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kcur.org > housing-development-section > 2026-08-15 > kansas-city-startup-tech-business-rankings-midwest

Kansas City's startup activity is growing. Why is its Midwest tech ranking stuck?

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1071+ words) Investors are looking for more big outcomes — from billion-dollar valuations to IPOs — and plentiful startups in the pipeline behind them, said Victor Gutwein, delivering the verdict on Kansas City for his firm’s 2026 ranking of Midwest startup cities. Cues from KC’s…...

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kcur.org > news > 2026-08-01 > kansas-flock-license-plate-camera-lawsuit-wichita-police

Kansas lawsuit challenges Wichita Police license plate cameras as unconstitutional

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…...

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kcur.org > sports > 2026-07-01 > kansas-city-world-cup-host-teams-algeria-netherlands-argentina

Kansas City starts saying goodbye to its World Cup 'home' teams. How are we doing as a host?

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…...

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kcur.org > sports > 2026-06-17 > lionel-messi-kansas-city-argentina-algeria-rock-chalk-lawrence

Lionel Messi made history in Kansas City. Algeria's World Cup team made lifelong friends

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…...