Nick’s Picks | Super Letdown, ICE Raids, Trump Effects and More …

Members of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Border Enforcement Security Task Force in Kansas City confer. (Ron Rogers | U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Super Sick Monday So, there’ll be no victory parade after all. No “Three-Peat” after the Chiefs fall to the Eagles on football’s biggest stage. That was tough to watch, wasn’t it? And the questions have already begun: Was that Kelce’s final game for the Chiefs? You might be experiencing a record level of absences at…

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Nick’s Picks | Trash Service, Political Action, Comedy Star Power … and More

Trash pickup is, well, picking up around the region up after delays caused by recent snow storms. (Luke X. Martin | KCUR 89.3)

This week, many Kansas Citians will finally be able to unload their New Year’s Eve party trash. Last week, several cities including Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas, canceled garbage pickup after one of the heaviest snowstorms in decades. Also, this week, our kids are going to have to do something they haven’t done…

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Nick’s Picks | KC Blizzard, Carter Funeral, New Laws, and More …

Metro residents awoke to frigid temperatures and deep snow on Jan. 6, 2025, after a blizzard dumped 11 inches of snow on the Kansas City area the day before. (Mike Sherry | Flatland)

Snow-Mageddon We’re tracking the fallout from this weekend’s snow-mageddon. As we start our week, schools and libraries are closed, so are some of our biggest attractions, including the Truman Library and Museum.  More than a dozen local cities have shut down their municipal offices and, depending on where you live, trash pickup is either postponed…

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