Patrick Marley

GREAT BEND, Kan. - A national fight over state supreme courts is flaring up in Kansas, where voters will decide Tuesday whether to replace the state's 68-year-old system of appointing justices with di ...Thank you for visiting Spokesman.com. To continue reading this story and enjoying our local journalism please subscribe or log in...

The spot where Corey Ruiz was killed on Williamson and Baldwin streets became a protest site immediately after the shooting July 22.

Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve a ballot measure that would allow them to directly elect state Supreme Court justices.

Missouri voters rejected a ballot measure to make it harder to amend the state constitution by requiring ballot measures to pass in every congressional district, rather than simply with a statewide majority.

MAJOR CALL: Kansans vote no on electing state Supreme Court justices, a GOP-backed measure that could have shaped rulings on abortion and voting.

The marquee race of Tuesday's primaries remained uncalled as the night ended, leaving the Democratic nominee for a key Senate seat in Michigan unknown.

Abdul El-Sayed won with a populist platform buoyed by voter discontent with establishment Democrats and Israel.

Kansas voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed them to directly elect state Supreme Court justices, dealing a blow to

The Justice Department sent poll monitors to four Michigan cities on Tuesday, raising concerns among some Democrats who feared they could interfere with the election.

If the court approves the request for a referendum, it could raise questions about whether Tuesday’s primary winners under the new map are the official nominees.