12 dead in Sunday morning plane crash in Butler, Missouri ^2.4%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Madeline Fox, Sam Zeff - 6/14/2026, 6:08 PM

Appeal to Emotion 16.6% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 10.5% - Negativity Bias 7.8%

Twelve people are dead after a plane crashed in Butler, Missouri; about an hour south of the Kansas City metro. A plane carrying 11 skydivers and one pilot left the Butler Memorial Airport at around 11:30 a.m., according to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A spokesman Sgt. Justin Ewing. The plane turned back for an unknown reason, and... more

Jackson County charges two people in connection with theft of England World Cup gear ^3.8%

KCUR - By Madeline Fox - 6/14/2026, 1:43 PM

Self-Serving Bias 20.6% - Halo Effect 20.6% - Framing Effect 12%

Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson announced Saturday evening that her office filed charges against two men in connection with the theft of nearly $20,000 worth of equipment for the English men's national soccer team. If convicted of the felony charge of receiving stolen property, Mustafa Salik and Erfan Kamal could each face one... more

KCUR and Classical KC to move into office space on the Country Club Plaza ^32.5%

KCUR - By Madeline Fox - 6/2/2026, 8:54 PM

Self-Serving Bias 24.9% - Halo Effect 20.7% - Optimism Bias 18.3%

KCUR and Classical KC will move into an office on the Country Club Plaza, after the University of Missouri-Kansas City signed a two-year lease for the space on Tuesday. The lease begins June 15. UMKC holds KCUR and Classical KC’s broadcast license. The station has been broadcasting from temporary office space at 4747 Troost Ave. for... more

Kansas City wants the 2031 World Cup. Could women rep the U.S. at Arrowhead Stadium? ^22.1%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Madeline Fox - 5/15/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 10.4% - Framing Effect 8.6% - Hasty Generalization 6.5%

You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe here for twice-monthly updates through the end of the tournament. I count myself extremely lucky to have grown up with women’s soccer. In the 2000s, while U.S. leagues — WUSA and WPS — started, built momentum and then died, my dad and I could consistently watch world-class... more

Belton and Raymore reckon with tornado damage as cooler weather moves in ^5.3%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Elizabeth Ruiz, Madeline Fox - 4/18/2026, 9:00 AM

Negativity Bias 20.9% - Unattributed Quote 11.9% - Appeal to Emotion 10.7%

A confirmed tornado over Raymore, Missouri, left residents reeling Friday night as it downed trees, damaged roofs and scattered debris. The tornado took off pieces of the front of Ralph Clarett’s house in nearby Belton, and opened enough space for water to leak in. “It’s just ravaged,” said Clarett, who waited out the storm inside with... more

Kansas City braces for more storms as cleanup begins from Monday's tornadoes ^1.1%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Frank Morris, Madeline Fox - 4/14/2026, 9:16 PM

Appeal to Authority 15% - Anecdotal 13.1% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 5.6%

One tornado landed just west of Ottawa and chewed a path across the southern side of town, tearing into dozens of homes and businesses. Some of the worst damage was on South Princeton St., the main business corridor leading into town from I-35. Shreds of roof, sheet metal bent like rags, and a large steel dumpster from the businesses at... more

Tornadoes touch down in Kansas and Missouri as lightning and hail hit Kansas City metro ^8.4%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Emily Younker, Madeline Fox - 4/13/2026, 9:19 PM

Appeal to Authority 30.5% - Unattributed Quote 22.5% - Framing Effect 11.2%

This is a breaking news story and will be updated. Tornadoes hit Ottawa, Kansas, on Monday night as thunderstorms and rain blanketed the metro. The storm moved northeast from the Flint Hills, bringing large hail and damaging winds. more

I took the bus to Kansas City's airport. World Cup tourists, and locals, need better options ^48%

KCUR - By Madeline Fox - 4/6/2026, 8:00 AM

Anecdotal 16.2% - Availability Heuristic 15.1% - Appeal to Authority 13.3%

On a recent Monday afternoon in March, I walked a couple blocks from the streetcar to hop the 229 bus from downtown Kansas City, at Petticoat Lane and 11th Avenue, heading to the Departures curb at the Kansas City International Airport. Now, I consider myself a connoisseur of public transit to the airport: I’ve taken the bus or a train... more

Algeria's World Cup team chooses Lawrence as base camp. That makes 4 in Kansas City region ^70.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Madeline Fox - 2/19/2026, 7:00 PM

The city of Lawrence, Kansas, and the University of Kansas will host Algeria’s national team at Rock Chalk Park, on KU’s campus. Kansas City emerged as the country's most popular host for World Cup training sites, with all four of its possible locations claimed. (This is a breaking news story and will be updated.) Teams have now snapped... more

Welcome, Lionel Messi: Kansas City will be Argentina’s World Cup home base this summer ^80.6%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Madeline Fox - 2/4/2026, 8:03 PM

The reigning World Cup champions, led by soccer superstar Lionel Messi, will train and stay in the metro for the duration of the tournament. Argentina, who won the last FIFA men’s World Cup in 2022, will make Kansas City its national team’s home base for this summer’s global soccer tournament. The team will train and live in Kansas City... more