Missouri voters are on track to overturn near-total ban on abortion, new poll suggests. Read the latest via ⁦Kacen J. Bayless⁩ kansascity.com/news/politics-…

New: Missouri sent 30 troopers to the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin last month, sparking criticism from some lawmakers as the agency struggles with vacancies. w/Laura Bauer #moleg #mogov kansascity.com/news/politics-…

A spokesman for Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson says this morning that Masterson never requested “or even had a conversation about altering" the Kansas Department of Commerce's scoring of BASE grant applicants kansascity.com/news/politics-…

An ex-assistant prosecutor testified that he touched a knife 5 times without gloves before the trial that ended in Marcellus Williams’ death sentence. The contaminated evidence represents the “final blow” in a series of violations, Williams' lawyer said. kansascity.com/news/state/mis…

“We’ve never had a voice in the election of leaders.” Boilermakers' rank-and-file welcome last week’s indictment of leaders but say things won’t improve until the union's election process is changed. kansascity.com/news/local/art…

This places Trump out of step with the status quo in Missouri, which is a ban w/ only a medical emergency exception

NEW: KBI confirms Jonathan L. Clayton was the individual who was found dead in Harvey County crash. “Currently, investigators have not found evidence of foul play” #ksleg

The Kansas Farm Bureau's PAC is endorsing Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids for reelection kansascity.com/news/politics-… #ksleg

BREAKING: Xaviar Babudar, better known as “ChiefsAholic,” gets a 17.5-year federal prison sentence for a string of bank robberies in 2022 and 2023. More from his sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court here in Kansas City shortly.

Missouri judge strikes down Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s ‘misleading’ description of abortion rights amendment. The ruling marks a win for abortion rights supporters. It also rewrote Ashcroft's language, which appears at polling places. #moleg kansascity.com/news/politics-…

What is up with the sound levels for the Peacock broadcast?

Will Scharf, who lost the Republican race for Missouri Attorney General after Trump issued a dual endorsement, now standing right next to Trump as he denigrates his legal team exactly one month after the election x.com/kaitlancollins…

BREAKING: Missouri judge rules against abortion rights measure, putting November vote in doubt kansascity.com/news/politics-… #moleg