On opinion days, a certain silence descends upon the Supreme Court chamber. Reporters bend forward. Along the side walls, clerks move in their seats. Even before a word is read, everyone is roughly familiar with the script. Thursday was peculiar because of this. The script broke down for a few awkward moments.Justice Samuel Alito had just completed one of three opinions he had written that day, summarizing his decision in a case involving asylum seekers at the southern border. He doesn’t spend much time thinking about his summaries. His typical register is “quick, dry, get to the point.” Thus, the…
Author: Sierra Foster
Sierra Foster
Born in Kansas City, Sierra Foster writes about politics and serves as Senior Editor at kbsd6.com. She was raised paying attention to this city, not just living in it. Sierra has a strong, deep connection to Kansas City, from the neighborhoods east of Troost to the discussions that take place in the city hall halls. Sierra, who is presently enrolled at the University of Kansas to pursue a degree in Political Science, applies the rigor of academic study to her journalism. She writes about politics in Missouri and Kansas as someone who genuinely cares about what happens to the people in these communities—the policies that impact them, the leaders who represent them, and the civic forces influencing their futures—rather than as an outsider watching from a distance. Her editorial coverage encompasses state-level policy, local government, and the national political currents that permeate bi-state regional life. Whether it's a city council vote or a Senate race, she has a special gift for turning complex policy language into writing that feels urgent, relatable, and worthwhile. Sierra seldom sits still off the page. She claims that playing soccer on a regular basis has sharpened her instincts for political reporting because of the sport's teamwork, strategy, and requirement to read a changing game in real time. She's probably somewhere in Kansas City with her friends when she's not writing or on the pitch, discovering new reasons to adore a city she already knows so well.
A palace with 775 rooms that is largely deserted at night seems almost fitting. According to royal accounts released this week, King Charles and Queen Camilla will not reside at Buckingham Palace after its ten-year, £369 million renovation is completed next spring. Rather, the King and Queen will continue to live at Clarence House, a smaller, peaceful home surrounded by ivy that is only a short stroll from St. James’s Palace. Although it’s not as dramatic as it might seem, this decision is nonetheless historic. A reigning monarch hasn’t chosen to live somewhere else since Queen Victoria spent extended periods…
A $200,000 Lego collection becoming the focus of a civil RICO-adjacent lawsuit, restraining orders, and misdemeanor stalking charges is almost ridiculous. However, that is about the current status of the conflict between Ben Schneider, the YouTuber known to his followers as Reckless Ben, and Bricks and Minifigs, a Utah-based Lego resale business. This is how the fundamentals work. The Mansells, a family from Oregon, claim that their father Eric put together a unique Star Wars Lego collection over many years. They consigned it to a nearby Bricks and Minifigs franchise, which allowed the store to sell items for a commission…
As these things frequently do, it began with something utterly unremarkable. After a long shift, a woman goes to get dinner. In Broken Bow, Oklahoma, she passes a small-town Arby’s, picks up an order for her family and herself, and drives home. There was nothing about that late March evening that indicated it would be featured in court documents and make headlines across the country months later. Jennica Church filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Amanda Hendricks, 38, was the manager who prepared her order that night. According to the complaint, Hendricks was actively managing an oral herpes outbreak, complete…
Curtis Ervin lived out of a maroon pickup truck close to a fast-food lot in Long Beach for nearly two years. This is the kind of detail that doesn’t appear in a federal report but provides a close-up view of what veteran homelessness looks like. For a considerable amount of time, no one was able to persuade the 87-year-old Navy man who had previously worked on a nuclear-powered destroyer to enter. This year, he was finally placed in housing after an outreach worker fed him warm meals through a truck window for more than a year, week after week. The…
Even if they are unable to articulate it verbally, frequent flyers eventually become aware of the Chicago–Kansas City corridor’s subtle logic. It’s not a glamorous path. There are no songs about flying from ORD to MCI. However, the fact that there are about 35 weekly flights between the two cities speaks volumes about how closely these two Midwestern hubs are connected, both economically and otherwise. About an hour and forty-five minutes is the duration of the nonstop flight, which seems almost too short to deal with airport security. Southwest typically wins on price out of Midway rather than O’Hare, while…
WeekDateOpponentHome/AwayTime (CT)TVPreseason 1Sat, Aug 15Los Angeles RamsHome3:00 PM CDTKSHB 41Preseason 2Sat, Aug 22Tampa Bay BuccaneersAway6:30 PM CDTKSHB 41Preseason 3Fri, Aug 28Seattle SeahawksHome7:00 PM CDTKSHB 411Mon, Sep 14Denver BroncosHome7:15 PM CDTESPN/ABC2Sun, Sep 20Indianapolis ColtsHome7:20 PM CDTNBC3Sun, Sep 27Miami DolphinsAway12:00 PM CDTCBS4Sun, Oct 4Las Vegas RaidersAway3:25 PM CDTCBS5—BYE———6Sun, Oct 18Los Angeles ChargersHome3:25 PM CDTCBS7Sun, Oct 25Seattle SeahawksAway7:20 PM CDTNBC8Sun, Nov 1Denver BroncosAway3:25 PM CSTCBS9Sun, Nov 8New York JetsHome12:00 PM CSTCBS10Sun, Nov 15Atlanta FalconsAway12:00 PM CSTCBS11Sun, Nov 22Arizona CardinalsHome12:00 PM CSTCBS12Thu, Nov 26Buffalo BillsAway7:20 PM CSTNBC13Thu, Dec 3Los Angeles RamsAway7:15 PM CSTPrime Video14Sun, Dec 13Cincinnati BengalsAway3:25 PM CSTFOX15Mon, Dec 21New England PatriotsHome7:15 PM…
Mike Debus had limited knowledge of Dutch soccer. He would be the first to acknowledge it. However, he ordered a Netherlands jersey from Etsy last Thursday after a friend told him to show up at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Pershing Road without providing a clear explanation. He reasoned that he would find out what the commotion was about. This World Cup, Kansas City has followed that pattern, and it’s worth pondering for a moment. The city did not choose a favorite nation to become fixated on. It has been worked through multiple times. Early in the competition, Argentina…
One version of this series concludes with Kansas City feeling pretty good about itself. Jac Caglianone’s two home runs helped the Royals win 12-5 after two games, and it appeared to be the kind of midweek series that subtly gains momentum that no one notices until later. Then, at Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay turned the four-game set into a split that no one on the Royals side would want to play again. They flipped it, and flipped it hard, finishing with a 13-2 blowout. Junior Caminero made headlines, and rightfully so. The third baseman for the Rays tied a franchise…
You most likely received an unexpected response if you entered “Kansas City World Cup game today” into your phone this morning. It doesn’t exist. Arrowhead Stadium or Kansas City Stadium will be closed on Friday due to FIFA’s insistence on calling it off for the coming weeks. The field is vacant. With the exception of a few stragglers picking up trash near the gates, the parking lots that were crowded with orange and red flags two nights ago have once again become quiet. The city hasn’t stopped moving, though. It’s humming in that contented, low-pitched way a place hums after…