Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl for second year in a row
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MSN via NBC Sports ^
| 02/11/2024 | Rebecca Cohen
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in a rare overtime Super Bowl finish, capping off a thriller in Las Vegas that saw several lead changes in the second half. The
Chiefs will bring home the Lombardi Trophy for the second year in a row and the third time in five years as Patrick Mahomes led his team to a comeback victory after the Niners dominated the first half. This is the second time the Chiefs have sent the Niners packing in five Super Bowls, in what at times felt like a repeat of the 2020 game. The...
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Will Taylor Swift Cry if Kansas City Loses? You Can Bet on It.
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NY Times ^
| February 5, 2024 | Scott Cacciola
The Super Bowl always draws crowds to betting windows and online sports books, but some of the most talked about action this year will leave a blank space in Las Vegas. With in-person sports books limited to action on the field, Adam Burns, the sports book manager for BetOnline.ag, found himself capitalizing
on the moment by preparing odds for a flood of unusual wagers: What sort of outfit will Taylor Swift wear to the game on Sunday? Will the CBS broadcast show her holding a beverage or giving high-fives? Will she cry if the Kansas City Chiefs lose to the...
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Kansas City Chiefs fans found dead had cocaine, THC and three times lethal amount of fentanyl: reports
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NY Post ^
| 02/02/2024 | Yaron Steinbuch
Initial toxicology reports on the three Kansas City Chiefs fans found frozen and dead in a friend’s yard found cocaine, THC — and three times the amount of fentanyl that is enough to kill, according to reports. The
families of David Harrington, Clayton McGeeney and Ricky Johnson — who were found dead outside their friend Jordan Willis’ Kansas City home on Jan. 9 — confirmed to WDAF that police have the initial reports on illicit drugs in the dead men’s systems. Among the substances were cocaine and fentanyl, according to TMZ and NewsNation.
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Kansas city says it WANTS migrants to move there with $15,000 'Choose Topeka' campaign to lure border crossers to the Dem-led city to fill 7,000 open jobs
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The Daily Mail ^
| 02/01/2024 | NIC WHITE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
A small American city is so desperate for workers it doesn't just want migrants to move there - it will pay them $15,000 to come. Cities
like New York, Chicago, and Denver are struggling to care for 100,000 migrants bussed in from Texas as up to 10,000 cross from Mexico every day. But Topeka, the capital of Kansas, wishes a few of those buses would come its way to join its growing Hispanic community that makes up 17 per cent of the population ...
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Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens to secure a spot in Las Vegas... leaving pop superstar Swift facing a mad dash from Tokyo to make it in time to see boyfriend Travis Kelce play
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Daily Mail ^
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs have made it to the Super Bowl - meaning Taylor Swift will make a mad dash from Tokyo to Las Vegas to watch her boyfriend battle for football's ultimate prize on February 11. America's
most famous couple kissed on the field at the M&T Bank Stadium in the aftermath of a magnificent victory for the Chiefs And when he got on stage and took the mic, Kelce was euphoric - channeling the Beastie Boys by shouting: 'You've got to fight for your right to party!'. Swift plays four nights of her blockbuster Eras...
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Kansas City Chiefs Fans Found Dead in Friend's Backyard: What to Know
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Fox News ^
| January 27, 2024 | Christina Coulter
Mystery shrouds the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans found dead in their friend's snowy backyard after a Jan. 7 NFL watch party. Jordan
Willis hosted the gathering in his Northwest 83rd Terrace home. After Ricky Johnson, 38, Clayton McGeeney, 36, and David Harrington, 37, were found dead on his property two days later, he reportedly told family members that his friends "froze to death," a victim's family member told FOX4 Kansas City.
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5th man contradicts Kansas City Chiefs fans' pal about men's deaths
Jordan Willis has since moved out of his Kansas City home after his 3 friends were found dead on his property 2 days after he hosted a Chiefs watch party
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https :// www . foxnews . com / us / fifth - man - contradicts - kansas - city - chiefs - fans - pal - about - mens - deaths ^
| January 24, 2024 | Christina Coulter
A fifth friend at the Kansas City Chiefs watch party that preceded the mysterious deaths of three men offered a new account of the men's final hours. The
bodies of Ricky Johnson, 38; Clayton McGeeney, 36; and David Harrington, 37, were discovered on Jan. 9 after one man's fiancée told Kansas City police she had not heard from her partner in two days. Two of the men were found in the snow outside Jordan Willis' rental home, while the other was found dead on the man's back porch. The Kansas City Police Department told Fox News Digital that they are...
