FIFA has finalized the matches in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, and Kansas City will play host to soccer powerhouses and the ultimate “minnow” in tiny Curaçao.
Kansas City was selected Friday to host four group stage matches: one match for both Group E and Group F and two matches for Group J. On Saturday, FIFA unveiled its schedule, and the first match at Arrowhead Stadium will take place on June ...
As key stakeholders in local logistics surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup gathered Friday to watch the draw take place, leaders shared that the day was a celebration, but that the work is just beginning.
Around 50 key local leaders and residents gathered at the Oread Hotel, 1200 Oread Ave., to watch the draw of the FIFA World Cup, which is similar to the “Selection Sunday” where brackets for the NCAA ...
After receiving about $11,000 in grants for marketing, the Douglas County Historical Society is hoping to reach more people than ever before for a special project celebrating the United States’ 250th year of independence.
As the Journal-World reported, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced Monday that the historical society, which includes the Watkins Museum, received an $8,000 grant to support new ...
Multiple parking lots around KU’s campus will close permanently as construction for the second phase of the school’s Gateway District will start later this month.
The school shared in an email to students, staff and faculty that parking lots 92, 94 and 97 — three lots located just east of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium — will be closing permanently. If any vehicles are in those lots after Dec. 15, ...
Lawrence is one of 15 sites included as part of a regional transportation plan announced Tuesday that will have a direct connection to downtown Kansas City during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In a meeting at Lenexa's city hall, KC2026, the nonprofit that will oversee strategy and perform the host city duties for the World Cup, unveiled ConnectKC26, a regional transportation plan designed to move visitors and ...
For most of her career as a physician, Shelly Kortkamp didn’t envision ever shifting into the C-suite.
But as she was working as a hospitalist at the Hospital Sisters Health System in Illinois, Kortkamp, said the CEO approached her to see if she would serve as the Chief Medical Officer on an interim basis, where she “fell in love with the administrative side” of medicine. Kortkamp said working as a ...
