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Lawyers for the state of Kansas are attempting to reopen a case that threw out multiple restrictions on abortion providers, including 24-hour waiting periods, requiring doctors to repeat false claims about abortion risks and more.

The Kansas City-area children most at risk of deportation orders have either been granted or have a case pending to receive special immigrant juvenile status, a humanitarian designation for abused or neglected children. But the Trump administration canceled those protections.

A federal judge ruled last month that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services improperly narrowed the circumstances under which sick people are exempt from work requirements, a decision that could affect more than 100,000 Missourians, attorneys say. A similar lawsuit involving a Kansas City resident is making its way through the courts at the same time.

Voters in Missouri and Kansas are deciding some critical races and ballot measures today: constitutional amendments on abortion access, a tight U.S. Senate contest, a governor's race and more. But lower on the ballot is something just as important: judge retention elections. We'll break down how the judicial retention process works in both states and what voters should know before heading to the polls.

The hearing for about a dozen children took place less than two weeks after a group of legal services providers sued the federal government for ending deferred deportation for minors with Special Immigrant Juvenile status.

The Western District Court of Appeals found that a man resentenced in 2023 must receive credit for time served on all four concurrent sentences.

Two state supreme court justices and five appellate court judges are up for a vote in November’s election on whether they should keep their seats. Nearly all were appointed by a Democratic governor.

Shawn Harris initially pleaded not guilty in the 2025 killing of Ming during a shootout in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. As part of a new plea deal, prosecutors will seek life imprisonment charges.

A Jackson County jury found Fredrick Scott guilty of first-degree murder in four of six killings, capping a case that spanned nearly a decade. He was acquitted on two other counts. Scott faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.

While the 8th Circuit Court judges appeared sympathetic to the Republican plaintiffs, redistricting proponents would also need to overcome barriers from the U.S. Supreme Court and warnings from elections officials that it’s now too late to change course for the November election.

Instead of defending the state high court’s ruling that a referendum on redistricting means using the congressional map from 2024, Catherine Hanaway’s office is asking for a reversal.

Last week, a Missouri judge declined to put two measures that received hundreds of thousands of petition signatures on the November ballot. Now the state Supreme Court will take a look. We'll take a closer look at the redistricting referendum and Respect Missouri Voters amendment.