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WATCH LIVE: Missouri gubernatorial debate

September 20, 2024 2:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

The candidates for Missouri governor are set to debate Friday afternoon at the Missouri Press Association’s annual convention.

Boone County commission candidates face off at Columbia Realtors forum

September 19, 2024 5:29 PM Mitchell Kaminski

The Columbia Board of Realtors is hosting a Candidate Forum on Thursday for the four candidates vying for the two Boone County commissioner seats up for grabs.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think we’ll see more political violence before November?

September 18, 2024 3:20 AM ABC 17 News Team

This presidential election season has already been marred by political violence.

Suspect in apparent assassination attempt of Trump charged, may have been lying in wait for nearly 12 hours

September 16, 2024 10:46 AM CNN Newsource

Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, received his initial criminal charges on Monday and will be held in jail while he awaits trial.

Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says

September 15, 2024 2:09 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was

New Republican candidate enters Missouri House race in Boone County

September 12, 2024 2:47 PM Matthew Sanders

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.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did the debate show you anything new about the candidates?

September 12, 2024 2:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

Early ratings say 57.5 million Americans watched Tuesday night’s debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.

Trump suggests he won’t debate Harris again, attacks ABC over moderators’ fact-checking

September 11, 2024 9:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Stelter and Kit Maher, CNN New York (CNN) — The day after Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump’s first presidential debate, it is far from clear if Trump will agree to a rematch. Multiple TV networks are eager to host a presidential debate in October. The Harris campaign, exuding confidence after Harris baited

WATCH LIVE: ABC News Live coverage of the presidential debate

September 10, 2024 5:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are set to debate on ABC at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you watch the presidential debate Tuesday night?

September 9, 2024 2:41 AM ABC 17 News Team

The next presidential debate — and the first between the major political parties’ two current candidates — takes place Tuesday.

Harris kicks off fall campaign blitz with Labor Day events in key states

September 2, 2024 1:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Alison Main and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign held a string of Labor Day-themed events in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Monday, marking the unofficial launch of the fall campaign sprint in the states that will determine the November election. The events come as Harris seeks to extend her

2020 election deniers ordered to pay $1 million in Pennsylvania voting machine dispute

September 2, 2024 11:56 AM CNN Newsource

A Pennsylvania judge has determined that three 2020 election deniers must pay nearly $1 million in fees as the result of a years-long legal dispute with state officials over voting equipment used during the last presidential race, according to recent court filings.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will RFK Jr.’s endorsement affect the presidential race?

August 26, 2024 4:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a news conference Friday in Phoenix to tell the world he was ending his independent presidential campaign and endorsing Republican Donald Trump for president.

RFK Jr. suspends presidential campaign and endorses Trump

August 23, 2024 3:10 PM CNN Newsource

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced at a news conference in Phoenix Friday that he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Tim Walz help the Democratic presidential ticket?

August 22, 2024 2:40 AM ABC 17 News Team

Wednesday night was a night to showcase the vice presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention.

Columbia delegates say DNC has sent message of hope and vision

August 21, 2024 7:55 PM Nia Hinson

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.

‘Clerical error’ causes wrong money total approved in Higbee FD bond issue

August 21, 2024 2:45 PM Ryan Shiner

HIGBEE, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Higbee earlier this month approved a $1 million bond issue for its fire protection district, but due to a clerical error, the wrong total was approved, according to a Wednesday press release from the Higbee Area Fire Protection District. Nearly 80% of voters on Aug. 6 approved a proposition that

Campaign to bring casino to Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks sues to get measure on ballot

August 20, 2024 11:43 AM Associated Press

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