ST. LOUIS – Former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond died Tuesday in St. Louis at age 86, Governor Mike Kehoe announced. Kehoe has ordered all U.S. and Missouri flags to be ...

Then U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond heads for a closed session of the Senate about the new START Treaty, a ratification of a nuclear-arms treaty with Russia, in the U.S. Capitol December 20, 2010 in ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. We join all of Missouri in mourning the loss of former U.S. senator and Missouri ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced the death of a former governor and U.S. senator on Tuesday. Kehoe's office announced that Christopher S. "Kit" Bond died on Tuesday at the age of 86. Bond served as ...

He helped create the modern Missouri Republican Party as governor and U.S. senator, sharply defending his ideals with wit. Star file photo We join all of Missouri in mourning the loss of former U.S.