Kansas City Illuminated: Plaza Lights, Money Probs & Ceasefire Starts

Tonight Tech N9ne started the holiday season in our cowtown and for late night & early morning readers we wanted to share more than a few news items that are still worth a peek.

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Cowtown Tradition Cont'd

WATCH: 94th Annual Evergy Plaza Lighting Ceremony

A Kansas City tradition for more than 90 years, you can attend in person this year, or watch the spectacle right here on KMBC 9.

Game-y Offerings Celebrated

Eat Local, Eat Wild

The first-ever Wild Foods Cook-Off, put on by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, drew a crowd of contestants and community members to eat wild foods.

Charity At Your Convenience

Giving Machines at Union Station to benefit 7 KC-area, 2 global charities

Giving Machines are back at Union Station for the third year in a row. With these machines, you can donate to seven local and two global charities!

Cash Conversation Ahead Of Hurtful Holiday Inflation

The Fed has ‘a long ways to go’, says Fmr. Kansas City Fed President Thomas Hoenig

Thomas Hoenig, Former Kansas City Fed President, joins ‘Closing Bell Overtime’ to talk the latest jobs data, the possibility of a soft landing, what to expect from the Federal Reserve and more.

B-List Offers Good Tidings

Taylor Swift Is Kansas City's 'Adopted Daughter,' Jason Sudeikis Says

Jason Sudeikis called Taylor Swift the 'adopted daughter' of his hometown of Kansas City as her romance with Travis Kelce blossoms

Serving The Low End

Community Service League volunteers put on massive community Thanksgiving meal

Event organizers expected up to 200 people

Christmas Starts In The Dotte

World's largest Christmas lights maze set to debut at KCK's Legends Field

The experience took crews 30 days to set up, with 60 semi trucks packing 4 million lights.

About Getting Stuffed

Thanksgiving Is Secretly the Sexiest Holiday

Thanksgiving is frequently left out of the sexy holiday canon. But a new era of sexuality is upon us, and it's Thankgiving's time to shine.

Prez Biden Serves Pleasantries

Biden in Thanksgiving message calls for unity above politics: 'Stop the rancor'

President Biden called into the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, calling on Americans to "come together" and put unity above politics over the holiday weekend - and beyond. "On this Thanksgiving, Al, we have to come together," the president told NBC's Al Roker. "We can have different political views, but we have one view....

Turkeys Takeover

Pro-Palestinian protesters force Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to stop

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City was temporarily paused when Pro-Palestinian protesters glued themselves to the parade route.

MAGA Lambasted Yet Again

DOJ Points to New York for Examples of Trump's Alarming Hate

Federal prosecutors are scrambling to keep a gag order on Donald Trump. Appellate judges demanded fresh evidence of his dangerous rhetoric. They found it in New York.

Big Apple Trouble Alleged

New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of sexually assaulting a colleague in 1993

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman who worked with him in 1993, according to a legal summons filed in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Northern Border Investigation

Fiery Bentley crash that killed two at US-Canada border likely not terrorism, says FBI

Rainbow Bridge was closed on one of year's busiest days after vehicle reportedly en route to Kiss concert exploded on Wednesday

War In Europe Hits Stars

Russian actress killed in Ukrainian strike on event for troops

About 20 Russian soldiers were killed in the attack in the occupied Donetsk region, Ukraine says.

Holy Land Fighting Forever

Israel-Hamas war rages with cease-fire delayed, Israeli hostage and Palestinian prisoner families left to hope

It's unclear who will be among the first Israeli hostages freed by Hamas when a short-term cease-fire takes hold, but American families are among those waiting for news.

Emerald Isle Troubles Tonight

Five people, including three children in hospital after Dublin stabbing

Five people, including three young children and the suspect, were injured in a knife attack in central Dublin on Thursday that police said they were satisfied was not terror-related and appeared to be a "standalone attack".

NextGen Worries From Far East

China: WHO seeks data on 'pneumonia clusters' in children

Chinese media report that children's hospitals in parts of the country are overwhelmed with sick children.

Ladies Run Streets South Of Border

Gunmen and sexism: On the road with Mexico's women truckers

Less than 3% of global lorry drivers are women. In Mexico, some are challenging stereotypes behind the wheel.

Nature's Life Lessons

This Bat Uses Its Oversized Penis as an 'Arm' during Sex

Dozens of mating bats caught on video at a Dutch church reveal an unusual use for their "huge" penises

Golden Ghetto Fighter Postscript

Meet the Overland Park MMA fighter at the center of last week's UFC controversy

Kansas City's Trey Ogden has faced plenty of adversity in his fighting career. It's helped make him who he is.

Low Rent Lights Amid Tax Probs

VIDEO: A tour of Jackson County's 36th Annual Christmas in the Park

There are more than one million lights and 200 animated displays in this drive-thru show.

Here's What To Buy Hipsters

The Pitch's 2023 holiday gift recommendations for the gamers in your orbit

Kansas City gamers have a serious problem: 2023 gave us way too many games to play. Whether the game player in your life is into shooters, RPGs, platformers, strategy, adventure, or fighting games, this year brought no shortage of stellar experiences to get lost in.

Locals Feelin' Pine

We Found Eleven Christmas Tree Farms Around KC For Your Real Fir Fix

Often a post-Thanksgiving tradition, we've found the best places to cut your own or buy pre-cut real trees around the Kansas City area in time for Christmas.

Shopping & Snow Starts

Bundle up for Black Friday, snow possible Saturday into Sunday

5-1" of snow possible

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly & the Family Stone was the #TBT song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.