...place to locate.
Families made a decision to move into a neighborhood knowing that the Daytona racetrack was two
or three blocks away.
Now members of the task force said when they were in Daytona they walked up and down the
streets, went door to door to talk to residents to find out just what they did think of the
noise and the traffic.
I missed most of the race because I left the grounds and talked to people in their neighborhoods.
The noise just really seemed to be a non-issue.
All the task force members agreed the economic benefits are incredible.
Even Peterson, whose house is located on one of the proposed sites, says if he has to move
it will be worth it.
If the deal can be worked out financially to where it will be okay with everyone, then
the benefits to the community I think will outweigh that.
In fact, things were so positive task force member Mae Harbor worried that they wouldn't
be believed when they returned home.
So she went to the security chief at the track to try to find some problems.
There was absolutely nothing.
He said every now and then you will have someone who gets excited when someone passes his car
on the racetrack and they fall off the top of the RV.
Carson says he's glad he made the trip.
He's now looking forward to having a racetrack near his home.
We're not going anywhere.
Matter of fact, we welcome them with open arms.
Leanna Joyce, News 5.
Kansas City, Kansas Mayor Carol Marinovich says talks are going well with NASCAR officials.
They hope to choose between the two proposed track sites in the near future.
An important warning tonight for parents who own baby swings.
If you have a Lil Napper swing, you will want to take it back.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is ordering the recall of 125,000 Lil Napper
swings.
The move comes after three babies died and a fourth was nearly strangled.
Their necks apparently got tangled in the swing's harness straps.
Country Products makes the swings.
For more information, just take action and call the company at 1-800-231-1448.
If the comic strip For Better or For Worse is one of your favorites, we have some bad
news.
The strip is losing its Midwest connection.
The Universal Press Syndicate here in Kansas City has decided to stop distribution of For
Better or For Worse.
The cartoon had been dropped by some newspapers in recent weeks for featuring a homosexual
character.
A local DJ puts his brain on ice.
Tell you why.
And don't expect any ice, but meteorologist Katie Horner does have news of cooler weather
in the forecast.
First, here's a look at what we're working on for later.
I'm Krista Claus.
Seven photographers face criminal charges in connection with Princess Diana's death.
Find out what local photographers have to say about the tragedy at 10.
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And that's the truth.
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The title National Brain Freeze Champion may not seem prestigious, but it's reason enough
for a local disc jockey to celebrate.
28-year-old Steven Shedd of radio station Z95 smoked 140 other disc jockeys in a series
of offbeat games, including bungee basketball and keg barrel racing.
The Brain Freeze Challenge was sponsored by Coke and the 7-Eleven.
It raised money for needy kids in the Santa Monica, California area where the contest
was held.
I was hoping to see some pictures of the Brain Freeze.
A little chill would be nice to look at.
You have it.
It's on the way.
It's coming through right now.
The cold front that we've been advertising all week is here.
Let me show you what it looks like outside.
We have some showers mainly south of the city, south and west of the city.
Right now, overcast skies have moved in, and probably the downtown area will not see any
rain, but you're getting plenty of it just down to the south.
Let me show you the contrast in temperature.
We have dropped nearly 5 degrees in Kansas City just within the past hour.
We are now down to 77, 76 in St. Joe, 84 in Butler, and still 83 degrees in Ottawa, and
it's right here that we're starting to see those showers and thunderstorms develop.
They started developing just around 5 o'clock.
They're moving towards the southeast at about 15 miles per hour.
They're dumping heavy rain and even have the potential of dropping some hail with that.
Zooming in a little closer for you.
Kansas City is off the map, just to the north.
This white line is Interstate 70, and this is Interstate 35, and you can see the thunderstorms
are pretty heavy right now near Ossowottomee and down towards Garnett.
Moving towards the southeast, so they'll be approaching Pleasanton within the next hour
and eventually down towards Fort Scott as they continue pushing southeast.
All of that developing right along this front, which is easy to pick out on the National
Satellite photograph.
The front has stalled a little bit.
It's still sinking to the south, but it will really pick up speed in the overnight hours,
and by tomorrow morning, this front will be all the way down to the Gulf Coast, taking
all of the rain with it.
Canadian high pressure fills in, and we're looking at really nice weather for the next
few days.
Tonight scattered thunderstorms mainly south of the city, south and west.
The temperature this evening, 78 degrees, but by tomorrow morning, when you're standing
out at the bus stop or going to work, 59 degrees with the north breeze at 5 to 10.
Then tomorrow, mostly sunny skies, the high tomorrow only 73 degrees, and we'll have a
northeast breeze at about 5 to 10 miles per hour, occasionally picking up to 15.
Still sunny on Thursday, 75 degrees.
Just fabulous weather on Wednesday and Thursday.
Not bad on Friday either, 77.
84 on Saturday, and 80 degrees on Sunday.
As that warmth comes back to Kansas City, there's a slight chance that some rain could
accompany it, but chance of rain right now, less than 20% over the weekend, so we'll leave
that off the map for now.
Oh, those temperatures look wonderful.
Chamber of commerce weather.
It's like this all the time in Kansas City.
It sure is.
If you're visiting for the first time, it's like this all the time.
That's right.
Forget that 95 degree sauna we just survived through.
Thanks, Katie.
Still ahead tonight, was John Elway the victim of a cheap shot or just a good play?
You'll hear from the coach.
I wonder what he has to think about that, and Marcus leaves his mark on a crowd of Kansas
City fans.
Stay with us.
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It's a good thing.
The corner store, giving customers choice.
But for power to light this bulb, there is no choice.
Electric power is controlled by monopolies.
Competition will save Americans about $200 million a day.
Just like a $295 a year tax cut for your family.
Plus, it flashes the deficit by 67 billion over five years.
In Washington, the monopolies are fighting to delay the choice you deserve.
Let Congress know you want electric competition now.
Put the power where it belongs, in your hands.
Home Depot has like five stores in one.
People come in and they say, oh, wow.
This is not a little hardware store.
We only have five in one type of thing.
We have a hundred in one type of thing.
The only thing that a house could ask for is in this store.
Do we have tools?
Half my paycheck goes to this place.
You can get all this stuff here at Home Depot.
There's nothing like Home Depot.
Nothing.
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When is the official last day of summer?
I have no idea.
At Sonic, summer's a state of mind.
It just keeps going and going and going.
This month at Sonic, you can get one of our old-fashioned floats or one of our new blended
flurries for just 99 cents.
It always feels like summer at Sonic.
Drive into Sonic this month and get our Junior Double Cheeseburger for just 99 cents.
Hi, I'm Carolyn Law.
And I'm Melissa Smith.
Wednesday morning at 7, grab your plate and turn on the TV.
We'll have some new ideas for breakfast.
And I'll be off to see the Wizards.
William Jackson joining us now with a look at sports.
Was it a cheap shot or a clean hit?
I'll tell you, if you talk to the Chiefs fans, they'll tell you it was a clean hit.
If you talk to Denver fans, it was a cheap shot.
We'll let you look at it and be the judge for yourself.
Good evening, just two days after their season opening loss to the Broncos, Chiefs head coach
Marty Schottheimer spent time with the media.