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Area health departments are putting the finishing touches on plans to keep residents and travelers healthy during the FIFA World Cup. Officials are hopeful increased wastewater surveillance and unified messaging will help prevent outbreaks.

Amtrak officials say some trips this summer are expected to sell out, so riders should book their seats early.

Kansas City has made several preparations for the FIFA World Cup, including a transit plan with more bus routes, shuttle services and extended streetcar access for easier movement within the city. But travelers may first have to get across the state.

Just weeks before thousands of fans from around the world celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the lawn of the National WWI Museum and Memorial, local organizers and security partners gathered there to practice responding to emergencies.

A free event Friday at Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights will give soccer fans the chance to get an up-close look at the World Cup trophy, ahead of the international tournament's kickoff next month. The trophy tour visits Kansas City over the weekend.

Columbia passed an ordinance in early March requiring bars serving alcohol to be certified by the city to stay open later on World Cup game days.

Commerce Bank's president urges small businesses to reassess their plans and consider creative ways to meet potential demand.

An estimated 650,000 fans will travel to Kansas City to watch six matches during the FIFA World Cup 26, and arts and culture leaders want to be a part of the moment. The sector has gathered each month to stay informed and on track.

Seven officials were arrested in Switzerland. "This really is the World Cup of fraud," says Richard Weber, chief of the IRS' Criminal Investigation unit, "and today we are issuing FIFA a red card."