Missouri Republican Party joins lawsuit in Boone County state Senate district
The Missouri Republican Party has joined a lawsuit that seeks to get one of its Mid-Missouri candidates kicked off the ballot.
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Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rules
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has ruled that a longshot gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan can stay on the Republican ticket. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker on Friday ruled against a request by the Missouri GOP to kick Darrell McClanahan off
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Missouri Senate adjourns early on last day of session; 46 bills passed this year
After a turbulent legislative session, the Missouri Senate decided to end its last day as soon as possible.
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Sponsor hopes to hammer out differences in House, Senate initiative petition reform after record filibuster
The Missouri Senate passed 50 hours of filibuster Wednesday afternoon, after already breaking the record for the longest filibuster earlier in the day.
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Missouri legislature passes $51 billion state budget Friday afternoon
Missouri House lawmakers began discussing and debating the state budget Friday with just hours to get it on the governor’s desk.
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Missouri Senate passes state budget Thursday evening; final vote from House needed
The Missouri Senate started debating the Missouri state budget Thursday morning with just over 24 hours left before the budget is due on the governor’s desk.
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Planned Parenthood considering legal options after governor signs bill to block MoHealthNet funds
Money from Missouri’s Medicaid program, MoHealthNet, can no longer go to abortion providers or their affiliates.
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State budget in limbo as deadline approaches
Editor’s note: Time elements of this story have been updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) About $50 billion hangs in the balance as lawmakers are approaching the deadline to get the state budget on the governor’s desk. Approval of the more-than $50 million budget needs to be approved by 6 p.m. Friday Even though lawmakers started
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Superintendents ask Parson to veto bill that would allow charter schools in Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Superintendents from Boone County schools and neighboring districts signed a letter on Friday that asks Gov. Mike Parson to veto a bill that would allow charter schools to operate in Boone County. SB727 passed the Missouri House last month. The bill mentions that school districts in Boone County would be added to the
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University of Missouri says lessons learned during 2015 protests led to peaceful ceasefire demonstration
A pro-Palestine protest in Columbia this week saw no safety incidents.
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Jewish students disagree during on-campus protest against war in Gaza
A group of University of Missouri students has planned a walkout and march for late Monday morning to show their support for the people in Gaza.
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Green Party presidential candidate visits Columbia day after arrest at protest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A third party presidential candidate visited Columbia Sunday, the day after being arrested for her participation in protests in St. Louis. Dr. Jill Stein is running for president of the United States as a Green Party candidate. She spoke with voters Sunday afternoon at the Boone County Government Center. The Green Party is
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Former state representative Basye stresses importance of yearly screenings after cancer diagnosis
A former Mid-Missouri state representative who dropped out of a state Senate race this week after a second cancer diagnosis wants to make sure people get regular screenings.
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Chuck Basye withdraws from state Senate race
A former Republican state representative has dropped out of a local state Senate race, leaving only a Democrat seeking the seat for now.
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Educators poke holes in Missouri Legislature’s plan to raise teacher salaries
As budget negotiations continue at the Missouri State Capitol, lawmakers have multiple proposals on how to give teachers across the state a raise.
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City of Columbia’s DEI officer discusses accomplishments in role, advocacy group frustrated in lack of change one year after hiring
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia advocates are frustrated with the lack of change after nearly one year since the city hired its first diversity, equity and inclusion officer. D’Andre Thompson was hired in the role by Columbia’s City Manager De’Carlon Seewood in April 2023. After officially beginning his role on May 1, Thompson said his initial
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Resignation letter ends court case against former Callaway County sheriff
A court case was dismissed Monday after former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism submitted a formal letter of resignation.
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Senate passes bill to force sale TikTok
The U.S. Senate is expected to discuss and possibly vote Tuesday on a bill that would send tens of billions of dollars to overseas allies and effectively ban TikTok if the company refuses to sell.
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Missouri AG accuses multiple business around state of deceptive business practices surrounding sales of Delta-8
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Wednesday issued civil investigative demands into four Missouri businesses. Three of the businesses were accused of using deceptive businesses practices to sell Delta-8 products. Delta-8 is a chemical compound found in cannabis plants. Consumers can get high from Delta-8, but the effects are not as strong
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Victims, advocates ask Missouri lawmakers to approve measure to allow retroactive sexual assault lawsuits
Victims of child sexual abuse and advocates are gathering in Jefferson City to pressure the Missouri attorney general to investigate several Christian boarding schools.
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