The U.S. Supreme Court weighted in for the third time on Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map and whether it can be used in November.

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked use of Missouri’s 2025 congressional map in November, restoring the state’s 2022 districts while the case continues.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected Missouri Republicans appeal to salvage a congressional district map favoring the GOP.

The Missouri Supreme Court has made a decision on the validity of a referendum related to the redrawn congressional map.

Residents of Independence, Missouri, also voted out two City Council members who supported data centers during a general election in April.

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Missouri voters rejected Amendments 4 and 5 while overwhelmingly approving a sales tax for parks, undercutting claims they’re easily misled.

Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton won a competitive Kansas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. The win sends Hamilton to a

Because voters rejected Amendment 4, proposed state constitutional amendments brought by the public will still require a

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Mark Twain’s hometown of Hannibal, Missouri, contains many of the inspirations for “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.”

The head of the state clerks association says local election officials still lack access to the voter database needed to finalize new district assignments.

The high court also rejected lawsuits contending that the new lines passed in 2025 were not compact as required by law.

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Doctors at Missouri and Kansas birthing hospitals have noticed an uptick in families turning down an inexpensive vitamin K shot, driven by unfounded fears of vaccines. But babies who don't get the shot are significantly more likely to die or suffer severe brain damage.

Gloria Jackson-Leathers launched the Kansas City Civic Engagement Initiative, which provided after-school programs and funded many museums, helped created the Maker Faire at Union Station and led the development of the KC STEM Alliance.

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

Ornate box turtles and their kin face steep challenges in today’s world, but people can help out by raising the deck height on their mowers, allowing turtles to cross the road and not taking them home as pets.

If the referendum qualifies for the November ballot, Missouri voters would be asked whether to approve the redistricting plan passed by Republican lawmakers. A citizen group sued Secretary of State Denny Hoskins accusing him of writing a biased summary, and two courts have now agreed.

The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board earlier this year, a rare intervention by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that three of the women suspected was because of their gender.

In Festus, Missouri, opposition to a data center project has reshaped the city government. “Angry people make angry voters,” an attorney observed.

The proposed constitutional amendment gives Missouri lawmakers five years to expand sales and use taxes, in order to make up for revenue lost by eliminating the state income tax. It will appear in either a special election or on November's ballot.

Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family wells are no longer safe to drink from without pricey treatment.

Two of the five city councilmembers who supported major tax breaks for an AI data center were on the ballot Tuesday. Both were ousted in their respective elections by a large margin.

This is the fourth time since 2010 that voters have renewed the tax by an overwhelming margin.

A business lobbying group is stepping up its opposition to a proposal to replace the Missouri income tax with sales taxes.

When beekeepers saw widespread honeybee die-offs last year, researchers at the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center stepped in to help. The Trump administration now plans to close the facility, sparking concern among beekeepers and scientists.