Missouri Politics Archives

Missouri has weak gun storage laws despite high death rate

March 30, 2022 12:40 PM Marina Diaz

A 12-year-old boy was shot and killed Tuesday by his 10-year-old brother while they were playing with a gun in north St. Louis.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is now the right time to change Missouri’s COVID-19 response?

March 31, 2022 1:51 AM ABC 17 News Team

Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday said the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic will change, making it more akin to the way the state tracks and combats flu infections.

Missouri attorney general launches reporting platform for divisive lesson plans, school policies

March 30, 2022 7:40 PM Hannah Falcon

Attorney General Eric Schmitt is asking parents to share any “woke” policies or lesson plans with his office through a new reporting platform on his website.

Gov. Parson announces Missouri to shift to an endemic phase of the COVID pandemic on Friday

March 29, 2022 10:04 PM Karl Wehmhoener

On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., Gov. Mike Parson will host a press conference to discuss the status of Missouri’s COVID-19 response moving forward.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you frustrated with the state legislature’s lack of progress?

March 30, 2022 1:58 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri General Assembly has been in session since January, but some of its major items of business remain unfinished.

Candidate filing closes with no new congressional map

March 29, 2022 5:28 AM Meghan Drakas

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s candidate filing closed Tuesday at 5 p.m. as the state’s redistricting map is still in limbo. The Missouri House passed a motion to move the maps to a convention committee that would consist of members from both the State House and State Senate. “I think it’s in our best interest

Rally held at Missouri state capitol for Cannabis Freedom Act

March 29, 2022 9:28 PM ABC 17 News Team

Missourians Rallying to Legalize Marijuana held a rally at the state capitol Tuesday morning.

House Committee throws out governor’s plan to raise starting teacher salary

March 28, 2022 8:10 PM Hannah Falcon

In a Monday afternoon budget committee hearing, Chair Rep. Cody Smith, R-Jasper, removed the governor’s proposal to allocate $21.8 million to matching school districts in raising the starting salary for teachers to $38,000.

Missouri lawmakers move closer to legalizing sports betting; gambling addiction counselor cautions against it

March 25, 2022 6:55 PM Hannah Falcon

Missouri House lawmakers passed two bills this week that would legalize sports betting in the state. House Bills 2502 and 2556 would allow online and in-person wagering on professional sports matches.

Congressional map approved by Missouri Senate splits Boone County in two

March 24, 2022 7:41 PM Hannah Falcon

The Missouri Senate was split for months trying to find a compromise on the new maps for U.S. House of Representatives districts. Now that a compromise has been reached, it’s Boone County that finds itself split.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the Senate confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court?

March 25, 2022 2:13 AM ABC 17 News Team

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has endured days of grilling from the Senate Judiciary Committee.

New Missouri Congressional map puts Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leonard Wood in the 4th district

March 24, 2022 8:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The new Missouri Congressional District map puts both Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leonard Wood in the new 4th district.

Missouri Senate approves new congressional district map, breaking weeks-long impasse

March 24, 2022 8:50 AM Zachary Farwell

The Missouri Senate has passed a new congressional map that will divide Boone County in two and put it into a different district.

Hawley continues to claim that SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is soft on crime

March 24, 2022 4:30 PM Marina Diaz

The fourth and final day of confirmation hearings for President Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson took place Thursday.

Amendment proposes ranked-choice voting for Missouri elections

March 23, 2022 7:10 PM Hannah Falcon

The way Missourians vote for state offices could change if the Better Elections Amendment passes.

Missouri lawmaker proposes bill that would track convicted murders

March 23, 2022 7:08 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A state representative has proposed a bill that would create a registry for violent offenders, similar to the sex offender registry. State Representative Lane Roberts (R-Joplin) says House Bill 1705 would give the public knowledge of some convicted killers. Roberts wants those in the prison system who are out on parole for

Missouri House lawmakers consider pausing gas tax

March 22, 2022 7:58 PM Hannah Falcon

As gas prices tick higher and higher nationwide, lawmakers in Missouri are considering cutting a state tax to save drivers money at the pump.

Sheena Greitens says she stands by allegations of abuse against ex-husband

March 22, 2022 1:19 PM Matthew Sanders

Sheena Greitens, ex-wife of former Missouri governor Eric Greitens, said Tuesday that she stands by allegations of abuse she made against her ex-husband in court filings in the couple’s child custody case.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Eric Greitens drop out of the Senate race?

March 22, 2022 1:50 AM ABC 17 News Team

Former Missouri governor Eric Greitens is now facing allegations of abuse from his ex-wife.

Abuse allegations could force former Missouri governor, U.S. Senate candidate out of primary

March 21, 2022 7:00 PM Hannah Falcon

Sheena Greitens accused her ex-husband Eric Grietens, Republican U.S. Senate candidate and former Missouri governor, of physical abuse in an affidavit in their child custody case.