Some Crossroads businesses could find new homes inside new Royals stadium
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by Dave D'Marko
18h ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) - The Kansas City Royals released commitments to the Crossroads Saturday, the neighborhood the team has chosen for its stadium location. One of them includes opportunities for locally owned businesses to lease space within the stadium. Kansas City Royals Vice President Brooks Sherman and Chief Commercial and Community Impact Officer Sarah Tourville were in the Crossroads on Monday. meeting individually with businesses that would be displaced if the Royals built a downtown stadium surrounding the old Kansas City Star building ..read more
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Chiefs, Royals critical of county executive in new letter
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by Jonathan Ketz
18h ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — The committee to Keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Jackson County sent out a letter to county legislators Monday, critical of Democratic County Executive Frank White and how he's handled the stadium issue for both teams. "For two and a half years, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals attempted to directly engage in constructive conversation with County Executive Frank White about the future of our teams in Jackson County, and for two and a half years, we have been met repeatedly with barriers to progress," the committee said. WDAF-TV spent about t ..read more
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Royals, Chiefs release community benefits agreement for stadium projects
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by Makenzie Koch
1w ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs have released their community benefits agreements for their proposed stadium projects. The news comes as the Royals and Chiefs ask Jackson County voters to approve a 3/8th-cent sales tax that would help fund the Royals' proposed Crossroads District stadium and renovations at Arrowhead Stadium. No sign Royals, Chiefs will pay $1M for Jackson County election The teams would also reallocate their park property tax to save the county $140 million over the course of their leases to be used for other county purposes. The Royals have committed $1 ..read more
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Have Chiefs, Royals made 'threats' to leave Kansas City, Missouri?
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by Grant Flanders
1w ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Uncertainty is growing with the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals stadiums' sales tax on the upcoming election. On Monday, Chiefs president Mark Donovan warned that the Chiefs could leave Arrowhead Stadium and Kansas City, Missouri, behind if a majority of Jackson Country residents vote no on Question 1 of the April 2 ballot. Watch: Water main break dents car, breaks out window "If somebody comes back and says they don't agree with that, and then enough people vote no, then we're in a situation where we've got to look at that and say well that's the deal we offered and that was ..read more
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Legend Bo Jackson elected to the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame
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by Grant Flanders
2w ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) -- The Kansas City Royals announced that former All-Star outfielder Bo Jackson has been elected to the Royals Hall of Fame. Kansas City plans to honor him inside Kauffman Stadium during an on-field ceremony on June 29 before the Royals face the Cleveland Guardians. Chiefs, Royals, SCZ license plates bill moves forward Jackson's legendary ability in baseball and football far outweighed his short-lived career. The running back earned a Heisman Trophy at Auburn in 1985 and was drafted first overall in the 1986 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In June of '86, the Roy ..read more
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Chiefs, Royals, SCZ license plates bill moves forward
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by Rebekah Chung
1M ago
TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - The Kansas Senate voted 36-2 to pass a bill that would allow Kansans to show support for some of their favorite sports teams (and zoo) on their bumper. Senate Bill 359 would allow for new license plates, including plates that represent the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals, to be issued starting next year. It would also create license plates for Sporting Kansas City, the Kansas City Current, and the Sedgwick County Zoo ..read more
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Kansas City Royals pick Crossroads site for new stadium, release renderings
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by Makenzie Koch
1M ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) -- The Kansas City Royals plan to move to the Crossroads District, team leaders announced Tuesday as they released new renderings. The Royals' proposed $2 billion ballpark district is bordered by Grand Boulevard to the west, Locust Street to the east, Truman Road to the north, and 17th Street to the south. The Royals announced a new proposed downtown Kansas City baseball park site on February 13, 2024. At the center of the new ballpark district is the Kansas City Star Press Pavilion property along Interstate 670. It appears the Star building would be demolished to build ..read more
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Kansas City Royals to announce new ballpark site Tuesday
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by Brian Dulle
1M ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals and leaders plan to announce the location of the team's new ballpark location in Jackson County Tuesday afternoon. Details, including renderings, economic data, and progress toward a lease and community benefits agreement, are expected during the announcement. Will Taylor Swift be at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade in Kansas City? Last month, the Jackson County legislature overwhelmingly approved sending an extension of the existing 3/8-cent sales tax that supports the Chiefs and Royals to the April 2 ballot. The measure would protect the 50-year partn ..read more
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Another Jackson County city making pitch to get new Royals stadium
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by Jonathan Ketz
1M ago
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (WDAF) -- It's a late pitch, and maybe a wild one, from the city of Independence, hoping to land a new Kansas City Royals stadium. At Wednesday night's city council meeting, Independence City Manager Zach Walker said they might propose the Independence Center location to the team. Part of this is because the people who own the mall have the building up for sale. Royals make official SS Bobby Witt Jr.’s mammoth 11-year, $288 million-plus contract It's important to point out that the Royals have never considered this site, instead looking further west in Jackson County and pre ..read more
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Royals make official SS Bobby Witt Jr.'s mammoth 11-year, $288 million-plus contract
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by DAVE SKRETTA, Associated Press
1M ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Royals owner John Sherman remembers hanging along the fence at spring training in Arizona back in 2020, shortly after he had purchased the club from David Glass, and watching top prospect Bobby Witt Jr. rip line drives to every part of the field. Sherman had a suspicion even then that he was watching something special. Over the next few years, Witt shot through the minors like one of those hard-hit line drives. He made his big league debut in 2022 and hit 20 homers and stole 30 bases. And he followed with a sophomore season to remember, finishing seventh in MVP voting w ..read more
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