Bailey's departure as attorney general provides an opportunity for Gov. Mike Kehoe to fill his first statewide office vacancy. He's scheduled to announce Bailey's replacement Tuesday morning.

Less than 24 hours after Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he was resigning to join the Trump administration. Gov. Mike Kehoe selected Hanaway, who was also the first woman to serve as Missouri House Speaker,

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to take up Attorney General Andrew Bailey's request to reinstate restrictions on abortion in the state, ordering him to turn to a state appeals court instead.