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Missouri Library Acquires 400-Year Old Book Written By Galileo
A Missouri library has acquired a rare 414-year old book written by Italian scientist and astronomer Galileo Galilei. “Sidereus Nuncius is one of the most famous books in the history of science,” according to a release from the Linda Hall Library in Kansas City, Missouri. According to Jason Dean,...
The Royals will soon be playing on Xfinity again. Here are the details
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Not even three months since Comcast stopped carrying Royals games on Bally Sports, the boys in blue will be back on its menu. Diamond Sports Group LLC and Comcast announced on Monday that they reached a carriage agreement for the distribution of Diamond’s 15 regional sports networks, including Bally Sports Kansas City, to Xfinity TV customers.
Artspeak Radio – Ruben Castillo, Andrea Cira, & Chico Sierra
Artspeak Radio, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 9am -10am CST, 90.1fm KKFI Kansas City Community Radio, streaming live audio www.kkfi.org. Producer/host Maria Vasquez Boyd welcomes artists Ruben Castillo, Andrea Cira, and Chico Sierra. RUBEN CASTILLO is a visual artist and educator investigating themes of intimacy, queerness, archival history, and the body...
Visually impaired students learn cybersecurity practices as they plan for their careers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - 15 students from around Kansas City are building websites and learning better cybersecurity practices to protect them in spite of their visual impairments. The range of visual ability varies from student to student, but all have access to programs that allow them to utilize their...
Steve Bartman 2.0? Cubs Fan Robs The Entire Royals Ballpark Of Free Chick-Fil-A After Robbing A Home Run
Cubs fans sitting down the left field line HAVE to start keeping their hands to themselves! Just stop reaching out for those balls down the line! Kansas City has a promo going where if a ball hits the foul pole the entire ballpark gets free Chick-Fil-A, sounds like something we can all get behind, right? WRONG! This Cubs fan had to get their inner Bartman on and interfere with the play and also take away a free meal from everyone. Ball is smoked down the line and headed for the foul pole.
Sunday roster move may bode badly for KC Royals outfielder
KC Royals left fielder MJ Melendez, sidelined since spraining an ankle against Boston in the club's final game before the All-Star Break, returned to action Sunday after completing his stay on the 10-day Injured List. To make room for him on the 26-man active roster, Kansas City optioned outfielder Drew...
KSHB 41 Weather | Chance of T-Storms by morning, better chance tomorrow night
Chance of thunderstorms by morning, mainly northeast Missouri. A cold front could bring some strong to severe thunderstorms for areas in eastern Kansas Wednesday night-Thursday; this will help break up the heat. KANSAS CITY'S FORECAST. This Evening: A dry, very warm and humid evening. Temperatures: 85°-90° Heat index: 100°...
Watch Northern Lights Barely Visible Even from Northern Missouri
Thanks to a major solar storm that is underway as of this writing, you can barely see the Northern Lights which are visible even from parts of northern Missouri and there's video to prove it. Dan Bush from the Missouri Skies YouTube channel is running a live camera Monday night...
Missouri, Iowa Under Heat Advisory: 110° Heat Wave Expected Tuesday Afternoon
Des Moines, IA – Iowa is bracing for an intense heat wave as temperatures are expected to soar to 110° on Tuesday, prompting the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a heat advisory for much of Southwest and Central Iowa and parts of Northern Missouri. According to the...
Know the rules of the road when riding ATVs
COLUMBIA, Mo. — ATVs can offer hours of fun when riders observe safety rules, but ATV accidents can lead to tragedy when precautions are not followed, said University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch. She said it is important to teach young riders rules of the...
This former Olathe thrift store space will soon be home to a new gym
After opening its first Johnson County location this summer, a New York-based gym company has its sights set on opening another later this year. Crunch Fitness has started transforming a former Goodwill space in Olathe into its newest gym location in the area. Crunch Fitness will be at 16630 W....
Kansas City Chiefs Announce Surprise Decision On Kicker Harrison Butker For 2024 Season
The Kansas City Chiefs have made a surprise decision on how they’ll utilize kicker Harrison Butker for the upcoming 2024 season. Earlier this offseason, Kansas City Chiefs coaches revealed they were considering using safety Justin Reid for kickoffs following the NFL’s rule changes. The thinking was that Reid would be a better open-field tackler than Harrison Butker, and that the latter would greatly reduce his risk of injuries without tackling on kickoffs.
I studied ShotSpotter in Chicago and Kansas City – here’s what people in Detroit and the more than 167 other cities and towns using this technology should know
Like many large cities in the U.S., Detroit’s gun violence rate has fluctuated since the COVID-19 pandemic and the unrest after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The city’s murder rate increased nearly 20% that year, meaning the city had the second-highest violent crime rate after Memphis, Tennessee, among cities with more than 100,000 residents.
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