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Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader of Cleto and The Cletones, the house band for #JimmyKimmelLive has died. The musician and lifelong friend of Kimmel was 59.
Jimmy Kimmel's band leader and longtime friend Cleto Escobedo III dies at 59
Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," died Tuesday, according to the late-night host. The pair were close friends, having grown up together.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Cleto Escobedo III, the bandleader of Cleto and The Cletones, the house band for #JimmyKimmelLive has died. The musician and lifelong friend of Kimmel was 59.
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A Department of Homeland Security agent shot at an unarmed Black suspect during a traffic stop — and police in Washington, D.C. were told to exclude it from the incident report, according to a recent report that stunned a prominent legal expert.
'Whoa': Expert stupefied over alleged police 'cover-up' of DHS shooting at unarmed man
A Department of Homeland Security agent shot at an unarmed Black suspect during a traffic stop — and police in Washington, D.C. were told to exclude it from the incident report, according to a recent report that stunned a prominent legal expert.According to The Washington Post, "On Oct. 17, D.C. pol...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A Department of Homeland Security agent shot at an unarmed Black suspect during a traffic stop — and police in Washington, D.C. were told to exclude it from the incident report, according to a recent report that stunned a prominent legal expert.
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Russia is protecting its nuclear submarine fleet in the Arctic with an undersea surveillance system built using equipment acquired from U.S. and European companies through a secret procurement network, according to financial records, court documents and officials.
Russia acquired Western technology to protect its nuclear submarine fleet
Russia secretly used front companies to buy Western technology and erect a surveillance net in the Arctic where its submarines operate, an investigation shows.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Russia is protecting its nuclear submarine fleet in the Arctic with an undersea surveillance system built using equipment acquired from U.S. and European companies through a secret procurement network, according to financial records, court documents and officials.
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Impressions of Kansas City so far:
1) enough people wearing Chiefs attire at all times to make me constantly question if there is a game today
2) almost all bars have Guinness on tap which is much appreciated
3) free public transportation is very nice. So nice not to figure out some new system
1) enough people wearing Chiefs attire at all times to make me constantly question if there is a game today
2) almost all bars have Guinness on tap which is much appreciated
3) free public transportation is very nice. So nice not to figure out some new system
October 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Impressions of Kansas City so far:
1) enough people wearing Chiefs attire at all times to make me constantly question if there is a game today
2) almost all bars have Guinness on tap which is much appreciated
3) free public transportation is very nice. So nice not to figure out some new system
1) enough people wearing Chiefs attire at all times to make me constantly question if there is a game today
2) almost all bars have Guinness on tap which is much appreciated
3) free public transportation is very nice. So nice not to figure out some new system
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Kansas City's speedy second-year wide receiver has missed multiple games with a shoulder injury. Here's the latest on his status for Week 4.
Is Xavier Worthy playing this week? Andy Reid gives update on Chiefs WR, per reports
Kansas City's speedy second-year wide receiver has missed multiple games with a shoulder injury. Here's the latest on his status for Week 4.
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September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Kansas City's speedy second-year wide receiver has missed multiple games with a shoulder injury. Here's the latest on his status for Week 4.
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NEW: Missouri voters have sued to stop Gov. Kehoe’s Trump-ordered gerrymander.
The lawsuit says Republicans rushed through an ‘unconstitutional’ mid-decade map to dismantle Kansas City’s 5th district and silence Black voters.
The lawsuit says Republicans rushed through an ‘unconstitutional’ mid-decade map to dismantle Kansas City’s 5th district and silence Black voters.
Missouri Voters Sue to Block ‘Unconstitutional’ GOP Gerrymander
Read more here.
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September 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
NEW: Missouri voters have sued to stop Gov. Kehoe’s Trump-ordered gerrymander.
The lawsuit says Republicans rushed through an ‘unconstitutional’ mid-decade map to dismantle Kansas City’s 5th district and silence Black voters.
The lawsuit says Republicans rushed through an ‘unconstitutional’ mid-decade map to dismantle Kansas City’s 5th district and silence Black voters.
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A condition known as alpha-gal syndrome is changing the way many people shop, cook and eat on Martha’s Vineyard, an island long known as a food-lover’s retreat. A single tick bite can leave people with this life-threatening allergy to most meat and dairy.
Why Is Martha’s Vineyard Going Vegan? It’s All About Tick Bites.
Islanders’ diets are being upended by an onslaught of alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-induced allergy to meat and dairy.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A condition known as alpha-gal syndrome is changing the way many people shop, cook and eat on Martha’s Vineyard, an island long known as a food-lover’s retreat. A single tick bite can leave people with this life-threatening allergy to most meat and dairy.
NEW: MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson making them eligible for HoF.
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MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them Hall of Fame eligible
Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were reinstated by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Tuesday, making both eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished by sports gambl...
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May 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
NEW: MLB reinstates Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson making them eligible for HoF.
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Hanging around after the school bell. I'll join Jayme Monacelli on @kmbzradio.bsky.social until about 11:15.
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May 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hanging around after the school bell. I'll join Jayme Monacelli on @kmbzradio.bsky.social until about 11:15.
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Jon Grayson of the Midday show is retiring. Today is his last day on #KMBZ.
Read what Jon wrote about finishing his lengthy radio career in #KansasCity:
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Read what Jon wrote about finishing his lengthy radio career in #KansasCity:
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Midday host Jon Grayson retires from KMBZ following radio career of 30+ years
After five years at KMBZ as the co-host of Midday, and more than three decades in the radio business — Jon Grayson is retiring.
