 According to KSDK,  Thornton had been banned from City Council meetings  but had made it known that he would be at Thursday night's meeting and extra police were assigned ahead of time.
<meaning-changed>  According to KSDK,  Thornton had been banned from City Council meetings  but had made it known that he would be at Thursday night's meeting and extra police were assigned ahead of time.
 According to KSDK, an NBC affiliate, Thornton had been banned from City Council meetings but had made it known that he would be at Thursday night's meeting and extra police were assigned ahead of time.