A Jackson County circuit judge in Missouri ruled on Thursday that a new, GOP-friendly congressional map can stay in place ahead of the midterms. The Campaign Legal Center (CLC), the American Civil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Kansas City, the target of a gerrymandered congressional district map, files for re-election Feb. 24.

The map was designed to allow Republicans to gain a House seat in the midterms. Opponents are still hoping to block it ...

A Missouri judge on Thursday allowed a new Republican-backed congressional map to remain in place ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, dealing a setback to legal challenges from left-leaning ...

The old Adams Mark Hotel in Jackson County is getting a facelift led by Community Builders of Kansas City, with exterior renovations, repaved parking and new landscaping, to prepare for the World Cup ...

Submitting signatures to force a referendum on a state law is not enough to suspend a new state law, a Cole County ...

The gerrymandered congressional map pushed through the General Assembly by Republicans meets constitutional requirements for districts to be compact and contiguous, a Jackson County judge ruled ...

For the first time in several years, the Carillon bells in the historic Giralda Tower chimed a hymn at noon on Sunday, reintroducing a familiar and nostalgic element to the Kansas City community. The ...

The redrawn congressional map pushed through the General Assembly by Republicans meets constitutional requirements for districts to be compact and contiguous, a Jackson County judge ruled Thursday.