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…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (962+ words) The doors are open for Kansas City small businesses, city officials said Wednesday night from Union Station, welcoming locals and visitors near and far to a new, five-week marketplace in the iconic Grand Hall — timed to capture crowds from the…...

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…...

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, 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…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1761+ words) Kansas City leaders are bidding to retain the Royals at a new downtown stadium two years after Jackson County voters overwhelmingly rejected a sales-tax-funded ballpark in the Crossroads. Not surprisingly, a familiar fight about taxpayer-subsidized stadiums has roared back to…...

5+ mon, 4+ day ago   (641+ words) Kansas City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved renewing the city’s 1% earnings tax. The tax is Kansas City’s single largest revenue source: It brings in about $373 million annually, which makes up about 45% of the city’s general fund. A failed vote would…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (640+ words) Kansas City could put up to $600 million into a new Royals stadium downtown under a plan announced Thursday. The ballpark would go up just east of Union Station, north of Crown Center, in what’s now Washington Square Park. The city…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1072+ words) You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe here for twice-monthly updates through the end of the tournament. You can’t always hit the ground running. Sometimes it takes a little bit of start-and-stop before you hit your stride. Take Kansas City’s…...