Kansas City Look: Gas Station Inferno, Voters Against Old School Prez & Shutdown Threat

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Operation BBQ Relief teams up with restaurants in Maui to serve thousands of wildfire victims

Operation BBQ Relief co-founder and CEO Stan Hays, along with a team of volunteers, partnered with Maui restaurants to provide thousands of meals to wildlife victims.

Tragedy On Kansas City Street

Bicyclist in critical condition after crash in east Kansas City

A bicyclist is in serious condition after a crash with a Ford F150 on 30th Street and Brighton Avenue Sunday night in east Kansas City.

Snack Cake Takeover

Report: Hostess attracts interest from potential acquirers - Kansas City Business Journal

Hostess is attracting interest from a different kind of consumer -the kind that live on Wall Street.

Inferno At The Pump

Shell Gas Station fire breaks out early Monday

Kansas City Police responded to the report of a building fire at the Shell gas station early Monday.

Agenda For Weekend Already

Things to do during Labor Day Weekend in Kansas City 2023

With Labor Day Weekend on the horizon, there's a lot of events you can look forward to in the Kansas City metro area. Take a look at some of the things you can do.

Politically Incorrect Survey Rings True

Biden is widely seen as too old for office, an AP-NORC poll finds. Trump's got other problems

A new poll finds rare agreement across partisan lines and in this case President Joe Biden is the unifying figure, though not the way he would prefer to be.

Prez Talks Both Kinds Of Equity

Biden boasts 'Bidenomics' working for Black Americans in op-ed honoring Martin Luther King: 'Advancing equity'

President Biden boasted "Bidenomics is working" for Black Americans in a Washington Post op-ed tied to the anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

Global MAGA Deuce Awaits

The World Is Contemplating a Second Trump Administration

The possibility that the former president will win next year's election has capitals across the globe on edge.

Republicans Might Lose Another Turning Point?!?

GOP tensions between Senate, House raise shutdown odds

Senate Republicans are signaling that they're in no mood to back conservative members of the House Freedom Caucus who are demanding major concessions from Democrats in the annual spending bills, raising the odds of a government shutdown this fall. Senate Republicans stood firmly behind Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)

Today's Rumors Of War

Ukraine says it liberates strategic southeastern settlement

Ukraine said on Monday its troops had liberated the southeastern settlement of Robotyne and were trying to push further south in their counteroffensive against Russian forces.

Far East Loosens Up

China won't require COVID-19 tests for incoming travelers in a milestone in its reopening

China will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test result for incoming travelers, a milestone in its reopening to the rest of the world after an isolation that began with the country's borders closing in 2020.

Desperately Seeking Tourists

Inside the largest Loch Ness Monster hunt in decades

Hundreds of enthusiasts, many armed with high-tech help, descended on a lake in the Scottish Highlands over the weekend in the hopes of turning myth into reality.

Climate Data Scared Shared

This Brutal Summer in 10 Alarming Maps and Graphs

From the Maui wildfires to ultrahigh ocean temperatures, climate change is leaving its devastating mark on the Earth. It's but a taste of the pain to come.

Bud Light Victory Tour Cont'd

Dylan Mulvaney wins Breakout Creator at Streamy Awards, calls out 'transphobia and hate' in speech

Controversial transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney called out the "extreme amount of transphobia and hate" after winning Breakout Creator Creator at the 2023 Streamy Award -- declaring she would celebrate the win by cracking open a beer.

Diva Cries Out Latest Hit Single

Miley Cyrus tearfully reflects on Disney days past with new video, song 'Used to Be Young'

Miley Cyrus released a new single, "Used to Be Young," and video paying homage to her Disney Channel days but also "looking toward the future."

Cowtown Agenda Setting

Nick's Picks | New Zoo Aquarium, Busy Labor Day Weekend

The Kansas City Zoo is opening a new aquarium just in time for a busy Labor Day weekend of festivals.

Forecast To Start . . . 

We will have a crisp and cool to start the week

Heat will build heading into Labor Day Weekend

Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.