Kansas City Freeze Out: Driven Snow, Gubmint Firings & MAGA Diplomacy

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Local Dig Out

Tow truck drivers busy in Kansas City, Missouri, recovering cars from ditches and crashes

The Kansas City metro got hit with another winter storm and once again, roads can be treacherous to drive on.

Updates For Parents

Kansas City area school districts begin closings for Wednesday as winter weather continues

As winter weather continues to impact the Kansas City metro area, school districts have begun announcing closing statuses for Wednesday.

Will The Local Grid Last?!?

Metro energy companies on high alert due to extreme freezing temperatures

The Southwest Power Pool, which oversees 17 states, including Kansas and Missouri, is predicting record usage over the next three days.

Street Life Lessons

'He walked away': Kansas Highway Patrol shares photo of mangled truck after KCK wreck with important message

The message: Seat belts save lives.

Hipsters Love Urban Drama

KC Rep's Broke-ology is a graduate course in chemistry, not finance

Photo by Don Ipock Getting a "slice of life" story to work is incredibly difficult, and that's true everywhere, from stage to page to screen. If you're going to forego a plot-driven narrative and instead get a message across via tone and hinting at what the characters are 'talking around', there's a great deal of trust a creative team must...

Gracie Stays Winning Fashion Game

Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt's string bikini stunner makes Super Bowl loss forgettable

Gracie Hunt is enjoying a tropical getaway after a heartbreaking end to the season for the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX.

Blame Game Diplomacy

U.S. envoy visits Ukraine after Trump blames Zelenskyy for Russia's invasion

Moscow gloats, Ukraine's leader says Trump is operating in a Russian "disinformation space" as the U.S. president echoes Putin's own defense of his war.

Eastern Europe Clap Back

Zelensky says Trump lives in 'disinformation space' | CNN

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Donald Trump of repeating disinformation, a day after the US president falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia.

MAGA Gives Walking Papers

Trump Orders 'Remaining' Biden-Appointed US Attorneys to be Terminated

President Donald Trump said that he had instructed U.S. attorneys appointed under former President Joe Biden to be terminated.

White House Q&A Aftermath

Key takeaways from "brothers" Trump and Musk's "Hannity" interview

Trump revealed how much X paid him to settle his lawsuit over Twitter's ban following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Mass Migration Clap Back Almost Wins Again

Germany's far-right AfD is shut out from power for now, but waiting in the wings

The Alternative for Germany still has pariah status among other major political parties in a country where far-right politics has long carried a stigma because of the Nazi past.

Hip-Hop Beats Wrap

Rihanna reacts to A$AP Rocky not guilty verdict | CNN

The world watched as A$AP Rocky flung himself into his partner Rihanna's arms after he was acquitted Tuesday and now she has shared her joy.

Hospital Exposes Horizontal Boogie Dangers

ER doctors reveal most common sex injuries they see on the job

Two ER doctors have revealed to DailyMail.com the six most common sex injuries that they see patients come into their unit suffering from.

Kansas City Midweek Chill 

FIRST WARN WEATHER DAY: Dangerously cold today through Friday

High temperatures today range between 7° and 12° feeling like negative values due to a northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph.

John Summit & Hayla - Shiver is the song of the day and this is the OPEN THREAD for right now.