%{}% One vote is all that stood between the Kansas Senate overturning Gov. Mark Parkinson’s veto of a bill that would change how late-term abortions are reported. The 26-14 vote just missed the needed two-thirds majority for an override of the bill, which would have required late-term abortion providers to tell the Kansas Department of Health and Environment the “exact…
I’m at a loss for words. I seriously cannot believe that Limp Bizkit is not only touring again, but they’ve got a new album, Gold Cobra, coming out, as well. According to Artistdirect, when the band put a preview of the new album on their site, “The fan response overwhelmed the band, crushing the website server and garnering more than…
%{}% Smoke it while you can, folks. Missouri state senators unanimously passed a bill banning K2 synthetic pot today, including an amendment that would put penalties in line with those for possessing the real deal. The bill will now have to be sent to the House for a vote. If the House approves, then the bill will go to Gov….
Margaret Czuczejko wants to give you a nice cabbage roll Last year, the committee organizing the annual Polski Day in Kansas City, Kansas, cooked up enough food to feed a small town: 1,000 cabbage rolls, 350 pounds of sausage, 220 pounds of sauerkraut and 1,500 pierogies stuffed with potato and cheese and sauteed in butter. And more than 800 visitors…
Sedale Fox will serve 24 years in prison for killing his pregnant girlfriend, Olivia Jackson, in Lansing, Kansas, in January 2008. Fox, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in April 2010. Authorities believe that Fox tried to bomb Jackson’s home 11 days before fatally shooting her. Fox had faced capital murder charges that could have led to…
Can we all just agree that Cretin 66 vocalist Screamin’ Mikey C is one of the best frontmen in rock ‘n’ roll? Yeah? Cool. Let’s also agree that the band’s Burnin’ Rubber Outta Hell’s Garage is criminally underrated in the rock ‘n’ roll pantheon? The songs are choice, the guitar riffs so crazy they have the potential to destroy your…
With no shortage of options for Cinco de Mayo events in town, the only question is how many can you attend? As for the history of the actual day and where it stands in the current political climate, ABC News has the breakdown — Fat City will just stick to the festivities. Southwest Boulevard is probably the first place that…
May is National Masturbation Month (thanks to our sister paper the LA Weekly for the reminder; sorry, we didn’t get you anything). Best not to tell the poor souls in the Westside Family Church’s Victory Over Porn Addiction support group, which teaches that masturbation and getting aroused are sins — not a part of healthy sexuality — and emphasizes “recovering…
%{}% Life is a bit of a whirlwind for chef Eli Kirshtein right now. He was in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday for the latest stop on the Top Chef Tour and the Kentucky Derby, before returning to New York City for the James Beard Foundation Awards on Monday night. Kansas Citians got a chance to see Kirshtein when he was…
%{}% Update (10:20 a.m. May 5): The firing of former Mission Valley Middle School teacher Ryan Haraughty started with an e-mail from a parent who was none too happy with “Sexual Harassment Week,” in which students would allegedly grope each other, according to The Kansas City Star. What could go wrong with encouraging horny middle schoolers to grope each other?…
The Westport Plaza Farmer’s Market debuts today just four blocks South of the previous location of the market formerly known as the 39th Street Community Market. The new market at the northwest corner of Westport Road and Wyoming Street will run Wednesdays from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. through October 6. The vendors — many of which were regulars at the…
%{}% Sometimes you have to pen a “Dear John” letter to a new beer. A guide to preparing asparagus, now that it’s asparagus season. Just how real is fast food? A closer look at the ingredients list makes you wonder. The latest advertisements for Twix and Miller Lite talk about everything but taste. There are several reasons why you can’t…
Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe won’t charge a Prairie Village police officer who shot and killed Susan L. Stuckey, a suicidal woman who had barricaded herself in her apartment at 93rd Terrace and Mission Road and made threats on March 31. Prosecutors say Stuckey, 47, did more than threaten officers. KSHB Channel 41 reports that Stuckey had allegedly threatened…
For the first Friday artwalk on May 7, Monta will be performing a two hour plus performance from 7:00-9:30 p.m. at the Czar Bar as part of the club’s dinner show event series. The band will feature new drummer, Bree Plaster (Ruskin Quartet), and “range from ’60s Bollywood and Italian Cinema to Boards of Canada meets futurebeat freakout soul music.”…
U.S. Senate hopeful Jerry Moran wants you to know something. He may be a six-term Congressman, but he still knows how to rock a plaid, button-down shirt. In a new television ad, Moran is shown driving along dusty roads in search of the wisdom that only members of the Kansas Farm Bureau can provide. The ad takes a shot at…
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster isn’t happy with Craigslist’s response. He’s joined attorneys general in 38 states in subpoenaing evidence that the online marketplace is keeping its promise to block ads for prostitution and other illegal activity as well as prove that it’s not profiting from the ads. “Despite Craigslist’s promises, advertisements for illegal activities like prostitution appear to be…
Mark Mothersbaugh, frontman for Devo, has an exhibition of his drawings and rugs starting this Friday at the 1819 Gallery. In addition to the showing of artwork, Mothersbaugh will do a live Q&A session via video that night. In advance of the opening, Mothersbaugh was kind enough to speak with us by phone, where we talked about the roots of…
A 27-year-old woman claims she was raped by her neighbor’s boyfriend, “Man-Man,” at her home on Highland on May 2. Kansas City police believe Man-Man is 24-year-old Lee E. Manning. The woman told police that she told Manning goodnight when he allegedly started choking her and told her, “Shut the fuck up,” as he led her to her bedroom. The…
Hip hop video week at Wayward Blog continues…well, not really, but it’s certainly shaping up to be that way, isn’t it? In this video for Spence’s “All You Hipsters,” try and find which Lawrence hipster locations director Ben Kimball included. I see Yokohama, Z’s Espresso, the Taproom, and the KJHK studios. What’d I miss? Categories: Music Tags: Ben Kimball, Spence,…
Kansas City police found Vernon A. Gause with his pants and underwear pulled down and on top of a 20-year-old developmentally disabled woman when they arrived at 6th and Superior on May 1. A witness called police after seeing Gause, 44, allegedly throw down a woman behind a billboard. Gause allegedly pulled up the woman’s dress, pulled down his pants…
There’s nothing like setting the mood on a sweet, soft bed … of onions. In celebration of National Burger Month, White Castle recently unveiled its latest promotional item: a Slider-scented candle inside a ceramic hamburger sleeve. The scent, courtesy of a partnership with the Candela Group’s Laura, is that of a hamburger “steam-grilled-on-a-bed-of-onions.” Two years ago we had meat-scented body…
