Education bill that will allow charter schools in Boone County goes into effect Wednesday
A new law goes into effect Wednesday that will raise teacher salaries and allow for charter schools in Boone County.
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House Education Committee announces special hearing on DESE childcare payment delays
The Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee announced on Monday it will hold a special hearing to investigate the delays in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education childcare payments.
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Bill focusing on cyberstalking, penalties on celebratory gunfire goes into effect Wednesday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new Missouri bill will officially go into effect on Wednesday that will make a variety of modifications to public safety laws in the Show Me State. Senate Bill 754 was signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson in July. Some of the biggest changes in the bill include increasing the minimum
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Parson says Ashcroft is blocking effort to ban unregulated THC because of hurt feelings
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson says Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is blocking an executive order to ban various unregulated forms of the cannabis compound THC over “hurt feelings.” Parson endorsed Ashcroft’s opponent in the state’s recent gubernatorial primary, which Ashcroft went on to lose. Parson said Thursday that Ashcroft
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Lawsuit claims Secretary of State’s Office did not count valid signatures for Lake casino question
Supporters of an Osage River gambling boat say Missouri’s Secretary of State illegally deprived voters of their rights to put the issue on the November ballot.
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Missouri education department still behind on child care subsidy payments
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is still behind on payments to child care providers after previously saying issues would be resolved by the end of July.
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Delegate who was arrested at Ferguson protest withdraws from DNC as bodycam video is released
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri Democratic Party says that one of the people accused of damaging a Ferguson Police Department fence moments before a police officer was critically injured has agreed to withdraw as an uncommitted alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Keith Rose was charged with first-degree property damage. He
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you plan to vote for legal sports gambling in November?
Missourians will get a chance to vote in November to legalize sports gambling.
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Abortion, sports gambling make November ballot in Missouri; Lake-area casino rejected
A question to legalize abortion will be on the November ballot but one to award a license for a riverboat casino on the Lake of the Ozarks will not.
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Gov. Mike Parson reacts to 2024 August primary election results
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 News reporter and anchor Morgan Buresh sat down with Gov. Mike Parson on Friday to discuss his thoughts on the 2024 August primary election. Read the full article here. Morgan Buresh: Governor Parson, you said it yourself. It was a pretty good day on Tuesday for you and your
Continue Reading Parson says he’ll campaign to help Republicans win elections in November
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Republicans voted on Tuesday to continue the current direction of state government under Gov. Mike Parson, which the governor said he was not surprised by. “It was a great night for me as the governor and a great night personally because of all of these guys that I got to
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US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
Associated Press The number of women getting abortions in the U.S. actually went up in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, a report released Wednesday found, reflecting the lengths that Democratic-controlled states went to expand access. A major reason for the increase is that some
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Bush beats Basinger in 50th District Democratic race
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
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Ashcroft concedes Republican gubernatorial nomination
Jay Ashcroft has conceded the governor’s race to Mike Kehoe.
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Kehoe declares victory in Republican gubernatorial primary
Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe accepted victory in his race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination Tuesday night.
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Scharf concedes, Missouri approves Parson’s pick
Will Scharf is hoping to secure the Republican nomination in the race for Missouri’s next attorney general Tuesday.
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Bailey wins first election as Missouri attorney general in Republican primary
Republican candidate Andrew Bailey claimed his first election victory as attorney general in Tuesday’s primaries.
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Onder takes Republican nomination in Third Congressional District
Dr. Bob Onder defeated a Mid-Missouri politician to take the Republican nomination for the Third Congressional District on Tuesday.
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Schaefer concedes Third Congressional District Republican nomination to Onder
Kurt Schaefer felt good going into Election Night.
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Wesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush. A pro-Israel group spent $8.5 million to help oust her
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis, marking the second time this year that one of the party’s incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in Gaza. Bush,
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