JEFFERSON CITY

The Missouri Senate early Thursday morning narrowly approved a sweeping incentives plan intended to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals inside state lines, clearing the largest hurdle facing the legislation.

The vote came just before 2:30 a.m. after hours of chaotic dealmaking among senators as Gov. Mike Kehoe and his office tried to move the package forward amid a bevy of disagreements. The legislation now heads to the Missouri House, where lawmakers are likely to send it to Kehoe’s desk.

The Senate passed the bill on a vote of 19 to 13, which happened more than 16 hours after the chamber was scheduled to debate it. The vote marked the most pivotal moment yet in Missouri’s push to keep the Chiefs and Royals amid an attempt by Kansas to lure the teams across sta

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