We asked him to put some thoughts down on his last day, reflecting on hi...
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May 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Jon Grayson of the Midday show is retiring. Today is his last day on #KMBZ.
Read what Jon wrote about finishing his lengthy radio career in #KansasCity:
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Read what Jon wrote about finishing his lengthy radio career in #KansasCity:
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Merck planning a major expansion on the edge of the KC Metro at its campus in the "KC Animal Health Corridor" — described as the world’s largest concentration of animal health companies.
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Merck Animal Health plans $895 million expansion in De Soto
Merck says its plans to invest $895 million in the expansion of its biologics facility is one of the most significant economic development projects in Kansas history and the largest to date for Merck ...
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May 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Merck planning a major expansion on the edge of the KC Metro at its campus in the "KC Animal Health Corridor" — described as the world’s largest concentration of animal health companies.
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The Supreme Court's three liberal justices dissented, saying they would have kept the transgender U.S. troop ban on hold.
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump to enforce transgender troop ban
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May 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The Supreme Court's three liberal justices dissented, saying they would have kept the transgender U.S. troop ban on hold.
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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis said he won't back Ed Martin, Trump's pick for top D.C. prosecutor, because of his work defending Jan. 6 rioters.
“I have no tolerance for anybody that entered the building on Jan. 6," Tillis said. ow.ly/z4kN50VNXzZ
“I have no tolerance for anybody that entered the building on Jan. 6," Tillis said. ow.ly/z4kN50VNXzZ
May 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis said he won't back Ed Martin, Trump's pick for top D.C. prosecutor, because of his work defending Jan. 6 rioters.
“I have no tolerance for anybody that entered the building on Jan. 6," Tillis said. ow.ly/z4kN50VNXzZ
“I have no tolerance for anybody that entered the building on Jan. 6," Tillis said. ow.ly/z4kN50VNXzZ
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Ships now pulling into US harbors from China are the first to be subject to the massive tariffs that America is imposing on most Chinese imports. Many of them are half full.
That means, in a matter of weeks, consumers will face higher prices and shortages of certain items.
That means, in a matter of weeks, consumers will face higher prices and shortages of certain items.
The first boats carrying Chinese goods with 145% tariffs are arriving in LA. They’re half-full. Expect shortages soon | CNN Business
American consumers are on the cusp of tough choices because of President Donald Trump’s trade war.
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May 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Ships now pulling into US harbors from China are the first to be subject to the massive tariffs that America is imposing on most Chinese imports. Many of them are half full.
That means, in a matter of weeks, consumers will face higher prices and shortages of certain items.
That means, in a matter of weeks, consumers will face higher prices and shortages of certain items.
It's the latest move by Trump to use federal powers to control or hamstring institutions whose actions or viewpoints he disagrees with.
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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting
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May 2, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It's the latest move by Trump to use federal powers to control or hamstring institutions whose actions or viewpoints he disagrees with.
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KC speedboat crew goes airborne, wins the race...
and spoke to #DanaAndParks today on their drive back to #KansasCity.
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and spoke to #DanaAndParks today on their drive back to #KansasCity.
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Kansas City speedboat crew goes airborne in 200mph crash, wins race anyway
The crew from Kansas City won the race, despite going airborne, flipping and crashing into the water. One of the crew members spoke to Dana and Parks as they drove the crippled boat back to Kansas Cit...
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April 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
KC speedboat crew goes airborne, wins the race...
and spoke to #DanaAndParks today on their drive back to #KansasCity.
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and spoke to #DanaAndParks today on their drive back to #KansasCity.
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The woman accused of stabbing KCFD firefighter to death charged with first degree murder.
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KC firefighter stabbed to death by ambulance patient; Suspect facing 1st degree murder charge
Kansas City firefighter-paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was stabbed by a patient early Sunday morning while she was being taken to St. Luke’s Hospital on Barry Road.
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April 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The woman accused of stabbing KCFD firefighter to death charged with first degree murder.
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Vancouver police have ruled out terrorism in a car ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino heritage festival.
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11 killed as a vehicle plows into a Filipino street festival in Vancouver. Police rule out terrorism
Vancouver police have ruled out terrorism in a car ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver, saying the suspect has a history of mental he...
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April 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Vancouver police have ruled out terrorism in a car ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino heritage festival.
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If they were arresting judges in another country with an authoritarian-inclined (even if democratically elected) government, we'd be alarmed.
We in the U.S. should be alarmed.
We in the U.S. should be alarmed.
April 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If they were arresting judges in another country with an authoritarian-inclined (even if democratically elected) government, we'd be alarmed.
We in the U.S. should be alarmed.
We in the U.S. should be alarmed.
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READ: FBI criminal complaint against Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan
READ: FBI criminal complaint against Wisconsin judge
Read the criminal complaint.
www.axios.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
READ: FBI criminal complaint against Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan
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BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense
The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
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April 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Pope Francis made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday — a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, drawing wild cheers and applause.
Beforehand, he met briefly with US VP JD Vance.
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Beforehand, he met briefly with US VP JD Vance.
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
Pope Francis has died at age 88
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April 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Pope Francis made his last public appearance on Easter Sunday — a day before his death — to bless thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square, drawing wild cheers and applause.
Beforehand, he met briefly with US VP JD Vance.
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Beforehand, he met briefly with US VP JD Vance.
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