Kinloch Mayor Evelyn Carter lives rent-free in city-owned housing, far left, which is adjacent to several vacant buildings seen Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. According to a complaint filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission, officials with the City of Kinloch misused public funds by living rent-free in city-owned apartments. However, a ruling by the Ethics Commission found that a 2012 Kinloch city ordinance does allow for free housing for city officials.Â
KINLOCH — This tiny, cash-strapped municipality in north ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ County has for years let city officials live rent-free in city-owned apartments, a state ethics commission report said this month.
A punching bag hangs in a yard near several vacant buildings, next door to where Mayor Evelyn Carter lives rent-free in city-own housing in Kinloch on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. According to a complaint filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission, officials with the City of Kinloch misused public funds by living rent-free in city-owned apartments. However, a ruling by the Ethics Commission found that a 2012 Kinloch city ordinance does allow for free housing for city officials.Â
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Kinloch Mayor Evelyn Carter lives rent-free in city-owned housing, far left, which is adjacent to several vacant buildings seen Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. According to a complaint filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission, officials with the City of Kinloch misused public funds by living rent-free in city-owned apartments. However, a ruling by the Ethics Commission found that a 2012 Kinloch city ordinance does allow for free housing for city officials.Â
A punching bag hangs in a yard near several vacant buildings, next door to where Mayor Evelyn Carter lives rent-free in city-own housing in Kinloch on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. According to a complaint filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission, officials with the City of Kinloch misused public funds by living rent-free in city-owned apartments. However, a ruling by the Ethics Commission found that a 2012 Kinloch city ordinance does allow for free housing for city officials.Â
