1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (415+ words) Machinist Mason Grimmett criticized the Wichita Police Department’s reliance on high-speed equipment that reads, logs and converts into searchable files the license plate of everyone driving in range of nearly 200 specialized cameras in the city. “The Wichita Police Department, and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1400+ words) You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe here for weekly updates through the end of the tournament. Team Algeria may be leaving Lawrence, Kansas. But hopefully Lawrence isn’t leaving Team Algeria anytime soon. Because against all odds, the Desert Foxes…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (916+ words) Starting June 1, people in the Kansas City metro area will have to pay to ride the bus after six years of free rides. Kansas City was the first major city in the country to eliminate fares in 2020. The free service…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1513+ words) The Kansas City Council is taking a big swing with this August’s ballot. Voters will be presented with five ballot questions, including four bond measures totaling $1.7 billion and a sales tax renewal that would fund economic development. Those five questions…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (306+ words) Visit KCK will host nine free Spanish and English-language watch parties featuring countries with strong cultural ties to Kansas City, Kansas, including Mexico, Argentina and Austria. Memorial Hall in downtown Kansas City, Kansas, will host the watch parties across eight…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (944+ words) Historic Northeast Kansas City has undergone significant renovation featuring new shops and restaurants. But some small business owners don't think the city's promoting them — and World Cup visitors won't know they exist....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (952+ words) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the main property tax bill passed by the Kansas Legislature, meaning no substantial property tax reform was passed this session. Lawmakers have gone home for the year, so they can’t come back and override the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (807+ words) Kansas City has been working full throttle to prepare for the FIFA World Cup, which is less than two months away. KC2026, the group behind preparations for the games, has organized a transit plan with more bus routes, shuttle services and…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (653+ words) It’s up to Gov. Laura Kelly to signal whether the Kansas Legislature made the right call on a bill giving municipalities the opportunity to allow liquor stores, restaurants and bars to remain open 23 hours a day, seven days a week…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (450+ words) A young Kansas City man who carried his gun in a green teddy bear backpack to the Chiefs Super Bowl parade was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a lesser weapons charge. Terry Young,…...