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Columbia Board of Education candidate interview: Jeanne Snodgrass

March 21, 2024 6:14 PM Matthew Sanders

ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates for key races in the April election.

Columbia Board of Education candidate interview: John Potter

March 20, 2024 7:51 PM Matthew Sanders

ABC 17 News is interviewing candidates for key races in the April election.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri phase out income taxes?

March 20, 2024 4:02 AM Matthew Sanders

The three major Republican candidates for Missouri governor agree on income taxes — they should be eliminated.

Boone County Commission says property tax freeze would likely apply to homes appraised at $300k or less

March 19, 2024 6:24 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission wrote in a Tuesday state that if a question about a property-tax freeze passes, it will likely only apply to homes that are appraised at $300,000 or less. Boone County voters on April 2 will vote either “yes” or “no” to the following question: “Shall the County of

Rowden will not run for office this year

March 18, 2024 11:11 AM Matthew Sanders

Columbia state Sen. Caleb Rowden said Monday that he is dropping out of the Republican primary for secretary of state and will not seek any office this year.

Pence says he ‘cannot in good conscience’ endorse Trump

March 15, 2024 3:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday said he “cannot in good conscience” endorse presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, a stunning repudiation of his former running mate and the president he served with. “Donald Trump is pursuing and articulating an agenda that is at odds with the conservative agenda

Boone County to decide senior property tax while cities see use, marijuana sales taxes

March 14, 2024 4:03 PM Matthew Sanders

Another April, another election full of use taxes and sales taxes.

Schools pack April ballots with bond and tax requests

March 14, 2024 3:58 PM Matthew Sanders

Schools around Mid-Missouri are packing ballots with requests for more money, whether it be bond issues or a request to increase property taxes.

Reproductive issues top-of-mind in Missouri as elections approach

March 12, 2024 11:32 AM Hannah Falcon

Abortion and reproductive issues have become a battleground in the 2024 elections, including in Missouri.

Takeaways from Robert Hur’s testimony on Biden’s mishandling of classified documents

March 12, 2024 11:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN Former special counsel Robert Hur appeared before Congress on Tuesday to explain his investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents – which led to no charges against the president but plenty of consternation among Democrats when Hur described Biden as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a

Stumpe running for Cole County circuit judge

March 8, 2024 4:19 PM Matthew Sanders

An associate circuit judge who used to be Jefferson City’s municipal judge is seeking a higher job.

Trump meets with Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orbán, continuing his embrace of autocrats

March 8, 2024 1:18 PM associatedpress

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a conservative populist whose crackdowns in Hungary have sparked criticism that he’s eroding that country’s democracy. Trump and Orbán have a longstanding relationship, and their meeting Friday comes as Hungary has had conflicts with the

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you watch the State of the Union address?

March 8, 2024 2:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address on Thursday night. Did you watch the address? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.

Missouri Democrats give full list of locations for in-person voting for presidential primary

March 7, 2024 5:00 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Democratic Party in Missouri has released its full list of in-person polling locations for the 2024 presidential primary. The Missouri Legislature in 2022 designated a new party-run voting system for the presidential primary. Republicans switched to a caucus system, which was held on Saturday. Democratic voters can request a mail-in ballot

Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump for president after years of frosty ties

March 6, 2024 9:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he will support Donald Trump for the presidency, a move that comes more than three years after they have last spoken and after the Kentucky Republican pointedly blamed Trump for the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. “It is abundantly clear that

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did the Supreme Court rule fairly in the Colorado ballot case?

March 5, 2024 2:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

The U.S. Supreme Court dropped a major ruling Monday — one day ahead of the biggest day of the primary campaign.

Area Republican caucuses see low voter turnout compared to previous primaries

March 4, 2024 7:54 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After 12 years of holding a presidential preference election in the primaries, caucuses were held around the state for the Republican presidential primary. The change has some people wanting to revert back to the old system. The last time Missouri Republicans held a caucus to assign delegates in a presidential campaign was

Supreme Court keeps Trump on Colorado ballot, rejecting 14th Amendment push

March 4, 2024 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, Devan Cole and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump should appear on the ballot in Colorado in a decision that follows months of debate over whether the frontrunner for the GOP nomination violated the “insurrectionist clause” included in the 14th Amendment. The opinion

Missouri GOP caucuses held on Saturday brings changes from 2020 presidential primary

March 1, 2024 7:47 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, the Missouri Republican Party will conduct in-person caucuses for the presidential election for the first time since 2012. Boone County’s Republican GOP caucus will be held at the Family Worship Center at 4925 E. Bonne Femme Church Road. Doors will open at 9 a.m. You must show up in person

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will border policy be the biggest issue in the 2024 presidential election?

March 1, 2024 2:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both leading candidates for the 2024 presidential election — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — made trips to the southern border this week. Discussions about migrants crossing the border has been a hot political issue within the past several weeks, with Gov. Mike Parson announcing he is sending more