Amid Local Fanfare: KC Superman Emerges From The Clink

Alleged party district misdeeds didn't garner much rebuke and instead a local legacy seems even stronger.

Here's another sympathetic roundup from the newspaper that MIGHT not be as interesting as hottie Lucy in her glory days also paying tribute to the man of steel . . .

The evangelical Christian preacher and runner has been known for years for running through Kansas City in a Superman-style costume. In a long red cape with a football in tow, he preaches on the streets and rubs elbows with fans, local leaders and celebrities.

“I was hoping that the judges would see through all that and say, ‘Wait a minute, this is wrong,’” Wheeler told The Star on Friday. “‘This man, he’s a minister, he’s a veteran, he’s a community worker, and that’s KC Superman. Everybody knows him.’”

Wheeler said he reported to Kansas City municipal court on Sept. 10 after having been issued continuances at several previous court dates.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

"Peacemaker not troublemaker:" 'KC Superman' serves two-day sentence, ready to preach

Michael Wheeler, known as 'KC Superman', spent two days in jail this week