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To wit we share this question in the aftermath of the blaze that should send a chill up the spine of anyone who remembers ...

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Here's the word: "The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas Planning Commission approved a resolution Monday that would put a temporary ban on any detention facilities, ...

Push back against the GOP super-majority as the guv calls out bathroom legislation . . . THE BIGGER QUESTION: WILL KANSAS ...

Activists had called him out for years and many local politicos joined their protest . . . Let's not forget the officer in ...

WHO STAYS WINNING AND/OR LOSING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THIS KANSAS CITY ICE MEGA JAIL SLAP FIGHT?!? We have a few suggestions to start . . .

Friday the 13th will occur three times in 2026 – in Today for February, March, and November. The last year with three instances of Friday the 13th was 2015, and the next will be 2037. And all of this ...

Like it or not, for "many sides" of the local ICE issue, this expressive interpretive dance seems to epitomize "the feels" for this week. And it made TKC laugh either way.

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But, I think some of us local officials are trying to do anything and everything we can to prevent Minnesota from happening here in Jackson County,” Abarca explained. Jackson County leaders held a ...

"Ben Shapiro is getting upset at the anti-semitism he's seeing on the right. Is it possible he has helped create a monster that is now raging out of control, one he is powerless to stop? Will he learn ...