Zach Perez
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KCUR
The World Cup love affair between Lawrence, Kansas, and Team Algeria continues to be a source of international delight. But since Saturday's game will determine if "Les Fennecs" can progress to the knockout round, Lawrence is sending the team off in style.
John Brant
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City of Kansas City
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A parent-led coalition turning Missouri's upcoming income-tax repeal measure into a public education fight, warning that state aid is already falling short. -
Residents at the North Lawn apartment complex in the Historic Northeast got together and formed a tenant's union earlier this year. They say their landlord hasn’t held up his end of the bargain while they’ve been dealing with unbearable heat. -
Kansas City’s 2024 gun homicide rate of 24.6 per 100,000 people ranked among the worst of U.S. cities. That stands in sharp contrast to the countries with teams based in the city for the World Cup — England, Argentina, the Netherlands and Algeria. -
Michael DePriest and the Kansas City Public Library have teamed up to develop a program they hope will help more people who are struggling. He's adapted the 12 steps to make them feel welcoming to people of all — or no — religious backgrounds. -
Heavy rain and thunderstorms swept through Kansas City on Thursday, forcing the Fan Festival to close early. But the World Cup match kicked off as scheduled, with the Dutch national team beating Tunisia 3-1. -
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach promptly joined the Trump administration in a lawsuit seeking to prohibit Kansas universities, colleges and state officials from enforcing a 2004 law that gives in-state tuition rates to certain Kansas students without lawful immigration status. -
The Netherlands-Tunisia World Cup match will kick off at 6 p.m. Thursday at Arrowhead Stadium. -
The central issue in the Roundup case, filed by Missouri resident John Durnell, was who decides what should appear on a pesticide or insecticide label and whether a federal law overrides state claims. -
Animatronics are usually found in theme parks, but students in the North Kansas City School District brought them into the classroom this summer to celebrate the World Cup.
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