBI has "for quite some time" settled on a potential lab incident in Wuhan.

OUSTED!!!

Lightfoot ousted as Chicago mayor

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is projected to lose her bid for reelection, a stunning blow to an incumbent who made headlines as an underdog reformer candidate who defied expectations and won the city's top job in 2019. Lightfoot on Tuesday failed to be one of the top two vote-getters to notch a spot in...

Drone Wars Escalate

Drones Attack Russia From All Sides

Chaos erupted in Russia overnight as drones swarmed multiple regions, sparking an explosion at an oil depot and the deployment of fighter jets near St. Petersburg, according to local reports. One strike at around 2 a.m. in the Krasnodar region was less than 100 feet from a Russian Defense Ministry barracks, the independent Agentstvo News reports.

No Love In Land Of Rising Sun

Japan's birth rate plunges to new record low; politician blames citizens' lack of 'romantic ability'

Japan's birth rate has plunged to a new record low, undermining the country's initiatives to remedy its aging population. According to Japan's health ministry, the total number of births declined to 799,728 in 2022, which is down 5.1% from a year earlier.

Trade Partner Tech Debate

China hits out at US over TikTok ban on federal devices

"We firmly oppose those wrong actions," spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters during a news briefing on Tuesday. "The US government should respect the principles of market economy and fair competition, stop suppressing the companies and provide an open, fair and non-discriminatory environment for foreign companies in the US."

Rerun Life Lessons Exposed

What rewatching old shows teaches us about ourselves

In the early 2000s, just a few years before Netflix began offering streaming services and when time spent watching TV in America was at its peak, Cristel Russell had an observation: Amid the boom of new television series, why did so many people choose to rewatch shows they'd already seen?

New Boss For Our 2nd Favorite Kansas City Neighborhood

Meet Waldo's New Executive Director!

How many businesses do you think have a Waldo address? Chelsea Kapka, Executive Director of the Waldo Area Business Association, has heard over 600 businesses call Waldo home...and about 350 of them belong to WABA. Since joining WABA last month, she's hoping to increase membership along with some other goals for the strong, thriving neighborhood....

Forecast For Midweek

Quiet conditions won't last for the whole work week

OKAY, SO YOU'LL KNOW. FIRST THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. WELL, IT IS. IT'S A WONDERFUL DAY OUTSIDE NASHVILLE. IT REALLY? YEAH. GOOD DAY TO GET OUT THERE AND CLEAN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT WOULD BE PERFECT, I SUPPOSE, TO BE HARDER WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.