Missouri Senate divided on redistricting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republicans in the Missouri Senate are fighting over how to divvy up the state’s eight congressional districts. Senators on Wednesday worked behind closed doors to compromise on new district lines. State lawmakers are redrawing the boundaries of congressional districts to account for population changes noted by the 2020 census. The plan backed by GOP leaders is projected to continue current political divide of six Republican and two Democratic representatives. But some Republicans want to split the Democratic stronghold of Kansas City among multiple districts to give Republicans a shot at winning seven seats.