Kansas City News Night: EPIC NFL Draft Ahead & Axis Aligns

Tonight angel Candice inspires us to consider a few more items from pop culture, community news and top headlines.

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Cowtown Does It Bigger & Better

Biggest NFL Draft stage ever comes to Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The NFL Draft is going to be bigger when it comes to Kansas City next month. There are less than 40 days to go until the NFL Draft hits KC and the NFL is revealing the logistics surrounding the three-day event.

Midtown Grows Rent Not Veggies

Westport community garden could be replaced by apartments

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A garden growing in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri, could soon be covered in concrete. The property owner of the Westport Commons Farm lot is looking to replace the space with apartments. Cultivate KC Executive Director Bien Darby says a lease meant to last 25 years may now only last five.

In The Wake Of Super Heroes

Planet Comicon wraps up in KC as organizers plan an additional 2023 convention

Planet Comicon wrapped up today in downtown Kansas City.Plans are already in the works for next year and another event this fall.Planet Comicon brought thousands of people to downtown Kansas City over the weekend in all different kinds of costumes.A lot of people were here for more than one day, like sisters Bri and Brooke Milam."We only went one day last year, and it was not enough time to meet celebrities and get through all the stands and do like the photo shoots and stuff that are out in the hallways," The sisters told KMBC.

Taco Bout Good Timing

Beloved pop up, Tacos Valentina, has found permanent residency

Officially open on March 22, Tacos Valentina will be operating out of Torn Label's Public House side of their building serving lunch and dinner from Wednesday to Sunday.

Fashioning The Past

281: Garment District Museum

On this week's episode of the Northeast Newscast, Publisher Michael Bushnell is at the historic Garment District Museum at 8th and Broadway in downtown Kansas City. They discuss the history of garment factories in Kansas City and what visitors can expect. The garments on display are part of the Kansas City Museum's collections.

Angels Always In Style

Candice Swanepoel Is Ready for Beach Season in Schutz's Spring 2023 Campaign

Candice Swanepoel is welcoming spring with Schutz. The South African model stars in the brand's new campaign, which focuses on shoes with vibrant tones, various textures and modern silhouettes. In the campaign images, Swanepoel poses in the desert donning the brand's footwear styles. One image features her in a two-piece green knit ensemble in white lace-up wedges.

Prez Talks Holy Land Hot Mess

Biden calls Israel's Netanyahu to express judicial plan 'concern'

The White House in statement added that Biden "underscored his belief that democratic values have always been, and must remain, a hallmark of the U.S.-Israel relationship, that democratic societies are strengthened by genuine checks and balances, and that fundamental changes should be pursued with the broadest possible base of popular support."

GOP Tones Down MAGA?!?

McCarthy says Americans should not protest if Trump is indicted

ORLANDO, Florida - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday urged calm and said Americans should not protest if former President Trump is indicted and arrested in a hush-money investigation in New York, contradicting Trump who a day earlier called on his supporters to "Protest, take our nation back!"

American Tradition Decried

'We don't want spring break': Miami Beach imposes curfew after shootings

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced a curfew on Sunday after two fatal shootings over the weekend on Ocean Drive amid an influx of spring-breakers and out-of-city visitors. "As I've said many times, we don't ask for spring break in our city. We don't want spring break in our city.

Adversaries & Trading Partners

Putin to welcome Xi to Moscow under shadow of Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin will expect Chinese President Xi Jinping to show solidarity against western hegemony when he arrives in Moscow on Monday, while Xi will present China as a global peacemaker intent on brokering an end to the Ukraine war.

French Connection Fizzles

Macron's leadership at risk amid tensions over pension plan

PARIS -- A parody photo appearing on protest signs and online in France shows President Emmanuel Macron sitting on piles of garbage. The image references the trash going uncollected with sanitation workers on strike, but also what many French people think about their leader.

Life Goes On

Covid has not affected people's happiness around world, study reveals

It claimed 6.7 million lives, locked down entire countries and triggered a global economic slump, but Covid-19 has not affected humankind's happiness, an international study has found. Interviews with more than 100,000 people across 137 countries found significantly higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemic.

Local Hero Earns Historic Spotlight

Overland Park native Jason Sudeikis to visit White House Monday with 'Ted Lasso' cast

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Overland Park native Jason Sudeikis and his "Ted Lasso" castmates have been invited to speak with President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden about mental health. As mental health is a core pillar of Biden's Unity Agenda, the president hopes to shed light on "addressing your mental health to promote overall well-being," according to a White House Press Office release.

Griggs Seyz It'll Be Soggy

A warm and sunny start to a week full of rain

UNTIL APRIL 24TH. METEOROLOGIST, METEOROLOGIST PETE GRIGSBY HERE NOW TO HELP US PREPARE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD. AND PETE, YOU'RE WATCHING TO IMPACT EYES. I KNOW, IN FACT, GOING TO ADD TO THAT LAND. I MEAN, NOT ONLY TO IMPACT DAYS, BUT BASICALLY TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BECAUSE OF OUR RAIN CHANCES.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.