Kansas City, Missouri, City Council members introduce hate crime ordinance | #citycouncil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Members of the Kansas City, Missouri, City Council introduced an ordinance that would address hate crimes in the city, the Kansas City LGBTQ Commission announced Monday. Ordinance 231032 would establish a hate offense at the municipal level and create a penalty for certain municipal offenses motivated by hate and/or bias. Prosecutors […]
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Shawnee City Council fires Doug Gerber as city manager Monday night | #citycouncil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Shawnee City Council unanimously voted Monday evening to fire Doug Gerber as city manager. Gerber’s job status first became in jeopardy after city staff received a video involving him last month. City officials would not confirm what the video contained, but did move to initially place him on administrative leave. […]
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Marion police chief Gideon Cody suspended by city’s mayor
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marion, Kansas Police Chief Gideon Cody, under fire for raids on the Marion County Record newspaper, was suspended by the city’s mayor on Thursday, according to the newspaper. The newspaper reported Friday on its website that City Administrator Brogan Jones circulated an email to the city council informing them of Cody’s […]
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No impeachment vote taken Monday night against Greenwood Mayor Levi Weaver
GREENWOOD, Mo. — The Greenwood, Missouri, Board of Aldermen did not take an impeachment vote against Mayor Levi Weaver on Monday night. It comes after the board had previously drafted three articles of impeachment against Weaver — one for blocking citizens on the city’s Facebook page; violating the city’s enforcement of business licenses and pulling […]
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Greenwood, Missouri, mayor denies ‘brandishing a firearm’ at an alderman
GREENWOOD, Mo. — The mayor and city council in the city of Greenwood handled business as usual Wednesday night, but the elephant in the room is the impeachment process has started. This is the first council meeting since the city of Greenwood moved forward with articles of impeachment against Greenwood Mayor Levi Weaver. That does […]
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New KCMO City Council facing call to address housing crisis | #citycouncil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Housing has been a particularly hard struggle for Charisse Crawford. “Very difficult,” she said. Crawford, a Kansas City resident, was priced out of nearly every option in the city, and had to stay in hotels and with family when she had to move. “What are people in my condition supposed to […]
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Hear from candidates for city council, mayor | #citycouncil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, voters will elect a mayor and 12-member City Council during an election next Tuesday. The 13 races, including six at-large and six in-district City Council races, are on the ballot along with one KCPS school board race and some questions about retaining judges. The whole city votes on […]
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Overland Park City Council approves proposal to build boutique hotel | #citycouncil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Overland Park City Council approved a proposal Monday night to turn a former church building into a boutique hotel. The hotel will be built at 8029 Overland Park Drive and is expected to have 30 rooms, according to a city document. According to the document, the hotel will use self-check-in […]
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KCMO City Council introduces 2 ordinances related to short-term rentals | #citycouncil
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Neighbors throughout pockets of Kansas City, Missouri, are gathering to create solutions for the ongoing rise of short-term rentals. “We began hearing directly from neighborhoods and neighborhood leaders a while ago that particularly short-term rentals, the Type 2, were having a significant impact on quality of life,” said Tiffany Moore, Kansas […]
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Creator of ‘Bel-Air’ to flip switch at mayor’s Christmas tree lighting
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Morgan Cooper — a Kansas City-area native and creator of “Bel-Air,” a “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” reboot — has been elected to flip the switch at the 2022 Kansas City, Missouri, mayor’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Cooper grabbed the attention of legendary actor Will Smith after creating a reboot concept in […]
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