Marcas McGowan, the boyfriend of the girl’s mother, made his first court appearance Wednesday. He also is charged in Leavenworth County District Court with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated child endangerment, and fleeing and eluding in connection with the incident Friday in which Cady Harris was killed.

At the mayor’s urging, the Kansas City Council’s public safety committee endorsed a measure that would ban people from openly carrying firearms in the city limits. The full council will consider the measure on July 31. But its long-term prospects are uncertain because of the Missouri General Assembly.

The Postal Service’s office of the inspector general suggests that post offices could fill a gap left by the dwindling number of bank branches in low-income rural areas and inner cities — while generating an estimated $8.9 billion in revenue.