JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former U.S. Attorney Catherine Hanaway was appointed Tuesday as Missouri’s next attorney general, vowing a tough-on-crime approach as her predecessor leaves for a job with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Less than 24 hours after Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced he was resigning to join the Trump administration. Gov. Mike Kehoe selected Hanaway, who was also the first woman to serve as Missouri House Speaker,

With the announcement that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has accepted the position of Co-Deputy Director of the FBI Deputy, Governor Mike Kehoe, on Tuesday, wasted little time