A fired Joplin police officer found a way to beat charges of possessing nude photos and videos of his 17-year-old girlfriend: Marry her. That’s exactly what Jonathan D. White did and prosecutors were forced to drop the charges due to “spousal privilege.” See, the teen bride cannot be forced to testify against her husband. Categories: News Tags: Jonathan D. White
Hopefully we all honor the specter of Halloween this weekend, but there are a few special souls like photographer Josh Hoffine who keep a jack-o-lantern lit in their hearts all year round, and who’s featured in this month’s issue of Fangoria magazine. It’s like being in the New Yorker except in their magazine Freddy Krueger is a far more important…
Yesterday, the Spartanburg, South-Carolina-based Denny’s restaurant chain opened its first fast-casual unit in Orange, California. The restaurant’s corporate office describes this new restaurant concept, called Denny’s Cafe, as “a smaller version of the traditional Denny’s experience that caters to guests with a more streamlined menu, counter service ordering and a smaller real estate footprint.” So what exactly is the definition…
The Kansas City Star ran a big story on the life and mysterious death of Brian Euston, the 24-year-old who was found with a head injury at Mill Street and Westport Roada couple of weeks ago. No one’s sure what caused the injury that would later take Euston’s life. But we may soon find out. Categories: News Tags: Brian Euston
One of the big celebrity draws for next weekend’s Hen House Holiday Celebration at the Overland Park Convention Center will be Milton Teagle Simmons. Milton is better known as pixieish weight-loss superstar Richard Simmons. That’s right: the infomercial tycoon who sells videos, DVDs, books and the infamous 6-quart food steamer. The other celebrities scheduled to appear during the three-day event…
You can always count on advocacy groups to issue bummer press releases the week of Halloween that start off like, “You think ghosts and goblins are scary? Well, have you ever thought about the chemicals that are sprayed on your broccoli?” Environment Missouri knows what time it is, so it’s posted a list of the Top Ten Frightening Facts About…
The wait is almost over for Kansas City’s fast-food connoisseurs — we’re less than 72 hours from having a Jack in the Box. Located at 211 South 18th Street, in the Prescott Shopping Center, the restaurant is set to open for business at 9 a.m. Monday, November 1. When Fat City recently asked, “Why does Kansas City love Jack in…
Damn near every cable channel has a ghost hunting show. Ghost Hunters is SyFy’s version. There’s A&E’s Paranormal State, and the Travel channel’s Ghost Adventures. Even Animal Planet has The Haunted, which, I am sad to report, is not about ghost puppies. Five bucks says next season, MTV dumps the cast of Jersey Shore off at the Stanley Hotel. Two…
Whack-ass trivia: Landmark decisions in entertainment law, McCollum vs. CBS and Waller vs. Osbourne proved that Ozzy Osbourne’s lyrics to “Suicide Solution” did not directly contribute to the separate suicides of teens John McCollum in 1986 and Michael Waller in 1991. We don’t know if the fifth track on Blizzard of Ozz will be on Ozzy’s setlist when he performs…
Fiesta Azteca, the lively Mexican spot that won “Best Mexican Restaurant” honors in last year’s Pitch “Best of Kansas City” issue, is leaving Raytown next month to move into bigger quarters in Lee’s Summit. Owner Andres Orozco has had great success over the last seven years in the small location at 7534 Raytown Road — too much success, in fact….
UPDATE: Joshua William Maylee has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree assault, according to KMBC Channel 9. Maylee is being held without bond. If you’ve ever had an issue with Joshua William Maylee, run. Run and hide. That’s what police in central Missouri are telling folks as a manhunt is on for Maylee,…
Much like St. Patrick’s Day and New Year’s Eve, Halloween weekend promises long lines for drinks and toilets, people of all ages who don’t get out much behaving badly, shitty parking spots and enough secondhand embarrassment to last you until Thanksgiving. It’s easy enough to skip all that, though. Tomorrow night, R Bar hosts the Black Crack Revue, a cosmic…
Raise your hand if you miss Jose Guillen. Anyone? No. OK. The former Kansas City’s Royals new club, the San Francisco Giants, made it to the World Series. But the outfielder isn’t on the playoff roster, which the Giants claimed was due to a neck injury. Or could it be that the feds are investigating a link between Guillen and…
The best part of carving a jack-o’-lantern is cleaning out the pumpkin guts — cutting a hole in the top, reaching in and pulling out all that slimy, slimy goodness. Very gruesome. Very Halloween. Plus, then you have pumpkin seeds, which make a delicious Halloween snack. There’s the standard method of roasting them with salt and oil. Or you can…
Why couldn’t Kris Kobach just have kept his mouth shut? The Republican candidate for Secretary of State has been harping about voter fraud for the last several months, making claims that illegal immigrants and dead people are voting and swaying elections. And just when the media begins to seriously look into his wild-sounding theories, Kobach goes and negates any momentum…
How would you feel about getting baby carrots while you were out trick-or-treating? What if they were scary carrots? Meet Scarrots — baby carrots in a Halloween-themed bag. They’re a treat perhaps only Bunnicula could love. You might as well put a sign on your house that reads: “Please egg us.” This may be worse than giving out pennies or…
