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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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