Kansas City Glare: Still Slugging Out Scorching Summer

At 43, heiress, DJ, Diva, model, actress, reality show celeb & hottie Paris still captures our attention outside of #TBT designation but right now she serves as a reminder that cash can help us all age gracefully and inspires this peek into pop culture, community news and top headlines.

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Kansas City Slugger Wins Summer

Bobby Witt Jr. Just Had One Of The Best Months In Baseball History

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr just had one of the best months in baseball history, in the relative obscurity of Kansas City baseball.

Local Cleanup Help

Evergy calls in crews from out-state to help restore power from Wednesday night storms

Evergy said Thursday afternoon it might not be until Friday evening before most customers have their power restored after strong storms moved through the Kansas City area Wednesday night.

Rock Chalk History Removed

Demolition begins soon on former Kansas Turnpike plazas

The Kansas Turnpike Authority says demolition work will begin in August on the former turnpike toll plazas.

Show-Me Bovine Precautions

Bird flu threat leads to more Missouri State Fair rules for dairy cows: 'We're watching real close'

H5N1 has not been detected in Missouri's dairy herd, but some of the state's poultry flock has been affected. Exhibitors bringing Cows to the Missouri State Fair need to have their milk tested before arriving.

Builder Doubt Redux

Homebuilders push back against Kansas City energy code change - Kansas City Business Journal

Homebuilders are pushing back against Kansas City's new, stricter code for energy efficiency, saying "the juice isn't worth the squeeze" and that they will build in the suburbs instead.

More Deets On 18th & Vine Digs

As Negro Leagues Baseball Museum eyes new home, museum receives $2M grant for new facility

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum announced Thursday it received a $2 million grant to go toward funding its new facility.

Local Boozy Exchange

Kansas City breweries participating in 'Pint for a Pint' donation campaign

The Community Blood Center's "Pint for a Pint" campaign starts Aug. 1 at local Kansas City breweries and goes until Sept. 10.

Heiress Shares Hotness

Paris Hilton Sliving In A Yellow Bikini

Paris Hilton Sliving In A Yellow Bikini

White House Roars

Joe Biden Won't Go Quietly, and Democrats May Regret It | National Review

Biden's insistence on holding the nation's focus in the last months of his term is likely to remind Americans why they wanted him to leave in the first place.

MAGA Touts Tech Money

Trump's big cryptocurrency bet

Former President Donald Trump, who once called bitcoin "a scam," is now pitching himself as the pro-crypto presidential candidate. So what's fueling this change and how is the crypto industry reacting?

Deuce Shares Testimony

Vance: Prisoners coming home 'a testament to Trump's strength'

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) suggested on Thursday that fear of a second Trump administration motivated Russia to agree to the historic prisoner swap with the U.S., in an interview with CNN. Vance, forme...

Eastern Europe War Rages On

A Two-Pound Ukrainian Drone Just Shot Down A 12-Ton Russian Helicopter

It may be the first time a drone has destroyed a helicopter in mid-air.

Alliance Against Axis

U.S. prepares to counter Iranian attack on Israel within days, U.S. officials say

U.S. officials say they expect any Iranian retaliation to be from the same playbook as their Apr. 13 attack on Israel.

American Winning Despite Olympic Controversy

Simone Biles makes history with second Olympic gymnastics all-around gold medal

Simone Biles won her sixth Olympic gold medal, and her second of the Paris Games, on Thursday to capture the women's all-around final for a second time

Country Music Concern Tonight

GEHA field to concertgoers: 'Stay hydrated' ahead of Morgan Wallen concerts

Thousands of fans are expected to descend on Arrowhead Thursday and Friday.

Newsflash: It's You, Always You

Who's responsible for damage from fallen trees? What to know after Kansas City storms

Fallen trees & branches can fall onto city property or neighbors' yards in thunderstorms. Who cleans it up? Here's what Kansas City says.

Summer Scorcher Still

Excessive heat will linger today for some

Today is a First Alert Weather Impact Day

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