The Kansas City Star daily briefing — Friday, July 9, 2021
The top headlines from The Kansas City Star on Friday, July 9, 2021, including Gov. Mike Parson responds to federal assistance to combat the spread of the delta variant, Platte County prosecutors have accused a 43-year-old Missouri man of sexual assault, Jackson County’s top prosecutor is calling on Kansas City police to stop sending her office hundreds of low-level drug crimes, and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a brief Thursday opposing a measure that gives Kansas City more control over the police department’s budget.
