Kansas City News Look: Local Drizzle, MAGA Expectations & Another Vlad Attack

To start our journey into the weekend angel Candice inspires this morning's peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Local Second Chance Life Lessons

Scholarship program expands to Kansas City, helps recovering addicts further their education

A scholarship program expanded to Kansas City and is helping recovering addicts further their education.

Upscale Road Warriors

Neighbor calls for more enforcement of truck traffic law along Ward Parkway

Kevin Fryer wants the Kansas City Police Department to enforce the law prohibiting big trucks from barreling down Ward Parkway every day.

Storks Stay Winning

U.S. News & World Report gives KC-area hospital award for maternity care

For the third consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report named North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health recipients of an award for maternal care.

Show-Me Legal Weed Impact

Missouri ended its cannabis prohibition. Now it's looking at the public health consequences

The science about marijuana's health effects is skimpy at best. Now with cannabis legal in Missouri, health experts want more research and education.

More Deets On Rock Chalk Gamble Against Casino Biz

Smoking kills thousands each year. Some employees want it banned at Kansas casinos

CEASE will try again to convince Kansas lawmakers to ban smoking at the four state-owned casinos.

Show-Me Decorative Mandate

Missouri Republican lawmaker wants to require schools to display the Ten Commandments

The bill follows similar legislation in GOP-led states, such as Louisiana, and is part of a broader push to inject religious teachings into schools.

Plucky Local Performance

'The harp always plays in the movies when the magic happens': Calvin Arsenia brings magic to holiday season

Calvin Arsenia is someone you cannot miss when you walk past him. The talented artist is 6 feet 6 inches tall.

Holiday Hotness Sells

Candice Swanepoel, Gigi Hadid and More Models Help Victoria's Secret's Holiday 2024 Lingerie Campaign Earn $3 Million in Media Exposure

Victoria's Secret Holiday 2024 campaign featuring Candice Swanepoel, Gigi Hadid, and more generates $3M in media impact value within the first week.

White House Far East Collab Crisis

Biden administration inks renewed science cooperation deal with China; Republicans cry foul

The United States and China renewed a science cooperation agreement on Friday, the U.S. State Department said, this time with "robust national security guardrails," despite objections from Republicans who argue that the decision should have been left to the incoming Trump administration.

MAGA Walks Back Promises Already

Trump says it will be 'hard' to bring down grocery prices, pins hopes on lower energy costs and better supply chains

President-elect Donald Trump is acknowledging it may be difficult to bring down grocery prices, despite making it a key tenet of his presidential campaign.

Dems Denounce Independents

Senate Democrats livid with exiting Sinema, Manchin: 'Pathetic'

Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus, voted Wednesday to block President Biden's nominee, Lauren McFerran...

Testimony Exposes Hip-Hop

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Accuser Details Alleged Sexual Assault at White Party: 'I Was Screaming, I Was Telling Him to Stop' and 'He Was Acting Like It Was Nothing'

One of Sean "Diddy" Combs' accusers has given an anonymous on-camera interview about his sexual assault allegations against the music mogul.

Vlad Powers Down Resistance

Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow launches huge attack on energy infrastructure

The Kremlin says the strikes were in response to Kyiv using US-made missiles to attack its territory.

Holy Land Secrets Exposed?!?

Israel accuses an 'unprecedented' number of Israelis of spying for Iran | CNN

In the months before Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Nevatim Airbase in October, Iran dispatched spies to film and photograph the site in southern Israel, according to Israeli authorities.

Dictator End Game Documented

Assad's final hours in Syria: Deception, despair and flight

Bashar al-Assad confided in almost no one about his plans to flee Syria as his reign collapsed. Instead, aides, officials and even relatives were deceived or kept in the dark, more than a dozen people with knowledge of the events told Reuters.

Healthy Options Explored

Former Aetna CEO says he'd eliminate employer-sponsored insurance to fix the U.S. healthcare industry in wake of UnitedHealthcare shooting

Employees should be free to choose their own health care plans, but be given the same contributions from their workplaces, Mark Bertolini argued.

Diva Earns Another Musical Achievement

Beyoncé takes home first award in country music category with win at Billboard Music Awards

Beyoncé has won her first award in the country music category, taking home top female country artist at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.

Hollywood Suffers Heartbreak

Machine Gun Kelly shares cryptic message after Megan Fox split - and Brian Austin Green's major dig

Machine Gun Kelly shared what appeared to be a telling message via social media two days following the news that he and his pregnant fiancee, Megan Fox, have split.

Naughty By Nature

5 Sex Tricks From Nature That Don't Sound Very Fun at All

Oh no, why does that body part have spikes?

Local Love For Lady Survivors

Feminine hygiene drive, expo this Saturday benefits KC's domestic violence centers

Giving Hope and Help is hosting its 12th annual feminine hygiene and period products drive and expo this Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri.

Baller Comeback Underway

Chiefs Coach Discusses Pending Return of Hollywood Brown - When Could the WR Be Back?

Kansas City Chiefs pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier provided some insight into the unique nature of wide receiver Hollywood Brown's season amid his pending return.

Newsflash: Not Really Relit

Iconic KCTV-5 Tower was recently re-lit. What that means for 2026 World Cup in KC

Timed for the 2026 World Cup, Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas wants to relight the KCTV-5 Tower as part of a plane he calls "Illuminate KC."

Kansas City Loves Curry Sauce You Know Where . . .

North Indian Cuisine pops up in OP

Spice of Bombay, a North Indian Cuisine restaurant, pops up in Overland Park, KS. The owners have been in the restaurant business for years.

Freeze Fear Today . . . 

WEATHER BLOG: Monitoring freezing drizzle to the north, potential impact to area roads

Freezing drizzle may mean ice on some roads

Metro Boomin, 21 Savage, Mustafa - Walk Em Down (Don't Kill Civilians) is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.