Celisa Calacal

Almost 400 Kansas City residents took advantage of a program offering cheaper short-term rental permitting during the World Cup, hoping to catch a windfall from the influx of tourists. Some aren't seeing the bookings they anticipated.

Demand for Connect KC26's direct bus service to the stadium for Tuesday’s match is surging, with some routes already sold out.

The JuneteenthKC Heritage Festival takes place this year across two days in a newly-transformed Historic 18th and Vine district. It's also the first time festival organizers will welcome a World Cup audience.

The Round of 32 game will send one team on to the next round and knock the other out of the tournament. It's expected to be Kansas City's hottest and most humid game of the World Cup.

EZ Pedicabs will take you from the West Bottoms to 18th and Vine, or from CPKC Stadium to the Plaza — and anywhere in between. Owners want the company's electric trishaws to become an essential part of getting around Kansas City, long after the World Cup.

Not every business saw a boost from visiting fans, but some leveraged a prime location, ingenuity in planning, or a personal connection to get a boost from the FIFA World Cup's stint in Kansas City.

The World Cup has come and gone in Kansas City. What could its success as a host city mean for future events?

Officials presented a plan for an east-west streetcar route that runs between Kansas City's historic jazz district and Main Street, where it would intersect with the existing north-south line. The project is in its early stages, and it's not clear where the funding would come from.

Missouri voters now look to the November election that will determine whether Missouri's redrawn 5th Congressional District nets Republicans another seat in Congress, or if Kansas City's longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II will keep his seat.

After Kansas City Council repealed an ordinance mandating the city make emergency repairs at North Lawn apartments, lawmakers directed the city manager to strike an agreement with the complex's new owner to make the repairs instead. Organized tenants, meanwhile, say they're still living in deplorable conditions.