4+ week, 1+ day ago   (671+ words) The timing was serendipitous for Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. In 2023, Lucas was in Paris when France was playing host to the men’s Rugby World Cup, and he got an early taste of how an international sports event can impact…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (291+ words) The Kansas City Chiefs have released the first concept renderings of the franchise’s planned $3 billion enclosed stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, marking a major milestone in a project scheduled to open in 2031. Club officials said the new venue is designed…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (224+ words) Kansas City's World Cup finale helped the airport smash a daily travel record. Kansas City International Airport said it saw its busiest outbound passenger day of all time on Sunday, July 12. The day after Argentina defeated Switzerland at Kansas City…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (488+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three of the leaders of the effort to bring the World Cup to Kansas City said Friday they were proud of the effort the people around the metro put into making KC's FIFA World Cup 26 a rousing…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1102+ words) TOPEKA — Trade tariffs cost the United States about $15 billion in losses in the Chinese market alone, agriculture policy experts said Friday. Sandro Steinbach and Shawn Arita, associate professors at North Dakota State University’s Agricultural Risk Policy Center, spoke about international…...

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, 3+ week ago   (308+ words) A Kansas college town has embraced the Algerian national team, which is calling the city of Lawrence their home base during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Residents and natives of Lawrence -- a city of about 96,000 people -- pulled out all the stops…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (467+ words) INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Amid the ongoing search for Oscar Sanchez-Munoz, video footage showed a heavy police presence in a neighborhood where the FBI fugitive was previously believed to be hiding. Where to watch fireworks in the Kansas City-area this year for…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (653+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City’s third FIFA 2026 World Cup match on Thursday will once again offer an opportunity for the city to shine to a global audience. But it will also be an all-day test as the Netherlands squares off…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (516+ words) LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 22: Algeria's win over Jordan on Monday was a boost to the North African side's World Cup hopes and a shared triumph for the small U.S. college city that has embraced the team as its own. In Lawrence, a…...