KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Governor Mike Parson is set to meet with community leaders from Jackson and Clay counties on Monday. Together with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, they intend to discuss options to keep the Chiefs and Royals in Missouri.

“I thought that this was over with!” said Chiefs fan Kelsie Gana. “I didn’t know this was still going on!”

In April, voters in Jackson County denied an extension to the sales tax that supports the Chiefs and Royals. Then, in June, the Kansas State Legislature overwhelmingly approved STAR bond legislation intended to entice the teams to build stadiums in the Sunflower State.

Fans of the teams are split when it comes to what state they’d rather see the teams play in.

“Stay in Missouri,” said one fan on Sunday.  “Of course, you have to stay in Missouri this is where it started!”

Another fan says the teams should move to the other side of the state line. “That’s our hometown, there’s nothing better than Kansas man, It don’t get no better than Kansas.”

JT Miller isn’t from Kansas City, but says that he believes Parson, Lucas and others should do everything to keep the teams in Missouri.

“Well, the big thing is if you have a pro team, especially a pro team with this stature and success, boy you want to keep them,” he said.

He fears that the teams would also look at options outside of Kansas City.

“It would really be a mistake if they got robbed to another city. There isn’t any other city that wouldn’t want them. I’m from Orlando, we will take them tonight!”

Others, like Gana, said that moving the teams would create tension between residents of the two states.

“I feel like if you move it across the state line … it’ll just be a little battle, I mean not that deep, but a little battle between the two,” she said.

While another fan said, as long as they were in town, they didn’t care what side of the line they were on.

“I mean, if they go either way, it’s the same thing.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – July 4th has come and gone, which means it’s time to throw out used fireworks. Before you do, the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department wants to make sure you get rid of them properly.

According to Battalion Chief, Michael Hopkins, the department responded to at least four house fires because of improper disposal.

Hopkins said you should always douse used fireworks in water, at least overnight. He said the explosives should be placed in a five-gallon bucket or a metal container to completely put it out.

“Definitely don’t just shove it in a trash can and put it in your garage with a normal bag,” Hopkins said. “Some of that stuff can still be smoldering. We have had a couple of fires over the last several days that we highly suspect are people picking up the debris, and putting them in a trash can in the garage. Next thing you know, smoke detectors are going off.”

Hopkins said the department also responded to several injury-related calls from fireworks. He said most of the injuries are to either hands or face.

If you have any questions about disposing of fireworks, you can call the Kansas City Fire Department at (816)924-1700. If you have an emergency, call 911.

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A Missouri man was fatally injured in a July 4 wreck near Brewton, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency reports.

William H. Moore, 69, of Higginsville, Mo., was a passenger in a 2017 Jeep Liberty driven by Shirley A. Moore, 60, also of Higginsville. According to ALEA, the Jeep struck a 2020 Ram 1500 pickup driven by Demetruis L. Preyer, 39, of Pensacola. (Note: Public records suggest the Ram driver’s name is spelled Demetrius.) After that impact, the Jeep was struck by a 2020 Hyundai Sonata driven by Carolyn A. Albert, 55, of Atmore.

William Moore was seriously injured and was transported to D.W. McMillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton; his injuries proved fatal. According to ALEA, Shirley Moore and Albert were transported by helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, while Preyer also was taken to D.W. McMillan. ALEA did not release details on the extent of their injuries, but said that Shirley Moore had not been wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

The incident occurred on U.S. 31 near Old U.S. 31, about six miles south of Brewton in Escambia County, Ala. Troopers continue to investigate.