Kansas City officials have another chance next month to fend off an attempt by Missouri lawmakers to force the city to spend more of its revenue on policing. more

This article has been updated to reflect the correct name of Johnson County Western Commissioner candidate Jerry Ellis.  more

SEDALIA —  Republican Gubernatorial candidate Bill Eigel swept through Sedalia on Friday, July 12, stopping at the American Legion No. 642 hall to stump for his own campaign, soundly bashing his own party including Gov. Mike Parson and Mike Kehoe. more

Two Republican candidates are running for state House of Representatives District 54, a two-year term, in the Aug. 6 primary election. more

Two Republican candidates are running for Johnson County Western Commissioner, a four-year term, in the Aug. 6 primary election. more

Three Republican candidates are running for state Senate District 31, a four-year term, in the Aug. 6 primary election. more

The Aug. 6 primary election is officially six weeks away, as absentee voting begins Tuesday, June 25. more

WARRENSBURG – Candidates running for office in the Missouri Secretary of State, state senator and state representative races in the August primary election participated in a Republican Candidate Forum on Monday, June 10 at the Elks Lodge in Warrensburg. more

Missouri will have two constitutional amendments on the Aug. 6 primary ballot, one to grant tax exemptions for child care facilities and another to rerun a 2022 election result on police funding thrown out by the state Supreme Court. more

Three initiative campaigns say they are on track to submit signatures that would put measures to legalize abortion and sports wagering, and to increase the minimum wage, on Missouri’s ballot this year. more

On Tuesday, April 9, Susan Klein, the executive director of Missouri Right to Life, spoke to the Sedalia Democrat about the controversial "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative" petition. more

SEDALIA — On Friday, April 5, members of Planned Parenthood, the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the Sedalia Democrat Club, and volunteers gathered in front of Bazoo Books to collect signatures for the "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative" petition. more

Two questions and two propositions were up for debate Tuesday in the April 2 municipal election in Johnson County. The Warrensburg capital sales tax improvement question was the only measure that passed. Meanwhile, the Holden R-III School District’s Proposition K.I.T.S., the Knob Noster R-VIII School District’s Proposition K and the Holden general obligation bond question were all denied. more

The results are in for the 2024 April 2 municipal election. Out of 33,534 eligible voters, 3,608 ballots were cast, equalling a 10.76% voter turnout rate. This was a small increase from last year, when 3,257 ballots were cast among 32,630 voters, leading to a 9.98% voter turnout. more

Below are the results of contested races and ballot questions in the April 2 municipal election in Johnson County, according to unofficial results from the Johnson County Clerk’s Office. An asterisk denotes the winners. more

This year’s elections will result in some of the biggest changes in Missouri Senate membership since term limits took effect 20 years ago, with at least nine members exiting the chamber and primary challenges that could send four incumbents home. more

With the April 2 municipal election fast approaching, Johnson County Clerk Diane Thompson has some reminders via her social media for those still unaware of items on the ballot this year. more

Candidate filing ended Tuesday, March 26 for the Aug. 6 primary election in Missouri. more

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include information from Superintendent Mike Hough. more