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On the eve of the NFL Draft, the Kansas City Police Department says it has twice asked for overtime payments from the city from the last NFL event, the February Super Bowl victory parade. The Board of Police Commissioners also questioned Mayor Quinton Lucas about the $13,000 spent on sending his security detail to Arizona for the game.
Kevin Strickland, who served more than 40 years in Missouri prisons for a crime that he did not commit, has filed a civil lawsuit.
A JE Dunn executive was appointed Thursday to the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced that Thomas Whittaker would join the board, replacing Don Wagner.
Callers complain that they are being placed on hold or get a busy signal, which Mayor Quinton Lucas says “gives our community grave concern.”
The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners oversees a $268 million budget and regularly discusses important matters in closed session.