Governors of three Republican-led states announced over the weekend they would be sending hundreds of troops to D.C at the request of Trump.

Students are filling the halls and classrooms for the first day of school in Lee’s Summit, but this year, no cell phones will be allowed in.

This summer, Missouri became the first state to eliminate capital gains taxes while keeping its state income tax. Maryland is doing the opposite.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (KFVS) - Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe is scheduled to attend a few events in the Heartland this week. It’s all part of a two-day visit. His first stop was at the Federal Courthouse in Cape Girardeau for a naturalization ceremony on Wednesday, August 20.

Gov. Mike Kehoe again commented on redistricting in Missouri at a news conference Tuesday, but the governor said he has not made a decision about whether he will call a special session on the topic.

Sen. Mike Cierpiot, a Lee’s Summit Republican, told The Star last week that any redistricting effort would have to be sustainable so Republicans don’t end up losing more districts in a future election year in which the GOP performs poorly.

The Kansas City Star reported that Kehoe discussed redistricting with multiple top Republicans in an early August meeting. Alex Riley, R-Springfield, the majority leader of the Missouri House of Representatives, was in that meeting and said he thinks it’s “pretty likely” Kehoe will call a special session.

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Kehoe will call for special elections to fill two vacant seats in the Missouri House next year.