Kansas City Highlights: Local Comeback & Awaiting Conclusions

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Home Team Skid Snapped

Seth's sinkers, Salvy's swings sink similar siblings 6-1

Nelson Velázquez hit two homers but I couldn't work him into the alliteration.

Sports Complex Conversation

John Rizzo to focus on 'rebuilding relationships' in new job running Jackson County Sports Authority

John Rizzo, who has served as the Missouri Senate Minority Leader since 2021, will pivot to a new role overseeing the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals stadiums complex.

Aftermath Reported

KCPD ends standoff, man in custody without incident

The Kansas City Police Department was able to take the male suspect into custody just before 6:50 p.m. The male suspect was taken into custody without incident.

Cowtown Pharma FAIL

Local patients struggling to fill ADHD medication

Some KC pharmacies are reporting certain drugs are back in stock but people are still stressed about getting their prescriptions filled on time

Summer Hustle Speeds Up

Business nonprofit hosting event for startups to learn how to find investors

Small business owners, entrepreneurs and people dreaming of launching a business are invited to an event Friday in Kansas City, Missouri, to help them access funding.

Celeb Good Life Exposed

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Brooks Nader 'loving single life' in the Hamptons, hangs with Kim Kardashian's bestie

Page Six revealed earlier this month that Nader and her soon-to-be ex Billy Haire had been living apart for months after being wed for four years.

Prez Campaigns On Threats

Biden tells Black voters Trump wanted to tear gas them during 'peaceful' George Floyd protests

President Biden told Black voters in Philadelphia on Wednesday that Trump wanted to tear gas them while "peacefully" protesting the murder of George Floyd.

MAGA Moment Arrives Soon

Analysis: The tense tick, tick, tick of jury deliberations at Trump's first criminal trial | CNN Politics

The mood flips from torpor to high tension in a second on the high-security 15th floor of the grimy old Manhattan courthouse where a jury will resume deliberations on Donald Trump's fate Thursday morning.

Momentary Engineering Marvel

12 days, $320 million: The short life of the Gaza humanitarian pier

The floating dock faced logistical setbacks from its inception, but was finally done in by the weather.

Report: Vlad Fights Dirty

Survivors say Russia is waging a war of sexual violence in occupied areas of Ukraine. Men are often the victims | CNN

Electrocuted with a Soviet-era phone, forced to strip and threatened with rape. Ukrainian men detail their abuse by Russian forces while in detention.

Far East Starts Hording

Is China stockpiling resources to prepare for war?

Import-reliant China is seeking to reduce Western leverage over it, but some have suggested a more ominous reason behind the commodities buildup.

Newman Has His Doubts

Jerry Seinfeld Misses 'Dominant Masculinity' and Loves Reading His 'Absolute Worst Reviews' Because 'It's Funny. It Doesn't Matter What You Think of Me'

Jerry Seinfeld says he loves to read his "absolute worst reviews" because it's funny that people think everyone should find his stuff funny.

Celebrate Publicity Stunt Merch

'It's so freaking cute.' Taylor Swift fans couldn't grab this Chiefs cap fast enough

The hand heart. The friendship bracelet. Swifties bought out this Chiefs cap so fast there's now a waiting list.

One More Peek At Weather

FIRST WARN FORECAST: Chance of rain to end the week

Our spectacular stretch of spring weather is not over quite yet, but we do see the switch back to rain before the end of the week.

And this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.