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Kansas City Chiefs fan ‘was asleep on the couch’ for 2 days while friends lay dead in his backyard, lawyer says
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New York Post ^
| Jan. 23, 2024, 4:29 p.m. ET | Jesse O’Neill
The football fan who hosted a party that ended with three of his friends dead at his Kansas City rental property was “asleep on the couch” for two days while their loved ones frantically tried to contact him, his lawyer said. David
Harrington, 37, Ricky Johnson, 38, and Clayton McGeeney, 36 had gathered at a house rented by Jordan Willis on the afternoon of Jan. 7 to watch their favorite football team play their last game of the regular season.The three visitors were found dead at the NW 83rd Terrace home two days later, and only after the fiancée of...
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3 Kansas City Chiefs fans found frozen outside home of friend who had ‘no knowledge’ of deaths: lawyer
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YNY Post ^
| Jan. 22, 2024, | Christina Coulter
Friends and family members of the three men say that they had all gathered at a friend’s house to watch the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers on the night of Jan. 7. The
Kansas City Police Department announced that the men’s bodies were discovered at 9:51 p.m. Jan. 9 after one man’s fiancée requested a welfare check. One man’s body was found on the back porch of the home on the 5200 block of NW 83rd Terrace, while the other two were in the backyard. The men had apparently frozen to death. John Picerno, an attorney...
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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift 'had their first ARGUMENT after Chiefs' Christmas Day loss to the Raiders... with the Kansas City star SNAPPING at his girlfriend in row that ruined their holidays'
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Daily Mail ^
| 1.13.2024 | Oliver Salt
A grim-faced Travis Kelce was seen leaving the Kansas City Chiefs' team hotel on Saturday amid reports that he and girlfriend Taylor Swift have had their first bust-up. After
a rosy start to their fairytale romance, Kelce and Swift reportedly had their first lovers' tiff after the Chiefs' loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas Day. The celebrity super-couple have dominated headlines ever since Swift publicly confirmed their relationship by rocking up at Arrowhead to watch Kelce in action for the very first time. It has even been claimed that they are planning to get engaged in the summer,...
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2024 NFL playoff weather: Dolphins at Chiefs could be the coldest game in history for both franchises...Kansas City is going to be experiencing arctic temperatures on Saturday
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CBS Sports ^
| 11 January 2024 | By John Breech
If the Dolphins had beaten the Bills in Week 18, they'd be getting ready to play a wild-card game in the balmy weather of Miami, but due to their loss, they're now headed to Kansas City for what will likely be the coldest game in franchise history. When
the Dolphins and Chiefs kick off on Saturday night, the temperature is expected to be around 3 degrees with a wind chill approaching -30, according to the National Weather Service. If that projection holds up, then this will become the coldest game that the Dolphins have ever played in, which isn't great...
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Kansas City Chiefs and Royals say they’ll stay in Jackson County if voters pass stadium sales tax
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KCUR ^
| January 5, 2024 | Gabe Rosenberg
The Jackson County Legislature must decide by January 23 if it will put a measure before voters in the April election that would renew the 3/8-cents sales tax, which helps fund both Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums. If
voters pass the measure, the Chiefs and Royals say they'll commit to staying in Kansas City. Following months of speculation over where the Kansas City Royals will build a new ballpark — and concerns from legislators that the Royals and Chiefs may be courted across state lines — both teams announced Friday that they will commit to staying in Jackson County if voters...
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Deadspin reporter blasted by mom of young Kansas City Chiefs fan he falsely shamed for wearing ‘blackface’: ‘He is Native American’
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NY Post ^
| Nov. 29, 2023, 8:46 a.m. ET | By Social Links forMelissa Koenig
The mother of a young football fan who wore a headdress and painted his face red and black to a Kansas City Chiefs game has blasted Deadspin for accusing him of “doubling up” on racism against black and Native communities — noting that her son is himself Native American. Holden Armenta became
an unexpected focus of an article by senior writer Carron Phillips that focused on a photo of the boy standing sideways, suggesting he was wearing blackface with no mention of the red side. “The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face,...
