Kansas City Close-up: Trading Days, MAGA Checks & New Alliances

This morning actress, singer & celeb hottie Bella inspires our glimpse at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines.

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Local Working-Class Springs Forward

Local small businesses offering deals for 10th annual Waldo Week

For its 10th year in a row, small businesses in the neighborhood are celebrating Waldo Week - an eight-day community-wide event that aims to highlight some of the small shops and support thei...

Revival In The Dotte

Historic Quindaro Ruins seeks public input for preservation

The Quindaro Ruins are one step closer to being restored.

Growing Fear Of Skyfall

Plant libraries hold essential clues about climate change, but they're vulnerable to funding cuts

Scientists say amid climate change and biodiversity loss, the world's herbaria could hold the keys to overcoming the crises in their folders of dried plant specimens. But their future is in question amid cuts to research and education funding.

Celebrate Community Threads

Black-owned clothing company making history stitch by stitch

This Black History Month, Thalia Cherry, owner of Cherry Co., said she is thinking of the seams she's sewn and the legacy she's creating - stitch by stitch.

Baller Hairdo Review

From buzz cuts to Mahomes' mohawk: The evolution of Kansas City Chiefs players' hairstyles

From buzz cuts to bold curls, see how Kansas City Chiefs players have styled their hair through the decades in this photo gallery of iconic looks.

Bella Keeps Up Appearances

Topless Bella Thorne Reveals Her Makeup From Paris Hilton's Party Remained 'Perfect' Before Showering

MAGA Check Coming Soon?!?

Could $5,000 DOGE stimulus checks really happen? Here's what we know.

President Trump has floated the idea of giving taxpayers a $5,000 refund check as a dividend from savings created by DOGE. Here's what to know.

Tech Supports America First

Apple announces $500 billion U.S. investment amid Trump tariff threat

The tech giant said it plans to accelerate its spending in the U.S. while aiming to open a new server factory in Houston in 2026.

No Answers For Musk

Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, State Dept Tell Employees To Ignore Elon Musk's Demand For Work Accomplishments

FBI Director Kash Patel told FBI employees to hold off responding to the Office of Personnel Management's email asking federal employees to justify their work

World Rallies For Eastern Europe

Foreign leaders visit Ukraine to show their support on war's 3rd anniversary

A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada are visiting Ukraine's capital to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion in a show of support by some of Kyiv's most important backers for the nation at war.

Axis Grows Stronger

Xi and Putin hold phone call on Ukraine war anniversary, state media says

China's President Xi Jinping spoke with his ally Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Monday, China's state media reported, on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Twerking For Life

Just Dance: New Research Shows the Health Benefits of Booty Shaking

Bonus: your butt will thank you too.

Brunch Debut On Westside

Dish & Drink KC: Hojicha at Goat Hill and biriyani at Moti Mahal

Goat Hill Coffee Soda // Photo By Tiffany Watts Some coffee shop visits are meticulously planned-checking menus, mapping the best seat in the house, and prepping for the perfect Instagram shot. This was not one of those visits. After a satisfying brunch in the Westside neighborhood, we found ourselves wandering with no particular destination in mind.

Monday Warmup Cont'd

Kansas City weather: Warming trend continues on Monday

Kansas City and surrounding areas should expect a welcome warm-up early this week, with Monday and Tuesday bringing highs near 60 degrees.

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