The Kansas City Star has filed a lawsuit against the City of Independence after officials refused to release a resignation agreement that has kept former police chief Adam Dustman on the city payroll after he resigned.
The lawsuit, filed in Jackson County Circuit Court on May 18, seeks to compel city officials to release the agreement tied to continued payments to Dustman after his August 2025 resignation.
The Star had filed a records request seeking the agreement on April 2 but did not receive a response…