1+ week, 1+ day 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 secured…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago  (1140+ words) You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe herefor 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 roars…...

3+ week, 5+ day 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…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1758+ words) In recent public presentations to city leaders, Overland Park police officials have called shoplifting and retail crimes a "crisis." The statement, made by Interim Police Chief Simon Happer during the Jan. 10 Overland Park City Council Public Safety Committee, followed two…...

1+ mon, 3+ 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. World…...

1+ 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…...

1+ 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…...

1+ 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…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1163+ words) Ling Vong's decision to sell Labubus alongside her Vietnamese street food wasn't random, the owner of Dragon Wagon KC and KC Monsters shared. It was a strategy rooted in serving culture, creating experiences, and building community, she said. "Food feeds…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1780+ words) In January 2025, Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy got bad news from its charter school sponsor, the Missouri Charter Public School Commission. The Kansas City school " founded in 1999, named after a local minister and focused on "entrepreneurial leadership" " wasn't being invited to…...