Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, shown on Oct. 1, 2025, has charged the mayor of Coldwater with felony voter fraud. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) Coldwater residents have learned a valuable lesson: Actions have consequences.

In his first interview since being accused of voting illegally by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Coldwater mayor Joe Ceballos, a self-described loyal Republican voter, contends he thought he could vote as a legal permanent resident.

The top election officials in Kansas and Missouri have agreed to share voter registration details with each other, a piecemeal approach designed to protect elections that’s raised eyebrows from voting rights advocates.

Democratic candidates for governor spoke for over an hour about their priorities are during the campaign, and what they'd focus on if elected.