[tubaguy50035]

You're mistaking Kansas City, MO with Kansas City, KS. Kansas (the state) was running on fumes for a long time. Kansas (the state) also has nothing to do with this.

These are literally the first three words of the article: "Kansas City, Missouri"

[jessaustin]

Kansas the state was named after Missouri's second city. I guess they were just clever enough not to name it "Joplin"...

[robsinatra]

Close enough