Kansas City News Taste: Giveaways, Delays, Wartime Casualties & MAGA Plans

Right now visions of hottie Jordan dance through our head as we take a quick peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Always Time For Local Biz

Go BTS of a new KC-filmed reality TV series with the entrepreneurs who matched competitors with their style

One of Kansas City's best-known fashion duos - married entrepreneurs Joey Mendez and Buck Wimberly - recently stepped back into the fast-paced world of reality TV as stylists for a new series featuring another KC personality who commands screen time: Heidi Gardner.

Going HAM On Kindness

Prospect KC teams up with Local Pig to pass out 250 Christmas meals

Volunteers had a busy day on Monday packing 250 meals that were passed out to Kansas City community members in need.

Reporting Merry Cowtown Meetups

Many cheerful, some tearful reunions at KCI ahead of the holidays

Families and friends are reuniting at a busy KCI ahead of the holidays.

Kansas City Booze Reviews

Kansas City master sommelier Doug Frost's wine recs for the holidays

Each December, master sommelier and master of wine Doug Frost joins KCUR's Up To Date with his wine recommendations for the holiday season.

Hometown Tradition Endures

Chiefs superfan's Christmas tree tells 40-year story of team pride, family tradition

A Kansas City Chiefs superfan's Christmas tree showcases 40 years of team history, family memories and holiday cheer.

The Last We Ever Heard From Ina . . .

Bayern's 'sexiest fan' offered to chauffeur Marco Reus if he quit Dortmund

Marco Reus never made the jump from Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich like many others - despite being given a tempting offer to do so by a German glamour model

Surviving Tech Harsh Times

American Airlines grounded flights nationwide on Christmas Eve over technical issue before rescinding stop in holiday travel misery for thousands

American Airlines on Tuesday grounded all its flights in the US over an unspecified technical issue, causing chaos for thousands flying on Christmas Eve.

White House Forgiveness Forsaken Again . . .  

'A mistake': Biden faces backlash upon commuting sentences of death row inmates

President Joe Biden's decision to commute the sentences of 37 death row inmates ignited a fierce debate about the morality of executions.

MAGA Expansion Ahead?!?

Trump is teasing US expansion into Panama, Greenland and Canada | CNN Politics

President-elect Donald Trump appears to be entertaining an American territorial expansion that, if he's serious, would rival the Louisiana Purchase or the deal that netted Alaska from Russia.

Holy Land Fights For Survival

Israel Intercepts Houthi Missile and Threatens Militant Group's Leaders

Israel said it had shot down a missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen, hours after Israel's defense minister threatened to "behead" the group's leadership.

Far East Loses Add Up

Ukraine war briefing: more than 3,000 North Korean military casualties in Russia's Kursk, claims Zelenskyy

Ukraine president criticises world leaders for doing 'almost nothing' to counteract Moscow's military cooperation with Pyongyang. What we know on day 1,035

Corporate Assassin Cracking

Disheveled Luigi Mangione Shows Signs of Stress in Court

The accused CEO killer looked less like an Ivy League college graduate on Monday, and more like federal inmate Number 52503-511.

Suspected Honcho Free Again

Drug lord is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in U.S. prisons

One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the U.S.

EV Last Christmas?!?

Hertz Is So Desperate To Unload Tesla Inventory It's Asking Customers If They Just Want To Keep Their Rentals

"Enjoying your rental? Take it home with Hertz Car Sales."

Keep Your Elf On Shelf . . . 

Why Are Holiday Hookups Landing People In The ER?

Around the holidays, Google sees a surge in queries about sex-related injuries. Here's why and how to stay safe.

Disclosure In The Dotte

What Kansas City, Kansas, residents wants the nation to know about their community

KCUR and NPR spoke with 30 small groups of people around the country - including in Kansas City, Kansas - about what they'd want other people to understand about where they live, and what they want to understand about others

Holiday Forecast For Now

Kansas City weather: Clouds sticking around this week for Christmas

It won't be a white Christmas in Kansas City, and temperatures will remain fairly mild through the week and the holiday.

"You're a Mean One, Mr Grinch" is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.