The stadium is built on the banks of the Missouri River near downtown Kansas City and will seat about 11,000 with room to expand.

The renderings were released as Jackson County residents prepare to vote on a proposed sales tax extension that would help fund stadium improvements at Truman Sports Complex, and a new stadium for the Royals in Kansas City's Crossroads neighborhood.

People who want to see the vote to extend a Jackson County sales tax to fund a downtown stadium fail formed a campaign committee with the state. They say there is grassroots opposition, especially in eastern Jackson County.

Labor groups have been fighting for a year for affordable housing and livable wages for stadium workers. The Crossroads, where more than a dozen businesses would get demolished, wants promises of its own. If the Royals don’t come to terms soon, labor groups and business owners won’t support the team’s sales tax.

The decision from the NCAA's Independent Accountability Oversight Committee was six years in the making. The Independent Resolution Panel largely accepted the Jayhawks' self-imposed penalties from last season, when coaches Bill Self and Kurtis Townsend sat out the first four games.

Highland Community College in rural northeast Kansas will take steps to address alleged racial discrimination and harassment under an agreement announced Monday with the U.S. Department of Justice.

Myzelle Law, 19, was a sophomore defensive lineman at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe. He spent a week in the hospital before dying, after his body temperature hit 108 degrees during a preseason workout.

On Wednesday, Self addressed the heart issue that sidelined him during college basketball’s postseason and said he needs to make some "lifestyle" changes to protect his health and continue leading the University of Kansas men's basketball program.

Athletic Director Travis Goff said the project will have a transformative effect on the aging Memorial Stadium, football facilities and the surrounding area.

After a fast start, the Kansas Jayhawks are playing before a packed stadium. But not every business on Mass Street welcomes the large crowds.