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FOX4 News at 5 Video 1 Video Player is loading. Play Video Kansas City council approves financing plan for downtown Royals stadium development Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 3:28 Loaded: 1.92% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off, selected Captions captions settings, opens captions settings dialog captions off Subtitles (en), selected Audio Track default, selected Quality 360p 720p 1080p Auto, selected Fullscreen Share This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Opacity Text Background Color Opacity Caption Area Background Color Opacity Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Reset Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Video 2 Video 3 GDKC Kansas City real estate company looking into acquiring former Mission Mall site Kenagy Park reopens after multi-million-dollar renovation in Raytown The Bigger List MARVIN DEBATE WITH PAD MORE MARVIN HARRISON DEBATES Lansing Elementary School custodian turns whiteboards into works of art Public works crews prepare for winter season at snow plow 'ROAD-eo' competition Dillons Marketplace set to reopen in Olathe two decades after leaving KC metro Top Halloween costumes for 2026 | Morning Brunch | WDAF+ Kansas City council approves financing plan for downtown Royals stadium development NOW PLAYING Kansas City council approves financing plan for downtown Royals stadium development Kansas City Royals Kansas City council approves financing plan for downtown Royals stadium development by: Jaiyda Tyler Posted: Oct 8, 2026 / 03:53 PM CDT Updated: Oct 8, 2026 / 04:28 PM CDT by: Jaiyda Tyler Posted: Oct 8, 2026 / 03:53 PM CDT Updated: Oct 8, 2026 / 04:28 PM CDT SHARE KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Plans to finance a downtown Kansas City Royals stadium has been approved by city council members. Council committee amends stadium impact area, recommends $600 million for Royals During Thursday’s Kansas City Council Meeting, councilmembers voted in favor of moving forward with a plan to pay back an estimated nearly $1.4 billion in debt service. The council’s decision approves a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan and bond authorization to help fund the $600 million commitment made by the city for the $1.9 billion project. City leaders outline major projects, economic growth for downtown Kansas City “Today Kansas City voted to keep the Major League Baseball and Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, clearing the way for a transformational baseball-centered district that delivers for taxpayers, workers, and neighborhoods,” said Mayor Quinton Lucas. Video 4 Video 5 The committee recommended rezoning of the area located south of Pershing Road, west of Gillham Road, north of E. 27th Street and east of Main Street. 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