Former Jackson County Circuit Judge and Jackson County Counselor W. Stephen Nixon has returned to private practice with the opening of his new mediation and dispute-resolution firm. Stephen Nixon Dispute Resolution Services started accepting clients in January, Nixon said. His ...

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The Court of Appeals Western District affirmed a hefty jury verdict in favor of a black Kansas City firefighter who was passed over for promotion. A Jackson County jury awarded Tarshish Jones $356,700 in 2017 in his lawsuit against the ...

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A Jackson County judge has ordered the City of Raytown to pay more than $42,000 after ruling the city violated the Sunshine Law by denying the release of records in an attempt to shield itself from litigation. On Feb. 7, ...

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A Missouri police chief is on administrative leave amid allegations that he used excessive force against a father accused of trying to drown his 6-month-old daughter in a pond. FBI investigators visited the baby’s father, Jonathon Stephen Zicarelli, on Friday ...

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A Missouri police chief is on administrative leave amid allegations that he used excessive force against a father accused of trying to drown his 6-month-old daughter in a pond. FBI investigators visited the baby’s father, Jonathon Stephen Zicarelli, on Friday ...

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The flooded county courthouse in downtown Kansas City won’t reopen on Monday after all. The Jackson County Courthouse has been closed since Thursday because 10 feet (about 3 meters) of floodwaters filled the basement. The water knocked out power and ...

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The flooded county courthouse in downtown Kansas City won’t reopen on Monday after all. The Jackson County Courthouse has been closed since Thursday because 10 feet (about 3 meters) of floodwaters filled the basement. The water knocked out power and ...

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Jackson County’s downtown courthouse will be closed Friday as crews continue their work to repair a water main break. The courthouse was closed Thursday after the water main break was discovered. Water in the courthouse’s basement prompted crews to turn ...

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The Jackson County Circuit Court is seeking volunteer attorneys to take part in a pilot mediation program for landlord-tenant disputes and unlawful-detainer cases. Court Administrator Mary Marquez said the pilot is a small, informal project — the court is not ...

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More than half of the assistant prosecutors in the county home to Kansas City have stopped paying union dues after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Missouri and other states couldn’t force government workers to contribute to unions representing them. ...

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The 16th Circuit Judicial Commission has selected Marilyn B. Keller, Kyndra J. Stockdale and R. Travis Willingham as nominees for an associate circuit judge vacancy in Jackson County. The vacancy was created by the retirement last year of Judge Robert ...

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