The Royals also have been linked to a site in Clay County, and if the Major League Baseball team remains in Missouri, the legislation requires commitments from local governments. But the Royals haven’t announced a site of choice since Jackson County voters defeated a sales tax extension in April, 2024.

The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly just seven days away from the June 30 deadline where they'll have to make a tough choice between renovating historic Arrowhead Stadium, or accepting an offer to move to Kansas and have the state help pay for a new domed complex.

Kansas City, Missouri, honored one of its most energetic and charismatic recent mayors by naming a pavilion in his honor at the city's convention center.