Kansas is making a big run at Kansas City’s pro teams with a plan to help pay for new stadiums

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is making a serious run at becoming the new home for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. State legislators approved a plan Tuesday to lure the Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals away from Missouri. Bipartisan legislative supermajorities OK’d a measure to authorize state bonds to help finance new stadiums and practice facilities for both teams on the Kansas side of the metropolitan area. The plan goes next to Gov. Laura Kelly. She has not promised to sign it but said in a statement that Kansas could become a professional sports powerhouse. Both teams say they look forward to considering Kansas options.