Kansas City Dive: Home Team Winning Amid Hot Mess

Right now the Baywatch legacy of 50-something hottie Donna inspires our quick peek at pop culture, community news and top headlines that we should've updated earlier in the day. Still there's a few good non-debate items in this collection.

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Royals Win Close Call

Wacha, bullpen stifle Cleveland bats in 2-1 win

The offense did just enough late

Inferno Hits Nice Side Of Bridge

Fire crews battle blaze at Northland apartment complex Thursday night

Fire crews battled a blaze at three-story apartment fire on Thursday night. The fire broke out at an apartment complex located in the 4300 block of North Bennington Avenue.

Local Leftovers Offered

Chiefs to host locker room sale offering fans chance to get team-issued gear

Fans hoping to get a hold of team-issued Kansas City Chiefs gear will have an opportunity this weekend at Arrowhead Stadium.

Cowtown Wish List Emerges

SURVEY | Tell us what changes you want to see on the Country Club Plaza

HP Village Associates, a Dallas-based company with a history of owning and operating shopping centers like Kansas City's Country Club Plaza, is expected to finalize its purchase of the Plaza.

Hipster Have Regrets

Listing the best KC concerts from 2000-onward I am furious to have missed

From Radiohead to Big Thief, here is a list of some of the hottest shows we wish we could've attended over the last couple of decades.

Old School Overshare?!?

Baywatch alum Donna D'Errico, 56, flashes bikini body and mocks trolls

The 56-year-old became a nationwide pinup during her run on Baywatch from 1996 to 1998, overlapping with Pamela Anderson's time on the show. In recent years she has flaunted her figure online.

Law Man Now In Custody

Former Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo in custody 2 years after Robb Elementary School shooting

It comes more than two years after a teenage gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.

Supreme Rules Keep Changing

US Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to permit - for now - abortions to be performed in Idaho when pregnant women are facing medical emergencies, as the justices dispensed with the contentious issue without actually deciding the case on its merits.

European Conflict Cont'd

"Nuclear disaster" warning issued by analysts over Ukraine war

"As a planet, we are on a path to disaster and potential mutual destruction," a longtime nuclear analyst told Newsweek.

Holy Land Standoff

US moves forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of escalating cross-border fire | CNN Politics

The US is moving forces closer to Israel and Lebanon amid concerns of escalating cross-border fire, according to two US officials, including forces able to carry out an evacuation of American citizens.

South Of Border Waiting Game

At the border, migrants 'wait and see' as encounters with Border Patrol dip 40%

The Biden administration touts the recent decline in border crossings as a policy win. But one family's story of risking the journey shows why asylum restrictions aren't a long-term solution.

American Metaphor Takes Shape

Sinkhole appears in soccer field above an Illinois mine: 'out of a movie'

No one was present when the sinkhole, 100ft wide and 30ft deep, suddenly collapsed the field

Toast To East Side

Vine Street Brewing Co. celebrates its first anniversary with "Hoppy Anniversary" festival on June 30

Vine Street Brewing // Courtesy Kansas City Area Development Council Vine Street Brewing Co., Missouri's first Black-owned brewery, will celebrate its first anniversary on Sunday, June 30, with the "Hoppy Anniversary" festival. The event is free to attend and open to the public.

Forecast For Now . . . 

Storm chances, some severe, tonight and tomorrow

Another round of storms Friday evening could bring some additional severe weather opportunities

Otro Dia Mas Sin Verte by John Secada is the Spanish version of an early 90s hit that doesn't hold up at all but still serves as the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.