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Early voting sets records in Mid-Missouri, across the country
Across the nation, voter turnouts have set records with a week until the election.
Continue ReadingAcross the nation, voter turnouts have set records with a week until the election.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group that supported a successful ballot measure in 2018 is back to oppose one this year. A new ad from Clean Missouri takes aim at Amendment 3. The amendment would ban some lobbyist gifts, lower campaign contribution limits and change the process Missouri will use to redraw state and federal legislative
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Amy Coney Barrett is headed to to the Supreme Court. The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee, with Republicans overpowering Democratic opposition a week before Election Day. Barrett will be the third Supreme Court justice nominated by Trump. At 48, she is likely secure a conservative court majority for years to
Continue ReadingThe mother of state Rep. Chuck Basye died Thursday after a battle with COVID-19 that lasted more than a month.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Education heard testimony from parents upset with Columbia Public Schools’ response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue ReadingThe clerk said over 17,000 people have already cast their ballot in Boone County.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Boone County commissioners rebuked their fellow official on Thursday over comments he made about the county’s health department director. A letter from Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill and District 2 Commissioner Janet Thompson to Columbia city manager John Glascock criticized District 1 Commissioner Fred Parry’s reaction to the ownership change at the
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Clerk’s Office is accepting applications for boards and commissions.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Leaders across the state are responding after Republican Missouri Governor Mike Parson called a special session on a supplemental budget bill to be held two days after the election. After the General Assembly passed the budget in May, more funding through the CARES Act is now available. The supplemental budget will
Continue ReadingThe Missouri State Highway Patrol has opened an investigation looking into a recent fake text that said a Mid-Missouri state senator was stepping away from politics.
Continue ReadingJefferson City Public Works Director Britt Smith said his crews placed the monument in storage and are now awaiting instruction from the city council.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Chamber of Commerce has written a letter to the city council asking for a “framework” toward extending bar and restaurant hours and other concessions related to the city’s COVID-19 health order.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people have signaled a run for spots on the Columbia City Council next April. Andrea Waner and Philip Merriman have filed paperwork with the Missouri Ethics Commission to run for the Second and Sixth Ward seats respectively in 2021. Neither have run for public office before this. Waner has experience with
Continue ReadingThe Columbia and Boone County health director gave the Columbia City Council an update on COVID-19 at its meeting Monday.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council voted 8-2 in favor in favor of a resolution to remove a monument donated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Monday night. The city now has the authority to remove the marker and place it into city-owned storage. The two dissenting votes were from Councilmen Mark
Continue ReadingA Republican Missouri state senator called for an investigation looking into a weekend text hoax claiming he dropped out of a senate race.
Continue ReadingMEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds showed up to a ‘Trump Parade’ which turned some heads in Mexico, Mo. Saturday. “I think a lot of folks are paying attention to this election i think it’s one of the biggest elections that this country has ever seen,” said Dusty Blue, the event coordinator. Cars, trucks, motorcycles and RVs
Continue ReadingThe council is scheduled to meet Monday at 7 p.m. to discuss, among other topics, COVID-19 relief and a growth impact study group.
Continue ReadingSen. Josh Hawley is working on a book about one of the Missouri Republican’s ongoing targets.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raises more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of
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