Kansas City, Kansas, police have identified the victim of Monday’s homicide as Wesley U. Smith. Smith, 53, was shot to death in the 2900 block of Hutchings Street. Police took a suspect, described as a black female, into custody. If you have a tip about Smith’s death, call the KCKPD’s Major Case unit at 913-573-6020 or the TIPS Hotline at…
It’s all about food today on the “Walt Bodine Show” Hey Fat City friends, because Friday is Christmas Day, the staff at KCUR-FM has moved this week’s edition The Walt Bodine Show’s “Food Critics Panel” to this morning at 10 a.m. The subject will be a look back at the highs and lows of dining out in Kansas City during…
For the most part, I see Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job in much the same way that I view Seinfeld: 98% eyebrow raising “meh”-ness that usually results in me changing the channel or falling asleep. The other 2% is comedy gold, the likes of which we are lucky to have. Such is the case with Tim Heidecker’s new…
Originally recorded for the Vandals’ Christmas album of the same name back in 1996, No Doubt recorded this version for A Very Special Christmas 3 a year later. It’s undoubtedly (pun intended) the more familiar version, and probably the best-known Christmas punk song out there. For the record, the best original holiday punk song is TVTV$’s “Daddy Drank Our Christmas…
What a clusterfuck. That’s the only way to describe Kansas Democrats’ disastrous attempts to field a candidate for governor. A retired California pharmaceutical exec, Tom Wiggans, announced he was running in November … then dropped out of the race a month later. Governor Mark Parkinson said he wouldn’t run. The party’s chair, Larry Gates, said he didn’t want to run…
%{}% A look at which Christmas brews are worth your time and which are the malted equivalent of a lump of coal. Whispers continue about a Whole Foods supermarket near the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Drool-worthy photos of pecans dusted in sugar and nutmeg and then roasted. What happens when a bunch of Canadian architects build gingerbread houses for charity?…
I hate doing this. Rounding up the year’s best local releases only makes me think of failure. Not failure on the part of any artist, mind you — well, not usually — but rather failure on my part to pay wholehearted attention to each and every worthwhile development in the local music scene. I mean, it’s my job, right? Maybe…
A Sugar Creek man committed suicide Monday morning, using a couple of canisters of cyanide gas, which sent four first responders to the hospital, according to Fox 4. Police described as in his late 50s or early 60s. The man’s sister-in-law found his body in a truck in the 11400 block of Burton before 10 a.m. From Fox 4: Inside,…
Tony Gonzalez fans, does Tony G. have the best Christmas present ever for you. For a mere $3.6 million, you can get a piece of sports memorabilia unlike any other: the never-nude vegan activist and former Chief’s tight end’s Manhattan Beach home. Just take a look at its, uh, beauty. But, you know, this economy is a bitch. So to…
But dogs in sweaters are. Kit, where’s your plaid family? Categories: News, Politics Tags: butt sniffing, christmas, dogs in sweaters, Kit Bond, missouri
For real. Tuesday Plog videorama will resume in a minute with some dog-butt-sniffing action, courtesy of Missouri Sen. Kit Bond. Categories: News, Politics Tags: christmas, missouri, Susan Montee
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson is definitely getting a raw deal. Former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius gets to pal around with Elmo, and Parkinson gets stuck with Sid the Science Kid. He’s not even a puppet. And look who else met Sid. I bet Parkinson feels used. Categories: News, Politics Tags: Elmo, Jay Nixon, kathleen sebelius, Mark Parkinson, Sid the Science Kid
A man was shot to death Monday evening in the 2900 block of Hutchings Street. View Larger Map Kansas City, Kansas, police say the victim, described as a black male in his fifties, was dead inside a home when officers arrived. A suspect, described as a black female, was taken into custody. The man’s identity hasn’t been released yet. If…
If you’re looking for a way to get some last-minute holiday shopping knocked out, Love Garden will be open until midnight. From 9:00 p.m. on, DJ Candy Cane (aka Love Garden employee Amanda Meyers) will be spinning holiday records. They’re calling it the “Xmas Mix Tape Release Party & Shopping Extravaganza,” because not only will the store be open late…
Thankfully, it’s extinct. The artist rendering of the Sinornithosaurus (aka Chinese-bird-lizard) above is from the University of Kansas whose researchers along with some Chinese colleagues discovered this beast who’s a relative of the velociraptor. Read more about it in the early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which I’m sure is waiting for you in your…
The most adorable thing I think I’ve seen all year is the following video. Yes, that is a little kid singing Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” while accompanying himself on a ukulele. Categories: Music Tags: covers, Jason Mraz, ukulele, video
A cold, December night calls for curling up in front of a fireplace with some hot chocolate and a little Bing Crosby, right? Wrong. The perfect antidote to winter chill, actually, is to go see Pitbull in concert. Last night, the Cuban-American cueball — in a slim-cut suit that practically dripped sex — used relentless bass and cumbia beats to…
