KC Closeup: Matt Anthony (Head For The Cure); Gabe Maloney and Stanley

On KC Closeup for July 23, 2017. First, a local story that ties into a major political headline this week. Senator John McCain was diagnosed this week with a glioblastoma - an aggressive brain tumor. This same disease affected Matt Anthony's brother, Chris in October 2000. As part of his legacy, Chris and Matt founded the Head for the Cure 5k run/walk in 2002. This year, as the run celebrates its 15th year, not only is the event bigger than ever, but the returns are the greatest they have ever been. With more than 20 Head for the Cure events across the country, the foundation is poised to pass the $10 million mark some time in the next year -- all of it benefiting the Brain Tumor Trials Collaborative, a network of doctors and institutes across America who mission is to lead clinical trials and research into brain cancers. In the second half of the show we meet Gabe Maloney and his service dog, Stanley. When Gabe and Stanley were thrown out of an Independence business because a clerk and a police officer did not recognize an outward disability in Gabe, he didn't get mad - he just got an idea for an Eagle Scout project. #KCCloseup #KCPride #HeadForTheCure #ServiceDogAwareness