Truth Alert

TRUTH ALERT: Amendment 6 empowers direct democracy in Missouri, but opponents warn of consequences

October 15, 2026 11:31 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Amendment 6, proposed by Respect Missouri Voters, will appear on the November ballot, and would limit legislators’ power to overturn laws enacted by direct vote of the people. The ballot language that will appear before voters reads as follows: expand the initiative and referendum petition process by making it a fundamental right;

TRUTH ALERT: Gambling companies spend millions to influence votes on Amendment 2

October 9, 2024 7:11 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Major players in the world of sports betting have spent millions of dollars to win votes for and against Amendment 2 on Missouri’s November ballot. Two groups are running ads on television to support and oppose the measure, which would legalize sports betting in the state and place a 10% tax on

TRUTH ALERT: Missouri police group calls pro-Scharf attack ad ‘disturbing’

July 19, 2024 5:29 PM Lucas Geisler

A Missouri police group is criticizing a political ad that centers around Attorney General Andrew Bailey and a Hermann police officer killed in 2023.

TRUTH ALERT: AG Andrew Bailey’s record criticized in attack ad

July 17, 2024 3:53 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A political action committee hoping to upend Attorney General Andrew Bailey from his office has criticized some of his decisions. But the attorney general’s campaign called many of the claims misleading, and explained to ABC 17 News some of the things Bailey has done. The ad is produced by “Defend Missouri,”

TRUTH ALERT: Attorney general ad attacks challenger for college arrest

July 11, 2024 8:59 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An attack ad from a political action committee backing Attorney General Andrew Bailey highlights his challenger’s arrest while he was in college. The ad from Liberty & Justice PAC puts the two candidates, Bailey and attorney Will Scharf, side-by-side in December 2007. While Bailey was deployed to Iraq with the U.S. Army,

TRUTH ALERT: Clean Missouri back to oppose Amendment 3

October 26, 2020 8:25 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, 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

TRUTH ALERT: Rowden ad hits Baker on work record

October 5, 2020 7:59 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A political ad from the campaign of state Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) attacks his Democratic opponent on her work in the health care field. Rowden is running against Judy Baker for the state Senate District 19, which covers Boone and Cooper counties. An ABC 17 News Truth Alert looked into an attack

TRUTH ALERT: Judy Baker attacks Sen. Caleb Rowden on health care

October 1, 2020 8:20 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An ad from the Democratic challenger for the Missouri General Assembly’s Senate District 19 goes after Sen. Caleb Rowden on health care. Judy Baker is running against Rowden (R-Columbia) for the senate seat this November. Baker is a former health care executive, state representative and district chief for the federal Department of

TRUTH ALERT: Ad targets Parson’s spending, lobbyist gifts

September 15, 2020 5:37 PM Lucas Geisler

An ad against Republican Gov. Mike Parson takes aim at payments his office took from lobbyists and money that office spent to travel Missouri.

TRUTH ALERT: Pro-Parson ad ties Galloway to federal health care policies

September 14, 2020 5:01 PM Lucas Geisler

An ad running in support of Republican Gov. Mike Parson ties Nicole Galloway to federal health care ideas, but not necessarily ones that the Democratic state auditor holds.