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Para la Copa Mundial 2026, la vigente campeona Argentina se hospedará y entrenará en Kansas City, donde jugará su primer partido el 16 de junio. Conoce a la selección masculina de Argentina y algunas formas de explorar su cultura en la región.

For the 2026 World Cup, the returning champions Argentina will be staying and training in Kansas City — and will play their first game here on June 16. Get to know the Argentinian men's national team and find out how explore the culture around this region.

Beginning in November, SNAP retailers across the U.S. will be required to stock more healthy foods. But experts say the change will ultimately leave federal food aid users with fewer options — especially in rural areas.

The Iowa-based brewery opened last week on the second floor of the old Macy's in Prairie Village. Along with award-winning brews, popular menu items include a tuna poke bow, and giant Taphouse Bruger.

The Missouri Department of Social Services applied last year for federal permission to prohibit purchases of candy, prepared desserts and sugary drinks with SNAP and SuN Bucks. But supermarkets aren't yet clear what qualifies.

Missouri lawmakers passed a state budget that zeroes out funding for Double Up Food Bucks, which helps low-income families use SNAP to afford more fresh produce. It comes after Republican legislators pushed to limit SNAP purchases of candy and sugary drinks in order to improve nutrition.

Dragon Wagon, Kansas City’s first Vietnamese food truck, launched in 2024. But when they started selling Labubus too, owner Ling Vong said the viral Chinese toys started to eclipse the food truck — pushing her to pivot again.

For the 2026 World Cup, Algeria’s home base will be Lawrence, Kansas, a college town about an hour outside of Kansas City. Get to know the Algerian men's national team and find out how explore the culture around this region.

With the costs of groceries rising and food assistance falling, community gardens can help keep healthy produce on a family's table. Hear how food banks and other groups around Kansas are growing their own.

Inflation and shrinking food assistance can have people turning to cheaper, more processed groceries. Groups across Kansas are using community gardens as a way to provide fresh vegetables.

Up and down the Independence Avenue corridor, the 131 mostly immigrant- and refugee-owned businesses are checking their websites and online reviews, spiffing up their social media profiles, and hiring staff — all in the hopes of getting new visitors for the World Cup.

Spanish is the first language used in many of the restaurants along Independence Avenue in Northeast Kansas City. The language fluency may be one of their biggest draws as visitors from Mexico, South and Central America come to town for World Cup games.