Overland Park

I realize that I'm going to have a lot of explaining to do with this one because it's a brand new 2024 ranking of the best cities to raise a family in the United States. One of the top ones is almost nearly in Missouri. It really might as well be in Missouri. The best parts kind of are in Missouri. Now, let the explaining begin.

So there you are, sitting at beautiful Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, watching a Royals baseball game, when all of a sudden you get hit in the eye with, not a ball, but of all things, a hot dog. That's right, a hot dog, which was tossed at you by "Slugger," the bigger than life mascot of the Royals.