People gathered at the Missouri State Capitol rotunda on Tuesday morning to honor former Missouri Gov. Christopher “Kit” Bond. The notes of the 135th Army Band of the Missouri National Guard filled ...

Former U.S. Sens. Kit Bond, center left, and John Danforth, center right, laugh after Bond was introduced at the inauguration for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in Jefferson City on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017.

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 ...

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 ...

Christopher “Kit” Bond, a Republican who brought billions of dollars in federal funding to Missouri during his four terms in the U.S. Senate and who was state’s the youngest person to be governor, ...

KMBC NINE NEWS. FORMER LONGTIME MISSOURI GOVERNOR AND SENATOR KIT BOND IS BEING REMEMBERED TODAY FOR HIS LIFE OF SERVICE TO MISSOURIANS. HE DIED LAST WEEK AT THE AGE OF 86. HIS PUBLIC MEMORIAL WAS ...

Bond had a major impact on Missouri Republicans, winning back the governorship in 1972 and sowing the seeds for the GOP's current dominance. Former Missouri Gov. and U.S. Sen. Kit Bond, one of the ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly listed the years Christopher Bond served in the U.S. Senate. He was elected in 1986 and was re-elected in 1992, 1998 and 2004. He served ...

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.