Kansas City Daylight: Earthy Endeavors & Sentimentality Amid War

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Growing Community

A Kansas City nonprofit is planting the seeds for a new generation of Black urban farmers

With about 85 members, including individuals with just a single plant as well as those with acres of land, Kansas City Black Urban Growers, or KCBUGS, works to address obstacles faced by Black farmers and improve community health.

Talking Green Space

333: A conversation with the Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association | Northeast News

This week, on the Northeast Newscast, we sit down with President and Security Lead Jon Cokely and Green Spaces Steward Whitney Barnardo from the Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association. Pendleton Heights,...

Locals Save World

Kansas City nonprofit hosts volunteer opportunities for Earth Day, Arbor Day

Earth Week starts on Monday, April 24, with Earth Day. To celebrate, Kansas City nonprofit Bridging The Gap has lined up volunteer opportunities.

Dressing Up Activism

Green Earth Cleaning and KC Bier team up for Earth Day clothes drive

Donors will receive a special token of appreciation from GreenEarth Cleaning to use at KC Bier Co as a thank you for your support.

Teachable Moment In Economics

Kansas City, Missouri, educator is pushing for higher teacher pay in the state

Leslie Vaughn is a teacher in Kansas City, Missouri, who struggles to pay her bills and wants better pay for teachers in the state.

Saving Wildlife Locally

The Kansas City Zoo celebrates Earth Day with 'Party for the Planet'

The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is hosting 'Party for the Planet' -- an Earth Day celebration with a variety of events for kids and families on Saturday and Sunday.

Heads Up Listening Session

Love story continues: Fans spot Taylor Swift in boyfriend's New Heights cap; KC hat maker sees green

It's been more than a fortnight since the Chiefs' headline-grabbing, pop-culture-infused Super Bowl run, but the Taylor Swift effect remains strong for the tortured poets and creators at one Kansas City company.

Angel Foodie Advice For The Soul

Candice Swanepoel Shows Off Spaghetti Appetite In String Bikini

Model Candice Swanepoel is stunning in her stringy bikini for an ocean dip as she can't resist "sun, sea, and spaghetti."

Cleric Rants Against Prez

Biden 'doesn't understand the Catholic faith,' bishop says: 'I'm not angry at him, he's just stupid'

Bishop Robert Gruss of the Diocese of Saginaw, in a lecture on forgiveness, told Catholics to let go of anger harbored at the president, who he said "doesn't understand the Catholic faith."

Quest To Silence MAGA?!?

Donald Trump tests limits of gag order once again

The former president shared a Newsmax article on social media that contained an attack on the daughter of the judge overseeing his hush-money trial.

Third Party Risk Rises

RFK Jr. candidacy hurts Trump more than Biden, NBC News poll finds

The latest NBC News poll shows the third-party vote - especially independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - cutting deeper into Donald Trump's support than Joe Biden's

What The Deuce?!?

GOP vice presidential hopefuls look for Trump's golden ticket

Former President Trump may be handing a golden ticket to whomever he picks as his running mate for November, and the Republicans jockeying for his favor know it. If Trump wins a second term, his running mate could be best positioned to be the GOP's presidential candidate in 2028.

Repellent Campaign 2024

Poll: Election interest hits new low in tight Biden-Trump race

Amid a tight Joe Biden-Donald Trump race, the share of voters with high interest in the election has hit a 20-year low at this point in a presidential contest.

Eastern Europe Money Line

Approval of $61bn aid from US shows Ukraine will not be abandoned, says Zelenskiy

Ukrainian president urges Senate to ratify aid package so that it can strengthen frontline with Russia

Done Wars Exposed

Israel Attack on Iran Is What World War III Looks Like

Like countless other hostilities, the stealthy Israeli missile and drone strike on Iran doesn't risk war. It is war.

El Papa Warns Old School

Pope Francis tells nuns and monks: 'Nostalgia' will not save your monasteries from closing

Pope Francis warned against contemplative orders using defensive, nostalgic strategies "when it comes to reflecting on a whether a monastery should be saved or abandoned, on community life or about vocations."

Local Spin For Weekend

Stores, customers in Kansas City celebrate Record Store Day

Record stores across the country celebrated "Record Store Day" on Saturday.

Best Of Ballers Listed

Ranking every Chiefs first-round pick since 2000

Check out this list that ranks every #Chiefs first-round pick since 2000, from Sylvester Morris to Felix Anudike-Uzomah.

Home Town Commentary Shared

Royals Announcers Had Priceless Reactions to Ump's Terrible Call on First Pitch of Game

This was not a great way to start a game.

Inspired Football Awaits

Kansas City Chiefs' chaplain speaking at Kansas Wesleyan University

Marcellus Casey is presenting "Unbreakable Spirit" at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, in the Mabee Arena on the campus of KWU.

More April Showers Await

FIRST WARN FORECAST: Cooler days ahead with possibility of showers later in the week

An area of high pressure continues to dominate the central planes today and with the center of this high-pressure system just to the west, the wind will be mild between 5 mph and 15 mph throughout the morning clear into the afternoon

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