Grace Hills
Politics and elections reporterGrace Hills is a politics and elections reporter for KCUR. Email her at graceelizabethhills@gmail.com
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Lyndell Mays, one of three adults charged with murder in the parade shooting and the only one whose case is still pending, now faces new assault charges and accusations of endangering the welfare of children. -
Laws that require age verification to access certain websites and allow armed rangers in public schools, among others passed during Missouri's most recent legislative session, go into effect later this week. -
Norma Zavala Levia had protected status in the United States. Immigration enforcement deported her anyway. Now she's fighting to get back to her family in Kansas City. -
While e-scooter and e-bike crashes have led some to advocate for statewide regulations, most regulations are decided on the local level. -
Some residents of North Lawn properties in Kansas City’s North Indian Mound neighborhood were forced to leave and relocate Friday morning, some into already occupied units. -
To stop a massive data center from moving in, Leavenworth protesters are showing up and getting loudAround 100 people opposed to the proposed data center filled the Leavenworth County planning meeting room, pushing for more scrutiny on regulations. A countywide moratorium on data center development expired this week. -
Of the seven races a Democratic campaigning organization has targeted to hold or flip in Kansas, six are in the Kansas City area. -
Democrats are on the ballot in nearly 97% of Missouri races this year, a stronger showing than the party has had in decades. -
Stigall, a conservative radio talk show host, had previously called President Donald Trump a “political hazard” before changing his stance. The district's Democratic nominee faces headwinds in what is still considered a safe seat for the GOP. -
The move brings Jackson County in line with other charter counties, and affirms a vote at the county level last year in which voters overwhelmingly supported the county switching the position from appointed to elected.
