https://www.kansascity.com/video/article316052290.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/eac88dd1-6bbb-4459-b301-274850ce323c/1_th.jpg Excelsior Springs baseball team wins first baseball state title while head coach is deployed In March 2026, first-year manager Cale Lyons announced shortly after the team’s tryouts he would be deployed overseas to the Army Reserves and wouldn’t coach the team that season. Despite being deployed, Lyons continued to keep up with the team all season and watched virtually as the team won their first baseball state title. https://www.kansascity.com/video/article316052290.html/video-embed 27 2026-06-08T21:58:31Z no https://www.kansascity.com/video/article316052495.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ff6bfe6f-3457-4464-9501-771854a69e98/1_th.jpg Algeria natives ‘shocked but excited’ to see Algeria based and playing in KC A crowd of proud fans wearing jerseys and sporting Algerian flags basked in the moment outside the main terminal building as Algeria arrived in Kansas City. https://www.kansascity.com/video/article316052495.html/video-embed 89 2026-06-08T22:08:39Z no https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article316052672.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/74c2b535-4090-4202-84c5-8c940e2eedd4/1_th.jpg Mass shooting is latest trouble for KC nightclub, neighbors say After a mass shooting in Kansas City made headlines around the world because of an exaggerated association with the World Cup, frustrated residents and nearby shop owners said they know all too well what goes on at “Big Mama’s Play House.” https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article316052672.html/video-embed 33 2026-06-08T22:23:14Z no https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article316052501.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/1f4e18d5-a20c-483f-a3a4-892d6da6663a/1_th.jpg New shuttle between KCI and JoCo launches. Will it be permanent? Johnson County has a new shuttle between two popular locations and the Kansas City International Airport. While it is marketed for FIFA World Cup visitors, locals can utilize it too and enjoy more convenient airport trips using the Lenexa City Center and Overland Park Convention Center pick-up and drop-off points. The county will consider whether to make it permanent in the future. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article316052501.html/video-embed 36 2026-06-08T22:19:33Z no https://www.kansascity.com/video/article316052089.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0c778b95-3102-4e93-8ce8-fcbc470232a1/1_th.jpg Video: Toriano Porter talks weekend violence at Troost club After a mass shooting at an unlicensed after hours Kansas City club on Troost Avenue, this weekend, columnist Toriano Porter is discouraged about the violence. https://www.kansascity.com/video/article316052089.html/video-embed 62 2026-06-08T21:45:05Z no https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article316043839.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0918c4ca-bb3d-40a6-8266-8a8225f1dc6a/1_th.jpg Pickup soccer players in Kansas City love relaxed games Soccer KC is a local group that offers leagues and pickup soccer for Kansas Citians or World Cup visitors who might want to try the game themselves. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article316043839.html/video-embed 25 2026-06-08T10:58:01Z no https://www.kansascity.com/video/article316047473.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d0ff5d4f-5866-4ed3-b9fd-4a7282f47bdf/1_th.jpg David Hudnall on Missouri and kratom, 7-OH restrictions Missouri has moved to restrict the sale and advertising of the drug kratom and its derivative 7-OH. But David Hudnall notes that companies like American Shaman who make these substances are always developing new ones to get ahead of regulation. https://www.kansascity.com/video/article316047473.html/video-embed 134 2026-06-08T16:21:18Z no https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/openings-closings/article316027880.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f2b2b7d6-466c-445c-aabe-304f7cf403ed/1_th.jpg See inside new Mexican-inspired concept from well-known restaurateur Casa Ama is a new spot by the owner of Billie's Grocery. It opens Monday in the former home of Salty Iguana in Prairie Village. https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/openings-closings/article316027880.html/video-embed 71 2026-06-06T10:00:00Z no https://www.kansascity.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316047078.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d5c58d4c-5d63-4bfb-a8fd-4793a99e4769/1_th.jpg Algeria arrives in Kansas City for the World Cup The northern African team, which will call the region home during the FIFA World Cup this summer, arrived Sunday evening, and players and staff quickly exited the plane after a 10-and-a-half hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean and jumped on a charter bus bound for a hotel in Lawrence. https://www.kansascity.com/sports/fifa-world-cup/article316047078.html/video-embed 21 2026-06-08T16:06:27Z no https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article316038563.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/59347c6e-2732-4081-9225-f292cd5ab04e/1_th.jpg Kansas Citians celebrate Pride and belonging in the LGBTQ community See glimpses of the Kansas City Pride Parade in its 51st year and hear from some Kansas Citians about what this moment means and what makes KC's queer community special. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article316038563.html/video-embed 58 2026-06-07T17:12:47Z no