Fans of both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals in the Heartland are cheering efforts by Missouri lawmakers to keep both teams in the Show-Me State

It’s an economic border battle - Kansas is competing with Missouri to attract Kansas City’s two professional sports teams.

While the Chiefs are staying tight-lipped on their plans, Wednesday’s meeting is expected to be the first of many by Missouri leaders.

Missouri lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at providing financial incentives for large-scale sports and entertainment venues across the state.

Numerous KC Star/Wichita Eagle sportswriters — including columnists Sam McDowell and Vahe Gregorian, beat reporters Jaylon Thompson and Taylor Eldridge and The Star’s Chiefs-coverage team — were honored with Top 10 recognition in various categories.

Three Kansas City-area lawmakers filed Missouri stadium funding proposals amid the fight to keep the Chiefs and Royals in the state.

Elected officials from Jackson County will travel to the state Capitol this week to meet with legislative leaders and Gov. Mike Kehoe about stadium funding ideas. Meanwhile, Clay County is working to establish its own sports complex authority.

A new report states the Chiefs are leaning towards a move to Kansas, which is gaining momentum. The report goes on to state that, should the Kansas City Chiefs pursue that direction, ground will most likely have been broken in the state of Kansas around November 2025.

It looks like Kansas City proper is in the home stretch of losing BOTH teams to Kansas. Our takeaway after today's moves . . . MISSOURI ISN'T OFFERING ENOUGH MONEY TO KEEP ROYALS & CHIEFS!!!

A group of Missouri political leaders met today at the state Capitol to work on a plan to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Missouri. Last week, House Speaker Jonathan Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit,

Missouri officials met behind closed doors Wednesday to discuss efforts to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in the state.

Leaders did not establish a done deal Wednesday but began the conversation about how to move forward with ideas to use public funding to keep the Chiefs and Royals in Jackson County.