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The winner of this Democratic primary between incumbent Sheriff Darryl Forté and former sheriff Mike Sharp will take office, as there is no Republican candidate.

Organizers of Sunday’s Brookside Black Lives Matter Brigade are continuing calls for Kansas City Chief Rick Smith to step down and the ending of Operation Legend.

Democratic Sen. Jason Holsman was term-limited and stepped down in January to serve on the Public Service Commission.

With the coronavirus changing how we live and work, professionals who once fled the Midwest are giving Kansas City and surrounding communities a second look.

Protesters are also planning a demonstration Sunday afternoon in Brookside.

The district has been without representation since Sen. Kiki Curls stepped down in January to serve on Missouri’s Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. Curls was term-limited.

There’s a crowded field of candidates with varying experience in county government.

Rep. Jack Bondon, Cass County auditor Rick Brattin and farmer Bill Yarberry (no photo available) are competing in the Republican primary.

For KCUR's ongoing series "The Next Normal," hear stories of people who have been unexpectedly laid off and worrying about mortgages, food and medical bills as Congress plays politics over federal pandemic unemployment assistance.

It’s not unprecedented for one person to hold both jobs temporarily, but a permanent change of this kind is historic.

Incumbent Missouri Rep. Ingrid Burnett faces challengers Phyllis Hardwick and Wick Thomas in a district that encompasses most of Kansas City's historic Northeast neighborhood, as well as some of Sugar Creek and Independence.

Incumbent Mark Dupree faces prosecutor Kristiane Bryant in the Kansas primary Aug. 4. The winner will run the District Attorney’s office for the next four years, since no Republican has filed in this race.