Local Politics
Missouri voters rejected Proposition A on Tuesday, November 3, defeating a congressional map that would have carved Kansas City into three Republican-leaning districts and eased a path to unseat U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. The Associated Press called the vote at 9:59 p.m., with "No" votes leading 62% to 38%. The referendum was forced by the People Not Politicians campaign after collecting more than 305,000 signatures to challenge the map approved by Republican lawmakers and Gov. Mike Kehoe. Missouri will continue using its 2022 congressional map based on U.S. Census data.
Crime · Kansas City, MO
Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was captured Tuesday near Kansas City, Missouri by the Missouri State Highway Patrol after escaping from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Lake County, Tennessee on Oct. 25. During his week-long flight, Morley stole vehicles in Lake County, Tennessee and Williamson County, Illinois before heading west. He was serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of coworker Cody Birchfield in Carter County, Tennessee. Authorities coordinated across multiple states and investigated whether Morley was linked to an armed bank robbery in Dane County, Wisconsin. Extradition details and formal charges regarding his escape and vehicle thefts had not yet been announced.
