11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (539+ words) The family of a 50-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man who was killed in the Wyandotte County jail called Tuesday night for law enforcement to publicly release the bodycam footage that shows the moments leading up to his death. They also…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (296+ words) Argentina, who won the last FIFA men’s World Cup in 2022, will make Kansas City its national team’s home base for this summer’s global soccer tournament. The team will train and live in Kansas City for the duration of the monthlong…...

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....

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (183+ words) A Democrat has not represented Kansas in the U.S. Senate since before the original Wizard of Oz film played in theaters. Ever since Democratic Sen. George McGill left his seat in January of 1939, Kansas Republicans have enjoyed an 86-year run in…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (611+ words) At First Baptist Church in south Kansas City on Monday night, concerned residents gathered to learn how they can better support immigrants and fight federal immigration enforcement. Ivan Ramirez, a Kansas City resident, talked about his experience as an immigrant…...

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, 2+ week ago   (444+ words) The 2026 North American FIFA World Cup prompted Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to declare a state of disaster emergency in three counties, anticipating effects from four base camps in the Kansas City-area. The influx of an estimated 650,000 visitors to the region…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (477+ words) The Republican secretaries of state for Kansas and Missouri signed a memorandum of understanding to exchange voter registration information in a bid to identify people who failed to cancel registrations after moving from one state to the other. Kansas Secretary…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago   (692+ words) Wednesday marked the first day in two years that transgender Kansans were able to change the gender markers on their drivers licenses after the Kansas Supreme Court denied Attorney General Kris Kobach’s appeal in a long legal battle. For Jessie…...