Missouri will need a new attorney general for the third time in six years as Andrew Bailey announced on Monday that he plans to step down to become co-deputy director of the FBI. “My life has been defined by a call to service,

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican who has been an ardent backer of President Donald Trump, said Monday that he is resigning to take a leadership position at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Bailey's departure as attorney general provides an opportunity for Gov. Mike Kehoe to fill his first statewide office vacancy. He's scheduled to announce Bailey's replacement Tuesday morning.