Kansas City News Pop: Local Home Care, Vexing MAGA & Exodus

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Home For Holidays

Community Action Agency's free weatherization program helps homeowners, renters maintain energy-efficiency

The Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City offers a year-round free weatherization service for qualifying individuals. Contractors will come into a home and assess it for needed repairs.

Inferno Puts Out Locals

6 adults, 9 pets displaced after faulty electrical sparks house fire in Kansas City

Heavy smoke was already billowing from the two-story home when firefighters arrived.

Rock Chalk Traffic Cash

KDOT to modernize traffic accident reporting system with $2.6 million federal grant * Kansas Reflector

Kansas Department of Transportation will use $2.6 million federal grant to moderize crash data collection from law enforcement agencies statewide.

Show-Me Hands Free

It's already illegal to text while driving. Starting in January, it'll cost you, too

Financial penalties go into effect in January for drivers holding their phones and touching a screen while operating a vehicle.

TKC Must Read: KCK Caring Coffee

A Marlborough coffee shop with a unique mission

Neighbors coffee shop coming to KCK in the spring has plans to help teenagers leaving the foster system and serve hot coffee too.

Hottie Gear Stays Winning

Paige Spiranac's racy workout fit is completely golf inappropriate

The golf influencer and model wears a look that would never fly during a round on the course.

No Love In White House

Biden-Harris relationship, meetings since election have been 'frosty,' report says

The relationship between the Biden and Harris families has reportedly been frosty following Vice President Kamala Harris' election loss, according to a report.

MAGA Calls Out Opposition

Trump Says Dems 'Will Try All Sorts Of Tricks' To Delay Cabinet Confirmations

President-elect Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that Senate Democrats will "improperly" attempt to delay the cabinet confirmation process and implored Republicans to stand up to the opposition party's "tricks." With Republicans taking control of the Senate by a six-seat majority in January, Democrats will be handicapped in any effort to tank a Trump cabinet nominee ...

GOP Speaker In Jeopardy???

Chip Roy on Johnson: 'I don't believe he has the votes'

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Tuesday said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) does not have the votes to keep the gavel, and that he remains undecided on whether he can support the Louisiana Republican in the Friday floor vote, despite President-elect Trump endorsing Johnson. "I remain undecided, as do a number of my colleagues, because we...

Musk Vexes MAGA

Honeymoon over? Trump is reportedly 'annoyed' by best buddy Elon Musk's antics

Trump's alleged frustration with the world's richest person arrives as Musk publicly feuds with MAGA allies over H1B visas

U.S. Territory Stays Losing

Massive outage leaves nearly 90% of Puerto Rico customers without power | CNN

A critical failure in the power grid has caused a massive blackout affecting a large part of the island of Puerto Rico, according to Governor Pedro Pierluisi's X account.

Vlad's Power Play

Russia reduces gas flow to Europe via Ukraine on last day of expiring deal

Russian energy company Gazprom said it would pump a reduced volume of gas to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday, the last day before the expiry of a deal that had kept the gas flowing throughout nearly three years of war.

EXODUS?!?!

Israel's population growth slows as emigration soars, with 83,000 leaving in 2024

Figures From the Central Bureau of Statistics Show That Higher Emigration and Lower Immigration Brought Population Growth Down From 1.6% to 1.1%

South Of Border Works For American Casual Drug Users

Study: Drug Cartels 5th Largest Mexican Employer

Boasting an estimated 175,000 members, drug cartels are the fifth largest employer in Mexico, according to a new study by research center Complexity Science Hub, ZME Science reported.

Old-School Lacks Confidence

Meet the rich retired boomers who are now ultra-frugal because they are scared of going broke-even after savings for decades

It's not just Gen Z who can't afford the cost of living right now. Even boomers who have retired with at least six figures in savings are feeling the pinch.

Bedroom Politics Stay Losing?!?

'Sex strikes' aren't the feminist win they appear to be. Here's how to get really radical | Finn Mackay

The problem with the 4B movement is that it plays into the idea that sex is labour: work women do for men, writes the sociologist Finn Mackay

Local Life Lesson

Truman library remembers Jimmy Carter's visits

As guests come to visit one former president, they have an opportunity to honor another. The Truman library is remembering Jimmy Carter's time here in Missouri

Redux: Toast To Hipsters

Oh Hey, Agave!: Erica Schulte of Rose Productions puts on a spirited event in Crossroads

Oh Hey, Agave! // Courtesy of Vanessa Rao Earlier this month, I slipped away to an agave oasis in the heart of Kansas City at Oh Hey, Agave!, a unique event hosted by Rose Productions. Held at No Vacancy Guesthouse and Gathering Place, this intimate soirée was all about tequila, mezcal, and community.

Home Team Ranking

The Best of Royals Review 2024

It was a great year!

Hipster Reading List Debuts

Four Inane Questions with KC Book Beat's Trisha Otis

Diving in with local bookworm and Vice President of KC Book Beat Trisha Otis to ping her with our Four Inane Questions.

Cowtown Winter Coming Soon

Colder weather has moved in for New Year's Eve

Even colder air on the way for the weekend

Juice WRLD - Party By Myself is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.