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New Missouri Map Signing

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is promising to sign a new congressional map this week that would make it tougher for Kansas City Congressman Emanuel Cleaver to win reelection.

Kehoe is also expected to sign a ballot reform measure that raises the bar for passing citizen-initiated constitutional amendments. If approved by voters next year, it would require future ballot questions win majority support in all eight of the state’s congressional districts.

Both measures are being challenged in court as unconstitutional.

Mahomes Kelce Steakhouse Finally Opens

The new Mahomes Kelce steakhouse opens this week. 

The food better be amazing … has there ever been more relentless coverage of a local restaurant opening?

1587 Prime greets its first paying customers on Wednesday night, which coincides with Patrick Mahomes’ 30^th birthday.

The two-story restaurant is located inside the Loews Hotel at 15^th Street and Baltimore Avenue.

Last Week, Reviewed

Temporary Jail Moving Forward

Kansas City leaders have finally agreed on a location for a new temporary jail.

On Thursday, the City Council is expected to approve a modular facility that could house up to 100 detainees next to a city-owned tow lot along Front Street, near the Missouri River.

It’s scheduled to open in advance of the World Cup.

Currently, the city doesn’t own a jail and is contracting out with two rural Missouri counties to house the most serious offenders.

A Frank Decision

This happened fast … no-excuse absentee voting begins Tuesday in the big Frank White Recall Election. 

This week, we’re taking the recall debate on the road.

Tonight, we’re bringing our cameras along with hundreds of your friends and neighbors to the Kansas City Plaza Library for “A Frank Decision: Jackson County’s Historic Recall Vote.”

Would you join us?

It starts tonight at 6 p.m.

In National News You Can Use …

• The memorial service for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk is set for Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. President Donald Trump says he will attend.
• The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates on Wednesday. Mortgage rates are expected to drop on Thursday.
• Trump arrives across the pond on Tuesday for an unprecedented second state visit to the UK. He will meet with King Charles at Windsor Castle.
• On Tuesday, it’ll be 100 days until Christmas. Have you started your holiday shopping yet?

Final Chance to Volunteer for World Cup

If you want to help Kansas City put on the World Cup, today is the deadline to sign up.

Kansas City needs more than 6,000 volunteers. They’re totally unpaid, but good news … you get a four-piece uniform to wear that you get to keep.

Is that enough of an incentive for you to sign up for a minimum of nine 8-hour shifts?

In Other Sports News …

Winless Chiefs: The big question of the week … can the Chiefs end their losing streak as they hit the road to take on the New York Giants on Sunday Night Football? The last time the Kansas City Chiefs started a season with two consecutive losses was in 2014. This marks the first time the team has had an 0-2 start in the Mahomes era.

Royals Last Home Game: The odds may be stacked against them, but the Kansas City Royals are trying to keep their slim playoff chances alive this week. The Royals are off today before returning to Kauffman Stadium to host the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. There are just 12 games left in the regular season. The Royals last home game is on Sunday.

NBC Sports hits KC: NBC Sports will broadcast live from the Power & Light District this weekend as part of its English Premier League soccer coverage. The Kansas City stop also includes a fanfest with special guests and giveaways. 

The Big Tower Relighting

Are you ready for the big lighting ceremony for the huge broadcast tower right above our heads here at Kansas City PBS?

What is actually the KCTV5 tower is being relit this week as a massive, illuminated art installation, ahead of the World Cup.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas will flip the switch this Thursday at 9 p.m. in our parking lot at 31^st Street and Grand Avenue.

When it was erected in 1956, it was viewed as an engineering marvel, 18 feet taller than the Eiffel Tower.

Looking for Something Else to do in KC This Week?

• Fresh from hosting the Emmy Awards, comedian Nate Bargatze takes the stage at T-Mobile Center on Friday night.
• Also on Friday, hundreds of artists converge on the Country Club Plaza for the 94th Annual Plaza Art Fair. It runs through Sunday.

Nick Haines tracks the week’s most impactful local news stories on Week in Review, Friday nights at 7:30 pm on Kansas City PBS.