A high-stakes legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map was engulfed in chaos late Tuesday after the US Supreme Court and a lower federal court issued conflicting decisions on whether the state can use aggressively gerrymandered district lines that Republicans drew last year at the behest of President Donald Trump.

As of Thursday morning, Thomas Ross will still be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot as the Republican nominee for the Missouri House District 161 seat, which covers much of Joplin. It up to the

Thomas Christopher Ross, 37, of Joplin, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, officials said.

Missouri officials asked the Supreme Court on Friday to reinstate the Republican-friendly congressional map which adds one seat for the GOP. “A federal-election-administration disaster is unfolding in Missouri,

Jasper County Republicans unanimously selected Louise Secker as the new Republican nominee for the 161st Missouri House District following the arrest of former nominee Thomas Ross.