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Kansas City mayor wants to stop penalizing marijuana possession
The mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, is backing an ordinance that would strike possession of marijuana from the municipal code, a move that would eliminate even fines for those who possess marijuana.
Kansas City board to consider renaming iconic fountain
A member of the city's parks board wrote to fellow board members, asking them to rename an iconic fountain and street in Kansas City that bears the name of an important city developer who barred minorities from living in affluent neighborhoods that he designed in the early 1900s.
Kansas City announces planned reform of police procedures
Kansas City is reforming police procedures after criticism from black organizations about police conduct during nearly a week of protests as well as long-standing tension between the department and minorities, the mayor announced Thursday.
Black leaders in Kansas City seek police chief’s resignation
Civil rights organizations on Wednesday called for the resignation of Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith, hours after a group of mostly black pastors demanded changes to improve relations between police and the city's minority community.
Police: 4 St. Louis officers hit by gunfire during protests
Protests that began peacefully over the death of George Floyd turned violent in the St. Louis area, where four police officers were shot and a retired St. Louis police captain was shot to death by looters at a pawn shop.
Missouri woman who died of coronavirus worked for Red Cross
The youngest of the eight people to die of the coronavirus outbreak in Missouri was a 31-year-old Red Cross employee who was buried as her family watched from their cars. The American Red Cross Missouri-Arkansas Region said that besides the death of biomedical services employee Jazmond Dixon in St. Louis, one other Red Cross worker […]
UPDATE: Missouri Supreme Court suspends most in-person proceedings at state courts
Several courts and public legal organizations across Missouri and beyond have taken steps, including suspending jury trials and high-volume dockets, to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some voters face problems at polls in Missouri primary
Missouri’s presidential primary got off to a rough start Tuesday for some voters, as problems with electronic equipment in the state’s most populous county led some people to give up and head to work without casting their ballots. Election officials in St. Louis County said their electronic poll books, which are used to check in […]
Gun maker files for bankruptcy following Kansas City lawsuit
A Nevada-based gun manufacturer filed for bankruptcy after Kansas City sued the company over weapons trafficking last month. In the Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition filed Feb. 10, Jimenez Arms listed assets of less than $50,000 and outstanding liabilities that surpass $1 million, KCUR-FM reported. This could pose a challenge for the city should it successfully recover compensation […]
Kansas City official rethinks public transportation system
Robbie Makinen, CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, has more important matters to discuss than his inability to see. Ask about his vision loss, and he’ll redirect the conversation. Yes, he said, he woke up completely blind one morning in 2013, but, “let’s talk about free transit.” In the four years that he’s […]
Kansas City official rethinks public transportation system
Robbie Makinen, CEO of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, has more important matters to discuss than his inability to see. Ask about his vision loss, and he’ll redirect the conversation. Yes, he said, he woke up completely blind one morning in 2013, but, “let’s talk about free transit.” In the four years that he’s […]
German May attorney Quinton Lucas elected Kansas City mayor
Kansas City residents voted June 18 to elevate attorney and city councilmember Quinton Lucas to the mayor’s office. Lucas, 34, won 58.5 percent of the vote, with 39,216 votes cast in his favor, according to unofficial results from Jackson, Clay and Platte Counties. His opponent, Jolie Justus, 48, also an attorney and councilmember, received 41.4 […]
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