The Missouri House closed its special session last week with votes to provide funding to the Royals and the Chiefs, so a piece of the puzzle has fallen into place. But questions remain. The biggest: What do the teams want to do in the next chapter of their respective quests for new stadiums?

The battle over where the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs will end up is intensifying, with Missouri lawmakers taking a major step to keep the team from crossing state lines.

State has crafted a financial incentive package in push to keep national league football and major league baseball teams from relocating to Kansas.