Publication: Columbia Missourian
Columbia Missourian
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BS Score: 1.3%.
Articles analyzed: 358.
Words analyzed: 1,235,500.
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KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Celisa Calacal, Savannah Hawley-Bates
- 7/3/2026, 8:22 PM
Biased Writer Voice 42.7% - Appeal to Authority 14.6% - In-Group Bias 11%
The penultimate World Cup match at Kansas City Stadium, better known as Arrowhead the rest of the year, has lit up fans of Colombia and Ghana across the metro. As with all the Kansas City matches, fans who couldn’t watch from the stadium went to the Fan Festival at the National WWI Museum and Memorial or to smaller watch parties.... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Grant Schere
- 7/3/2026, 9:00 AM
Negativity Bias 29.6% - Availability Heuristic 14.4% - Appeal to Authority 12.7%
LAWRENCE, Kansas — This week’s overpowering heat and humidity across the U.S. have put a strain on World Cup visitors and local fans playing in, watching and gathering for the global soccer tournament in Kansas and Missouri. Temperatures on Friday, when Kansas City hosts Ecuador and Colombia for a round of 32 match, will be in the... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Noah Taborda, Brandon Azim, Emily Younker
- 7/3/2026, 9:00 AM
Optimism Bias 22.5% - In-Group Bias 12.7% - Appeal to Emotion 11.4%
Fans of the Colombian and Ghanaian national soccer teams held dueling rallies in Kansas City on Thursday to celebrate their teams' advancement to the next stage of the World Cup and to prepare for Friday night's match between the two at Arrowhead Stadium. Thousands of people clad in bright yellow flooded Mill Creek Park in a "banderazo,"... more
KCUR
- By Chihiro Kai
- 7/3/2026, 9:00 AM
Appeal to Emotion 31.4% - Halo Effect 28.1% - Biased Writer Voice 25.7%
Does absence make the heart grow fonder? For Lawrence, Kansas, and new best friend Algeria, it might. Lawrence residents showed no signs of switching off their love for Algeria as they gathered at the Granada Theater and on Massachusetts Street late Thursday to cheer on the team in a World Cup elimination match against Switzerland in... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Jason Hancock
- 7/2/2026, 8:01 PM
Negativity Bias 49.1% - Biased Writer Voice 19.9% - Self-Serving Bias 9.8%
Former Gov. Mike Parson’s office spent $375,000 flying him around on state aircraft without keeping flight records showing why, and for a third of those flights auditors could not identify any state business purpose. That finding anchors a closeout audit of the governor’s office released Thursday by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, which... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Beccy Tanner
- 7/2/2026, 9:00 AM
Unattributed Quote 22.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 20.3% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 13.5%
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, there are few symbols of freedom as iconic as the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. That bell rang out on July 8, 1776, encouraging locals to hear the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. Kansas own rendition of the Liberty Bell is on display at... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Grant Schere, Issis Banks
- 7/2/2026, 8:00 AM
Anecdotal 12.2% - Negativity Bias 10.8% - Optimism Bias 8.9%
Under state law, bars in Kansas and Missouri can legally serve alcohol up to 23 hours a day during the World Cup. Some have opted to — notably The Quaff in Kansas City, Missouri — but for others, even citywide soccer fever doesn’t translate to all-night demand. Dave King, owner of The Stag and Dempsey’s Burger Pub in Lawrence, said it's... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Calen Moore
- 7/2/2026, 8:00 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 21.6% - Appeal to Authority 16.8% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 15.3%
In parts of Kansas, decades of farming and irrigation have left groundwater polluted with enough nitrates that it can be used in place of some of a farmer’s fertilizer. In a year with high input costs and low yields, farmers need to get creative with cost cutting. The polluted groundwater could be a trick up their sleeve to save on... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Gabe Rosenberg
- 7/1/2026, 5:00 PM
Biased Writer Voice 29.7% - Hasty Generalization 19% - Anecdotal 17.7%
You're reading KCUR's Soccer City '26 newsletter. Subscribe here for weekly updates through the end of the tournament. Team Algeria may be leaving Lawrence, Kansas. But hopefully Lawrence isn’t leaving Team Algeria anytime soon. Because against all odds, the Desert Foxes secured their spot in the World Cup knockouts — drawing Austria to... more
KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR
- By Layla Halilbasic
- 7/1/2026, 2:02 PM
Availability Heuristic 19.3% - Appeal to Emotion 18.9% - Optimism Bias 17.4%
As the U.S. and Bosnia and Herzegovina prepare to face off in a FIFA World Cup Round of 32 knockout game on Wednesday in San Francisco, some in St. Louis will support both countries. Elvir Kafedžić, founder of the St. Louis Dragons youth soccer club and a Bosnian American, said this match is an opportunity to celebrate dual identities.... more