Lawsuit over Kansas City police control allowed to proceed

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss a lawsuit challenging state control of the Kansas City police department. Civil rights leader Gwendolyn Grant claims in a lawsuit filed against the Kansas City Police Board of Commissioners that state control of the local police department is discriminatory and prevents Kansas City residents from having a say in how millions of tax dollars are spent in their city. The Kansas City Star reports a Jackson County judge ruled this week that the lawsuit could proceed. The lawsuit is the latest step in a long fight between state lawmakers and Kansas City over control of the police department.