Missouri Daybook
Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, Apr. 08.
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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Apr. 08 6:30 AM Kansas City Mayor Lucas’ public schedule – Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas casts his ballot in the school bond and city election, MCC Penn Valley Campus Education Center, 3201 Southwest Trafficway (6:30 AM CDT), tours the 911 Call Center, 1125 Locust St (9:00 AM CDT), and meets Kansas City Executive Director Danny Beckley to discuss the Symphony’s 2025 season of performances at the Kauffman Center (10:00 AM CDT), and attends the KC2026 Board of Directors meetings (3:00 PM CDT)
Location: Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: http://www.kcmo.org, https://x.com/KCMO
Contacts: Megan Strickland, City of Kansas City, MO, Megan.Strickland@kcmo.org, 1 816 766 5134
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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Apr. 08 12:00 PM Missouri Gov. Kehoe marks Crime Victims Rights Week – Missouri Department of Public Safety hosts Crime Victims Rights Week ceremony. Attendees include Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe and survivor advocates
Location: Missouri State Capitol, 201 W Capitol Ave, Jefferson City, MO
Weblinks: http://dps.mo.gov/
Contacts: Mike O’Connell, Missouri DPS communications director, mike.oconnell@dps.mo.gov, 1 573 751 4819
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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Apr. 08 6:00 PM Decarcerate KC and The Kansas City Defender town hall on public safety sales tax renewal – Decarcerate KC and The Kansas City Defender discuss opposition to the public safety sales tax renewal and plans for a new municipal jail
Location: 3800 Troost Ave, 3800 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: https://www.decarceratekc.org
Contacts: Chad Onianwa, Decarcerate KC , cg.onianwa@gmail.com
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Tuesday, Apr. 08 – Thursday, Apr. 10 Association of Independent Information Professionals Annual Symposium – AIIP Annual Symposium, for learning, networking, and professional development for independent information professionals
Location: Virtual Event
Weblinks: http://www.aiip.org/, https://x.com/AIIP
Contacts: AIIP, office@aiip.org, 1 225 408 4400
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Tuesday, Apr. 08 St. Louis mayoral election – St. Louis mayoral election; Tishaura Jones vs. Cara Spencer. Incumbent Mayor Tishaura Jones is seeking her second term in office. Election is nonpartisan and uses the unified primary system, with the top-two candidates advancing from the 4 Mar primary election. Election is a rematch for the 2021 mayoral election, which saw Jones narrowly defeat Spencer, carrying 51.7% of the vote
Weblinks: http://www.stlouis-mo.gov, https://x.com/stl_board
Contacts: St. Louis Board of Election Commisioners, electionboard@stlouis-mo.gov, 1 314 622 4336
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Apr. 10 9:00 AM FRB Kansas City president speaks at Secured Finance Network event – Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeffrey Schmid speaks at Secured Finance Network Independent Finance Roundtable event
Location: Hotel Phillips Kansas City, 106 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: http://www.kansascityfed.org/, https://x.com/KansasCityFed
Contacts: Bill Medley, FRB Kansas City, Bill.Medley@kc.frb.org, 1 816 881 2556
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UPDATED EVENT: Thursday, Apr. 10 – Saturday, Apr. 12 NCAA Frozen Four begins – NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four begins; (1) Western Michigan vs. (3) Denver; (2) Boston University vs. (4) Penn State * Boston University reach their third consecutive Final Four after defeating Cornell in overtime. Denver defeated No. 1 overall seed Boston College to reach the Final Four in a rematch of last year’s championship game. Semifinal winners contest the championship game Saturday
Location: Enterprise Center, 1401 Clark Ave, St. Louis, MO
Weblinks: http://www.ncaa.com, https://x.com/NCAA
Contacts: Gail Dent, NCAA, gdent@ncaa.org, 1 317 917 6117, NCAAGail
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, Apr. 10 – Sunday, Apr. 13 Northwest Missouri State University stages musical ‘Pride and Prejudice’ – Northwest Missouri State University stages a musical adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Composer Paul Gordon, known for similar adaptations of ‘Jane Eyre’ and ‘Emma’, writes songs for the new musical performed by student cast members
Location: Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts, College Park Dr, Maryville, MO
Weblinks: http://www.nwmissouri.edu/, https://x.com/NWMOSTATE
Contacts: Mark Hornickel , Northwest Missouri State University, mhorn@nwmissouri.edu, 1 660 562 1704
