With the Missouri governor's appointment of Heather Hall, a former Kansas City councilwoman from the Northland, the state-run Board of Police Commissioners lacks any appointees from east of Troost Avenue. Residents and activists worry about accountability.

The Kansas City Police Board of Commissioners doesn’t have a single representative from the city's east side, which neighborhood leaders and advocates say shows disrespect and lacks accountability to the Black community.

In July, Gov. Mike Kehoe appointed Heather Hall, a former Kansas City councilwoman from the Northland, to the five-member board. Hall has strong ties to the police department as her husband is a retired KCPD sergeant.

Kansas City and St. Louis are the lone U.S. cities that don’t have control of their police department

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