Kansas City Timing: Local Influencers & MAGA Makes World Go Round

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New Queen Of Kansas City Foodies Crowned

Emma Ezzell is KC Restaurant Association's Influencer of the year

Emma Ezzell is the Kansas City Restaurant Association's pick for Food Influencer of the Year. She loves to share about the city she loves.


Locals Forced To Pay Pat Riley

Can 'three-peat' trademark be used on Chiefs apparel?

The Kansas City Chiefs have the change to pull off a three-peat, a phrase you might not see on a lot of apparel.


Delightful Local News Junk

Where's Shane? Send Love with Kansas City Reindeer

Shane joins the owner of Kansas City Reindeer, Morgan Ritter, to learn about the animals she rescued and how you can visit them.


Hype Week Underway

Travis Kelce Drew a Massive Crowd of Media on Super Bowl Opening Night

Travis Kelce is still a main attraction in the NFL.On Monday during Super Bowl opening night, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end drew a massive crowd of media around his table.Given his Hall of Fame credentials, back-to-back Super Bowl titles, wildly successful podcast, and, oh yeah, his relationship with Taylor Swift, it's not surprising the man draws a crowd.


Wisdom Against Riot Either Way

Philly's Chiefs bar won't open for Super Bowl LIX

Big Charlie's Saloon says closing for the big game is the "best and safest option."


Rapper Ruins Somebody New

Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori won't be punished for shocking Grammys look, no complaints filed over nudity: report

Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori won't face any punishment after she walked the 2025 Grammys red carpet practically nude.


MAGA Talks Tech Takeover

Trump says newly created US sovereign wealth fund could buy TikTok

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund and said it may purchase TikTok.


Life Lesson From White House

Trump advisers weigh plan to dismantle Department of Education, WSJ reports

U.S. President Donald Trump's advisers are mulling executive actions to dismantle the Department of Education as part of a campaign by Trump's close adviser Elon Musk and his allies to reduce to size of the government's workforce, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


Outsider Party Doesn't Inspire

Democrats blocked from entering USAID headquarters

A group of Senate and House Democrats were blocked from entering the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday. The Democratic lawmakers, who are opposed to Pr...


Trade War Takeaways

Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Canada and Mexico but not on China

Last-minute phone calls pull the North American neighbours back from the brink of a trade war, but the US is still targeting Chinese imports.


South Of Border Solutions

El Salvador offers to house violent US criminals and deportees of any nationality in unprecedented deal | CNN

El Salvador has agreed to house violent US criminals and receive deportees of any nationality, in an unprecedented deal that has alarmed critics and rights groups.


GOP Pushes Back Far East Purchasing Power

Rubio hails Panama's move to exit Chinese infrastructure plan

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday welcomed Panama's decision to let its participation in China's global infrastructure plan expire, calling the move "a great step forward" for its ties with the United States.


Elon Musk In Money Fight

Treasury Department sued over DOGE takeover

A lawsuit filed in Washington, DC federal court claims the Trump administration violated the Privacy Act by letting Musk access sensitive payment records.


MAGA Moves Forward

Tulsi Gabbard Secures Shock Endorsement From Susan Collins, Drastically Increasing Chance Of Confirmation

Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins announced she will support President Trump's Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard.


Fight For Holy Land Narrative

The Gaza war is paused, but Israel and Hamas keep up a fierce battle of optics over hostage releases

Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took effect Jan. 19 after more than a year of devastating war.


Conflict Costs Eastern Europe

Ukraine war briefing: Trump demands rare earths from Kyiv in exchange for aid

US reportedly briefly paused weapon shipments into Ukraine; Russian forces continue to gain ground as Ukraine struggles with manpower. What we know on day 1,077


Maybe Not Machine Learning

OpenAI's 'Deep Research' Gives Students a Whole New Way to Cheat on Papers

OpenAI's new Deep Research for ChatGPT is made to create research papers, though Google Gemini 2.0 has a very similar feature.


Round Up & In . . . 

Cardi B Just Got a Butt Crack Piercing

On Monday, "Bodak Yellow" rapper Cardi B proudly announced that she got her "butt crack pierced" - and then proved it.


History As Temps Drop Again

Kansas City's record-breaking snow of 1912

Hundreds of hired men with horse-driven plows work to clear city streets


Colder Cowtown This Week

Kansas City weather: Temperatures drop beginning Tuesday

Monday night will be cloudy with lows in the upper 20s.

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