Kansas City Walk: Local Tribute, Democratic Doubt & MAGA Thrice

Tonight, inspired by the angels, we catch up on our reading and take a peek at pop culture, community reporting and top headlines for our late night denizens and/or early morning readers.

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Growing Community Name Check

Downtown KCMO garden club names trees after influential Kansas City women

Despite Sunday's dreary weather, the River Market Garden Club is making sure the stories of women who helped build the city are honored and remembered.

Tribute After Tragedy Cont'd

Sevendays inspires kindness in Kansas City and beyond

One act of hate has inspired more than a decade of kindness. We sit down with co-founder Mindy Corporon to hear about Sevendays' mission to empower youth and unite communities

Programming For Parents On KC's Front Porch

'Spring Break Blast' ends, summer glow-up begins with new exhibit at Science City

Kansas City's Science City at Union Station wraps up busy spring break rush and prepares for summer visitors with new student-made exhibit

More Concern Over Cuts

'I'm worried': YMCA to close 4 Kansas City Head Start locations, parents left in limbo

Dozens of families across the Kansas City area are left searching for answers after four YMCA branches announced they will no longer offer Head Start programs.

Traffic Fatality Late Night

Woman dies after crashing into utility pole north of Country Club Plaza in Kansas City

A woman died after she collided with a utility pole along Broadway south of the Westport in Kansas City, a police spokesman said.

Angel Body Of Work Endures

Candice Swanepoel flaunts her body for Victoria's Secret collab

The Vogue cover girl was debuting a new 2025 collaboration between her swimwear brand Tropic Of C and Victoria's Secret, a company she used to work for. She is 36 and from South Africa.

MAGA One More Time?!?

Trump won't rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News 'there are methods' for doing so

President Donald Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was "not joking" about a third term, adding that "it is far too early to think about it."

Dems Doubt Themselves

Sen. Michael Bennet says the Democratic Party's brand is 'problematic'

Sen. Michael Bennet said that the Democratic Party's brand is "problematic" and that the party "is associated with the educated elites" and "not anymore with working people in this country."

Tesla King Talks Democracy

Musk: Wisconsin Supreme Court race 'might decide the future of America and Western Civilization'

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday stressed the importance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, saying it could determine "the future of America and Western Civilization." Musk reposted a report from a right-wing account suggesting if Democrats won the Supreme Court seat, they would "redraw up districts and add seats for Democrats."

GOP Suffer Sabotage

Investigators probe fire at Republican Party's New Mexico HQ that group says is arson | CNN

A fire damaged the entryway at the Republican Party of New Mexico's Albuquerque headquarters early Sunday, which the party called "a deliberate act of arson."

Joking Internets Retrospective 

Jon Stewart Just Realized The Insanity Of Biden's $40,000,000,000 Broadband Boondoggle And His Reaction Is Priceless

Jon Stewart said he was "speechless" after Ezra Klein outlined the lengthy process to implement the Biden administration's rural broadband proposal.

Danes Dispute MAGA

Greenland's new PM rejects Trump's latest threat: 'We do not belong to anyone else'

Newly sworn in Jens-Frederik Nielsen says 'Trump says that the United States is getting Greenland. Let me be clear: the United States won't get that'

Holy Land Fight Over Daily Bread

Gaza's bakeries on the brink of shutting down under Israel's blockade of all food and supplies

For four weeks, Israel has shut off all sources of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies for the Gaza Strip's population of more than 2 million Palestinians. It's the longest blockade yet of Israel's 17-month-old campaign against Hamas, with no sign of it ending.

European About Face

Zelensky, Trump and Putin may all have done a U-turn on elections in Ukraine

Preparations are under way for a presidential vote, though many doubt they can be done in wartime | Europe

Global Relief Needed Amid Earthquake Devastation

Aid rushes into Myanmar after earthquake kills over 1,600, ravages cities

Myanmar's neighbours sent warships and aircraft laden with relief materials and rescue personnel on Sunday, as international aid gained steam after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the poor Southeast Asian nation.

El Papa Considers Reconciliation

Pope Francis denounces war in Sudan, suggests living Lent 'as a time of healing'

Pope Francis denounced the "appalling humanitarian catastrophe" in Sudan in Sunday's written Angelus prayer. It is the seventh week he has missed giving it in person.

Fashioning Football Strategy

LOOK: Hawaiian Andy again among the NFL's coaches at March meeting in Florida

The Kansas City Chiefs' head coach Andy Reid is always easy to spot at the league's meetings.

Toy Train Building Boom?!?

On Track with KC | Apartment complexes pop up along KC Streetcar Main Street Extension

Apartment complexes are popping up on the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension route as developers prepare for more people to move closer to public transportation.

Artsy Cowtown Adaptation

The White Theatre Presents a Visually Engaging "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" - KC STUDIO

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, currently onstage at the White Theatre at the J, is adapted from Mark Haddon's massively popular 2003 novel.

Faithful Student Life

Donnelly College boosts first-generation college students to next generation success - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper

"Donnelly is a pretty unique entity across the country."

Grigs Shares Rainy Outlook

Kansas City weather: More storm chances early in the week

It will be a cooler than average Monday in the Kansas City metro area.

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