What state is Kansas City in?

Ask anyone outside the state to name some places in Missouri, most people will tell you about the Arch in St. Louis, they'll tell you about the Ozarks and the hillbillies that supposedly live there, some will know that that Jefferson City is the capital, some will know the University (MU) is in Columbia, and now people, due to the tornado, will name Joplin. So people here in Kansas City aren't surprised that most don't know much about the city when it comes to people in other states. But Sunday, even MU forgot that Kansas City is in Missouri, when they made the announcement of leaving the Big 12 and going to the SEC. They didn't care what people here think. St. Louis? Oh yes, that is a city that MU made sure would love the move. Springfield and the south, they love the fact that Missouri will be in the same conference as Arkansas. So what about Kansas City? Having the mayor, congressman, and county chairman all say they wanted MU to stay in the Big 12, was this even heard?  Did they all fall on deaf ears, or was it that they weren't even considered part of the state. But maybe after the Chiefs lost to the previously win-less Dolphins and Sporting Kansas City lost in the MLS (soccer) Eastern Conference finals, they were just hoping that Kansas City wasn't part of the state.