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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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Kansas City mayor discusses Jackson County property assessments

Kansas City Mo., Mayor Quinton Lucas says the Jackson County property reassessment is becoming “a mess of a process”.Some homeowners are facing big increases in their property taxes.KMBC’s Micheal Mahoney spoke to the mayor about it today in an interview. Reassessment is a county function and the city is not involved with it. But Lucas […]

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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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Kansas City Municipal Election Results: Mayor, City Council

The mayor’s office and six open council seats with incumbents not seeking re-election are on the ballot for Kansas City, Missouri voters on Tuesday. Polls close at 7 p.m.Don’t see the results below? Click here. Kansas City, Mo., mayoral raceIncumbent Quinton Lucas takes on challenger Clay Chastain. In the primary, Lucas won 81.5 percent of […]

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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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Kansas City, Missouri Mayor signs liquor card ordinance

Kansas City, Missouri Mayor Quinton Lucas has signed a new liquor card ordinance.The city council voted to remove the liquor card requirement Thursday.This means servers and bartenders can sell and serve alcohol without a license. “if you ain’t got $42, if you don’t have a car to go downtown to get your card, it becomes […]

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Defying the state, Kansas City would be a sanctuary for people seeking gender-affirming health care | #citycouncil

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Officials in Missouri’s largest city are moving to declare it a sanctuary for people seeking or providing gender-affirming care, defying state officials who are intent on banning it for minors and restricting it for adults. A Kansas City Council committee approved such a resolution Wednesday. The full council will now […]

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Kansas City’s Quinton Lucas makes playoff bet with the mayor of Cincinnati

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas has been cleaning up on Kansas City Chiefs championship bets with other mayors over the last few years. Thursday, he made another one – this time with the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio.Of course, mayor Lucas is all-in on a Chiefs win Sunday.Lucas explained what was on the line this […]