Kansas City Cook: Kindness, Sportsmanship, MAGA Outcry & Ceasefire Broken

Right now we celebrate legend, presenter and Page 3 icon hottie Lucy as we check pop culture, community reporting and top headlines for the holiday.

Check TKC news gathering . . .

Locals Make Life Horrible For Working-Class

Kansas City metro stores that will be open and closed on Thanksgiving

Many are doing some last-minute preparations to make sure the tables are decorated and the bellies are full this Thursday.

Meal Prep That Matters

Inside the Kansas City kitchen cooking up meals for unhoused people - and teaching others how

For 35 years, NourishKC has fed Kansas City's unhoused population, people down on their luck or anyone who has needed a hot meal - and they're especially busy during the holiday season. Through that work, the nonprofit is also helping to develop a culinary workforce.

Tiger Suffers Scary Injury

Missouri star Caleb Grill taken to hospital, is responsive after scary head and neck injury in win over Lindenwood

Medical staff tended to Caleb Grill for nearly 10 minutes on Wednesday night after he went down with the injury.

Rock Chalk Booted

Kansas' Hunter Dickinson ejected after kicking Duke player in head

Hunter Dickinson was tossed from the big matchup between Kansas and Duke after officials determined he committed a flagrant foul.

Kansas City Showman Milestone

KC activist-turned-global performer readies for his 1,000th clean energy show

"It needs to be a moment," said AY Young, "a green carpet, not a red carpet." With 100 cities and 40 countries already under his belt, the singer, songwriter, activist, and entrepreneur has 41 green shows remaining until he breaks the Guinness World record.

Lucy Lives Her Best Life

Premier League boss relieves tension of sack race with Page 3 legend Lucy Pinder

Southampton boss Russel Martin has been pictured on a luxury getaway with stunning glamour model partner Lucy Pinder as he attempts to relieve pressure from his side's current struggles

More Deets On White House Free Money Shared

Exclusive: Biden readies $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine, sources say

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in Kyiv before leaving office in January.

MAGA Shout Out?!?

Women engage in mass 'primal scream' in wake of Trump victory: 'Release our pain'

Remarkable video shows a group of around two dozen adult women screaming at Lake Michigan in the wake of the Nov. 5 election. The group gathered to "release [their] pain."

South Of Border Backpedals

Mexican President Clarifies Stance After Trump Says She Agreed To 'Effectively' Close Southern Border

President-elect Donald Trump claimed he has scored a big diplomatic win by getting Mexico to agree to block migrants from reaching the U.S. southern border.

Middle-East Fighting Restarts

Israel says ceasefire with Hezbollah violated, fires on south Lebanon

The Israeli military said its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached after what it called suspects, some in vehicles, arrived at several areas in the southern zone.

Lights Out In Eastern Europe

Power cut to more than a million homes in Ukraine after major Russian attack on energy facilities | CNN

More than a million households were left without power in Ukraine after a widespread Russian aerial attack targeted critical energy infrastructure facilities across the country overnight, authorities in the country said on Thursday.

Today's End Game

Americans Unknowingly Consume Turkey Contaminated with Fecal Bacteria

A recent survey by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine reveals a contradiction in consumer behavior regarding turkey.

Clips For Good Cause

Kansas City-area barber feeds 160 families for Thanksgiving as part of 6-year tradition

Shawnee barber Fred Dantzler pays it forward through Feed KC. For the past six years, he has handed out Thanksgiving meals.

Chill & Then Freeze Out . . . 

Joe's Blog: Watching for snow on Saturday (WED-11/27)

With this colder pattern, two disturbances will be moving towards the region. One rainmaker and one snowmaker.

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