Bill Eigel

Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe beat eight opponents to win the nomination, including Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel.

Former President Donald Trump said all of the three leading candidates have his endorsement.

Fundraising in the Republican and Democratic primaries for Missouri governor has exceeded $21 million, with the majority going to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. But the race for attorney general is also proving pricey.

The Weldon Spring Republican is one of three major GOP contenders to succeed Gov. Mike Parson.

A New York jury convicted Trump of falsifying business records to cover up an affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election.

In a rare instance of triumph for Missouri Democrats, an effort to raise the bar to amend the state constitution — a central GOP priority — was defeated.

The Missouri House refused to go to conference and wanted the Senate to adopt a version of the proposal with other provisions that critics call "ballot candy."

The deadline for the legislature to pass the budget for the upcoming fiscal year is 6 p.m. Friday.

The upper chamber adjourned without taking up any bills despite a state constitutional deadline coming on Friday. That deadline has only been missed once, in 1997,

A resumption of the internal GOP warfare that led to a 41-hour filibuster last week could, for the first time since 1997, force lawmakers to complete appropriations in a special session.