Savannah Hawley-Bates
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KCUR 89.3
After years of construction, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority’s Riverfront extension is now open. The 0.7-mile extension takes the streetcar from its previous northern terminus of the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront.
Courtesy of Rachel Hays/Missouri State Highway Patrol
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KCUR 89.3
Carlos Moreno
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KCUR 89.3
Charlotte Keene
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St. Louis Public Radio
A month out from the World Cup, join us at CPKC Stadium on May 18 to celebrate the women who are leading the way in telling sports stories in Kansas City and beyond.
@kcur893 Ever noticed the crumbling slab of limestone near downtown? It’s all that’s left of 120 feet tall bluffs that once hugged the Missouri River by Kansas City. The bluffs made it difficult to traverse the landscape and expand our then-growing city. So in the mid-1800s, a Catholic priest named Father Bernard Donnelly recruited hundreds of Irish immigrants for a dangerous but critical task: digging streets for the city from rocks and mud. KCUR’s Jacob Smollen reports on how just a few hundred men carved many of the roads we travel today. You can hear the full story on a new episode of @kcpeopleshistory. Listen to “Carving Kansas City out of limestone” at KCUR.org or your favorite podcast streaming app. 🎙️Hosted by Jacob Smollen 📹Produced and filmed by Zach Perez #kansascity #irish #immigrants ♬ original sound - KCUR - Kansas City
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Whether you’re a local or among the hundreds of thousands of people expected to travel into Kansas City for the 2026 World Cup, KCUR put together some pointers for what to expect from the tournament — and how to become a soccer fan.
