2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1140+ words) You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe here for weekly updates through the end of the tournament. Lionel Messi gave a performance for the history books in Kansas City last night — and that wasn’t even my favorite part. With the…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (596+ words) The inventory at Kansas City grocery stores recently has featured a new addition alongside the expected assortment of fresh produce, meat and canned goods. At supermarkets across the metro area, a selection of FIFA World Cup apparel greets customers — U.S.A....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1780+ words) When people see the small rectangular plots cordoned off next to Vanessa and Kenneth Robinson’s house, they sometimes ask what they are growing. But the sprouts of green aren’t a garden. They are a laboratory for testing and treating soil....

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (609+ words) A beloved Kansas City barbecue is set to debut a new neighborhood restaurant concept — its first new location in nearly a decade — open every day of the week. The owners of Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que plan to launch Joe’s Next…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (284+ words) The Kansas City area is at a moderate risk of severe weather today, the National Weather Service says. A tornado watch has been issued for the region until 9 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Platte and Atchison…...

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, 1+ week ago   (657+ words) A Japanese-style pub in Kansas City is a finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s 2026 Best New Restaurant award. Anjin, created by chef and owner Nick Goellner and his sommelier wife, Leslie Newsam Goellner, was inspired by the lively spirit of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (708+ words) Kansas lawmakers have voted to create an 11-member sports authority to carry out a $3 billion stadium deal with the Kansas City Chiefs. If Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signs legislation creating the authority, she will call into existence a unique entity…...

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   (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…...