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Mom of young Kansas City Chief’s fan rips Deadspin for accusing him of double racism: ‘Just stop already’
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NY Post ^
| 11/29/2023 | Melissa Koenig
The mother of a young football fan who wore a headdress and painted his face red and black to a Kansas City Chiefs game has blasted Deadspin for accusing him of “doubling up” on racism against black and Native communities — noting that her son is himself Native American. Holden Armenta became
an unexpected focus of an article by senior writer Carron Phillips that focused on a photo of the boy standing sideways, suggesting he was wearing blackface with no mention of the red side. “The NFL needs to speak out against the Kansas City Chiefs fan in Black face,...
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Kansas City Mayor Puts Forward Gun Control to Undermine Missouri’s Pro-Gun Laws
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Gunpowder Magazine ^
| September 22, 2023 | Jose Nino
On August 1, 2023, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas unveiled two gun control proposals that he believes will reduce gun violence during a time when crime has been on the rise in the city. One
of the measures would ban minors from buying ammunition without the consent of a parent. The other measure would prohibit “switches,” devices that can convert handguns into automatic weapons. Lucas’s intention here is to undermine Missouri’s preemption laws, which bar local governments from crafting their own gun control measures. “I say clearly and unambiguously, guns and ammunition being given to minors; guns in the hands...
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'I don't understand how this appeals to Bud Light's target market of transgender youth': Embattled brand is mocked again for its 'desperate' ad featuring masculine 'grunts' from Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce
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Daily Mail UK ^
| July 4, 2023 | Noa Halff
Despite Bud Light's expectations, their new advertisement, featuring Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, failed to salvage their reputation in the aftermath of the Dylan Mulvaney controversy. As
sales continue to plunge, Bud Light released a 15-second commercial on Sunday showing Kelce cracking open a can of beer and aggressively grunting with several other men. The ad, titled 'Backyard Grunts with Travis Kelce,' is being labeled as another 'desperate' effort to regain support and has faced criticism online, with the majority of comments claiming the brand is attempting to save face once again. The new advert appears to be an...
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9 shot, 2 trampled at Wichita, Kansas nightclub as mayor calls for city to ‘stand united’ against gun violence
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Fox News ^
| 07/03/2023 | Greg Norman
The mayor of Wichita, Kansas, is calling for his city to "stand united against the alarming rise in gun violence" following a shooting at a nightclub over the weekend that left nine people injured with bullet wounds and another two hospitalized after being trampled. Wichita
Police Lt. Aaron Moses said investigators believe several shooters opened fire inside the City Nightz club just before 1 a.m. on Sunday. At least one suspect so far is in custody and police are investigating four guns recovered from the scene to determine if they were the weapons the shooters used. "We will not tolerate...
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'This is desperate': Bud Light is mocked over new ad featuring Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and men GRUNTING in bid to reverse Dylan Mulvaney disaster and appeal to male drinkers
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UK Daily Mail ^
| July 3, 2023 | Will Porter
Bud Light has been branded 'desperate' after releasing a new advert with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce in a bid to win back customers. The
embattled beer giant released a new 15-second spot on Sunday showing Kelce cracking open Bud Light cans and aggressively grunting with several other men.
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Norma Hunt, Matriarch of Kansas City Chiefs, Dies at 85
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ESPN ^
| Jun 4, 2023 | Adam Teicher
Norma Hunt, who as the wife of the late Kansas City Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt attended all 57 Super Bowl games, has died, the Hunt family announced in a statement released by the team. She
was 85 years old. No cause of death was given. "Kind, generous and unfailingly positive, mom was one of a kind,'' the Hunts said in their statement. "Her joy and zeal for life were infectious. She loved caring for others, and she always had an encouraging word. She was a loyal friend, the consummate hostess and she had a rare ability to make everyone she...
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[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Archdiocese of Kansas City Comments on SSPX in Light of Recent Immaculata Church Consecration
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Catholic Family News ^
| May 31, 2023 | Matt Gaspers
[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Archdiocese of Kansas City Comments on SSPX in Light of Recent Immaculata Church ConsecrationConsecration of the New ImmaculataOn the plains of northeastern Kansas, roughly 30 miles west of Topeka, a truly magnificent monument to the Catholic Faith was consecrated on May 3. Located
in the small town of St. Marys, towards the western side of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, the stunning Immaculata Church stands 12 stories high and can seat over 1,500 people. And what is more, this resplendent house of God is devoted exclusively to the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass and sacraments, making...
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