COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With two weeks left to apply, more than 5,600 Boone County seniors have asked for a property tax break, according to a press release from the Boone County Commission. A state law allowing a property tax freeze for seniors went into effect Aug. 28, 2023. The freeze has to be put into effect by
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of discussion, the Columbia City Council passed the 2025 fiscal year budget during Monday night’s meeting. The new budget passed with a 5-2 vote, with the two “no” votes coming from Ward 2 Councilwoman Lisa Meyer and Ward 5 Councilman Donald Waterman The council held a work session on July
Continue Reading
The local Republican Party picked a new candidate in a Boone County state House race just in time to get him on the November ballot.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some University of Missouri students say the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to put a question about abortion access back on the November ballot was the right move. The court overturned a lower court’s decision that would have removed a question regarding legalizing abortion from the Nov. 5 ballot on Tuesday. The decision
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a ballot deadline looming, mayors of some of Missouri’s largest cities have submitted their arguments for why a decertified measure that would legalize abortion should appear on the ballot. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, St. Louis Mayor Tishuara Jones, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, and St. Louis County Director Sam Page submitted
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is working on updating its city code to comply with a new law that officially went into effect on Wednesday, that will limit the power of the Citizens Police Review Board. Senate Bill 754, which was signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson in July, focuses on modifying
Continue Reading
California’s Board of Aldermen planned to have a special meeting Friday to talk about issues in the small town’s police department.
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council held a work session Thursday evening to discuss the fiscal year 2025 budget. Mayor Ron Fitzwater presented his $86.4 million budget plan to the council members, marking the first time the city has used the OpenGov software for financial planning. “So it’s the first year that we’ve
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Paul Harper said he arrived in Chicago for his first Democratic National Convention on Sunday without any pre-conceived notions of what to expect. Heading into the third night of the convention on Wednesday, Harper described the energy in the room as “exciting” and said he’s appreciative of the chance to witness history.
Continue Reading
Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A campaign to bring a casino to the Missouri tourist destination of the Lake of the Ozarks is suing to bring the proposal before voters. The secretary of state’s office last week said the campaign did not collect enough voter signatures for the constitutional amendment to go on
Continue Reading
The Boone County Collector’s Office said Thursday that it had received about 3,200 applications from seniors seeking a property tax break.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia voters on Tuesday approved the continuation of the one-fourth-of-one-percent Capital Improvement Sales Tax. The approval will extend the sales tax for another 10 years. The current sales tax is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. According to the City of Columbia’s website, $94,350,000 would go toward public works, $15,450,000 would go
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gregg Bush defeated Jeff Basinger on Tuesday to become the Democratic nominee for the 50th District seat in the Missouri House. Bush won by fewer than 600 votes (1,736-1,152) and will take on Republican nominee Joshua Blakeman in the November election. Blakeman ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The district includes much
Continue Reading
Republican candidate Andrew Bailey claimed his first election victory as attorney general in Tuesday’s primaries.
Continue Reading
Check back for updates related to the August primary election.
Continue Reading
Kurt Schaefer felt good going into Election Night.
Continue Reading
Political advertising is everywhere you look right now.
Continue Reading
Boone and Cole counties are each preparing for more than a quarter of registered voters to cast ballots in the primary next month.
Continue Reading
America is in a housing crunch.
Continue Reading
Mid-Missouri Democrats are reacting positively to President Joe Biden’s address to the nation Wednesday night — his first speech since dropping out of the 2024 presidential race earlier this week.
Continue Reading