Category Archives: Hearne_Christopher

Because a truly forward-thinking, progressive city needs a serious, take no prisoners news organization to help lead the way. To inform and inspire the citizenry. Which even given its many flaws, the Star does. You think KC Confidential or Tony’s … Continue reading →

Maybe former Chiefs quarterback Steve Bono was right after all… There are so many goofy surveys out there and year-after-year we fall for ’em. Best city to party, retire, bike or find romance in. The fittest, fattest, funnest – there’s no … Continue reading →

Just spin, baby… What to do on the heels of the Kansas legislature’s embarrassing snub of the KU Athletics Department after it shot down a request to fund KU’s lavish $17.5 million luxury apartments for basketball recruits… Especially with KU … Continue reading →

Curiouser and curiouser… On the heels of not hearing back for several days from a jeweler rumored to be under investigation by authorities, intrepid reporter Paul Wilson was dispatched this afternoon to the offices of said jeweler in an to attempt … Continue reading →

The temperature seems to be rising on the scion of a legendary KC jeweler… Rapidly. And while – as we’ve explored here – anything’s possible as far as a bust timetable is concerned should stories making the rounds prove true … Continue reading →

Not so fast, Sherlock… The odds of a Kansas City jeweler getting off the hook by cutting a deal with the Feds with no publicity whatsoever: in a word, slim. So says two-time convicted felon and former special agent to … Continue reading →

It’s a sexy story that could generate dramatic, bold headlines… It’s also a tale that could retreat into the shadows of urban legend where only insiders ever fully knew and understood what really happened. Because when it comes to high … Continue reading →

This just in… I’m going to continue to play this one close, but a prominent society matron emailed me this morning – out of the blue – and dropped the exact name of the rumored local jeweler said to be … Continue reading →

The poor play of the University of Kansas football team is starting to cause difficulties for the school’s vaunted basketball program. Take the smackdown of KU’s so-called Fieldhouse Apartments. The outlandishly expensive, $17.5 million dollar apartment complex represents a failed … Continue reading →

Few Kansans embrace the word “flyover” when referencing our corner of the earth… And rightly so; it’s a pejorative term used by east and west coasters to describe the vast wasteland we losers are stuck living in. A wasteland that … Continue reading →

Were there any surprises in the newly released radio ratings? Not exactly, but a few observations are in order. Starting with the fact that while country music station KFKF FM remained Numero Uno in listeners 6 and older in January, … Continue reading →

Let’s get something straight right up front… The following January radio ratings are for listeners 6 and older, Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. These are the broadest measures – and because of that – the most accurate ratings. … Continue reading →

Let’s talk about the rioting on the Plaza… More to the point, the young black kids and teens who – like their mostly white counterparts – find the upscale shopping and dining Mecca to their liking as a safe, fun … Continue reading →

It’s not easy being Randy Miller these days… Was a time Miller ruled Kansas City’s radio roost. And to this day he remains a legend. He was what Erich “Mancow” Muller and Johnny Dare aspired to become…within reason. He cashed … Continue reading →

I’m playing these cards ultra close to the vest, but you heard it here first… Sources say that the DEA is poised to drop the hammer on the scion of a highly regarded Kansas City jewelry family. The details are … Continue reading →

Word that Randy Miller was mounting a comeback came as news to Mancow… After all, the syndicated shock jock out of Chicago cut his teeth interning for Miller in the late 1980s. It was a time the Cow will never forget…would that … Continue reading →

Ever read something so ridiculous you had to rub your eyes, reread it and it still made no sense? You know, besides here on KC Confidential. We all have, but I have to tell you, I literally could not believe … Continue reading →

The media feeding frenzy on University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam? “Is it much ado about nothing?” muses sports scribe Craig Glazer. “The answer is pretty much yes, it is. I don’t think anybody who follows sports doesn’t believe that there … Continue reading →