Reed Hoffmann
/
AP
Kansas City hosted six matches during the monthlong tournament, which cost nearly $200 million in public funds for this region’s part alone. Did local businesses actually benefit in the end? Or will the event’s impact only be felt years down the road?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Your monthly donation of $8 or more supports KCUR's local reporting — and gets you special access to NPR+. It's a win-win.
A break-in at a Kansas farmhouse unearthed a trove of artifacts from Maud Wagner, one of the country’s first known female commercial tattoo artists. A new episode of A People's History of Kansas City explores.
-
Corn and soybean growers have seen several years of low commodity prices and increased costs for supplies like fertilizer and fuel. That has many farmers worried about whether they'll turn a profit this year and drawn some comparisons to a dark time in American agriculture. -
Kansas City voters will see Question 4 (water) and Question 5 (sewer) on their Aug. 4 ballot. Here's what to know about the ballot language, the history behind the bonds, what they will fund and where the money comes from. -
Broadcast ad spending on Amendments 4 and 5 is approaching $9 million as the days run down before the Aug. 4 vote. -
New work requirements and twice-yearly eligibility checks are expected to cause millions of adults to lose Medicaid coverage. But community religious leaders and health advocates have been meeting every other week to plan and strategize about how to mitigate the damage. -
Jackson County Legislative Chair Manny Abarca IV held a closed-door meeting Friday to discuss allegations of bribery that he's also posted about publicly on his Facebook page. But the Jackson County Sheriff says no formal report has been made, and that Abarca hasn't responded to multiple requests for additional information. -
By winning Sunday, the Spanish football federation has made history as the first to bring home successive World Cup championships on the men's and women's side in the history of the tournament. -
The very first drive-thru restaurant opened in Missouri in 1947. Decades later, Kansas City drivers can swing through a diverse restaurant scene, including classic American fare, coffee shops, Mexican food, Chinese takeout, and even Filipino cuisine. -
The Cowtown Vintage Base Ball Club started in 2004. Volunteer players represent two 1879 Wichita teams, the Red Stockings and the Bull Dozers. -
Amendment 5, to be considered by Missouri voters in August, would give the legislature the power to replace the state income tax with expanded sales taxes. Critics say it would be difficult to make up the lost revenue without imposing taxes on healthcare.
2026 is a major election year for Missouri and Kansas. Find news on the race for Congress, compare statewide candidates, learn about the constitutional amendments on your ballot, and more.
Want more news you can trust? Get more of KCUR's coverage in your search results.
