Missouri Governor-elect Mike Kehoe took the oath of office at noon on Monday. Former Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt officiated the ceremony. Governor Kehoe later addressed the crowd, sharing his vision for the next four years.

Controlling crime, expanding education options and cutting taxes will be the top priorities for Missouri, new Gov. Mike Kehoe said in his inauguration speech. The brief speech, delivered before a crowd gathered on a cold,

"We haven't had a storm like this, with this amount, in several years," said MoDOT's Bob Becker, district maintenance engineer for the St. Lou… One of the ideas under consideration would allow the seven-member council to remove the county executive with five votes.

Soon after being sworn in as governor, Kehoe signed executive orders requiring law enforcement to include the immigration status of individuals in arrest reports, and authorized the creation of a program called "Operation Relentless Pursuit.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe addressed plans to “secure Missouri’s future” through improving public safety, education and reducing the role of government. Gov. Mike Kehoe hands out ceremonial signing pens after signing executive orders after being sworn in as the 58th governor of Missouri on Monday at the Capitol in Jefferson City.