QUESTION OF THE DAY: How are you voting on Amendment 2?
A few issues on this November’s ballot are getting attention in Missouri. Among them is Amendment 2, which would legalize sports gambling statewide.
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TRUTH ALERT: Gambling companies spend millions to influence votes on Amendment 2
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Major players in the world of sports betting have spent millions of dollars to win votes for and against Amendment 2 on Missouri’s November ballot. Two groups are running ads on television to support and oppose the measure, which would legalize sports betting in the state and place a 10% tax on
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Wednesday is the last day to register to vote for the November Election
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday is the last day for Missouri citizens to register to vote for the November election. If you have moved and need to make changes or you’re new to voting, there are a few ways you can get the process started. Starting with the option to register online. You can also print
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Missouri’s 50th House District race brings health care, university funding into focus
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) John Lane has never run for public office. However, just hours before the Sept. 10 deadline to register as a candidate, Lane tossed his hat in the ring for Missouri’s 50th House District race. The move came after former Republican candidate Joshua Blakeman abruptly dropped out of the race in August, putting
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49th district rematch: Missouri House candidates discuss schools, guns and healthcare during public forum
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates from Missouri’s 49th House District gave their vision for the state during a public forum on Wednesday night. Republican incumbent Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield) will go up against Democratic candidate Jessica Slisz in a rematch of the 2022 election. Schulte dominated the election, winning nearly 72 percent of the
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Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing
By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, John Fritze, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors laid out their most extensive case to date against former President Donald Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election in a sweeping legal brief that was unsealed Wednesday by a federal judge
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do vice presidential debates matter?
Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz went head to head for the first time as vice presidential candidates Tuesday night in a debate hosted by CBS News.
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Martin, Raithel prepare for final push in Missouri’s 44th District race
Editors note: The vote totals from the primary election have been corrected COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In less than a month, voters from Missouri’s 44th House District will decide between a Columbia business owner and former Army veteran to represent them in the state legislature. Republican John Martin will face off against Democrat David Raithel to
Continue Reading WATCH LIVE: ABC News Live coverage of the vice presidential debate
The two major party candidates for vice president are set to debate Tuesday night.
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‘Clerical error’ leads to complaint against Toalson Reisch
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Doug Mann (D-Columbia) filed a Missouri Ethics Commission complaint against a Boone County commissioner candidate. State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) is running for the northern district commissioner seat against incumbent Commissioner Janet Thompson. Her tenure as state representative is ending because of term limits. Mann said in a press
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Tanya Heath announces another bid for Columbia mayor
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A previous Columbia mayoral candidate has announced her bid for the April election. Tanya Heath announced in a press release that was sent on Tuesday evening that she plans on running for mayor. Heath ran for mayor in 2022 and finished in fourth place with 553 votes. Mayor Barabara Buffaloe won with
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Fact check: Walz makes false claims about Vance, Trump and Project 2025
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, has made at least three false claims over the last two weeks about the Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you plan to vote by mail?
The 2024 general election is another where millions are expected to vote absentee or by mail.
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Boone County Clerk says absentee voting won’t be impacted by mail delays
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Absentee voting in Missouri starts on Tuesday, at a time when local congressmen are claiming there are delays in mail through the United States Postal Service. A press release from Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) shows a group of five Missouri and Kansas congressmen demanding action to amend the issue. A letter sent
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WATCH LIVE: Missouri U.S. Senate candidates debate
The Missouri Press Association is hosting a debate for U.S. Senate candidate Friday afternoon at its annual convention in Springfield.
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The candidates for Missouri governor are set to debate Friday afternoon at the Missouri Press Association’s annual convention.
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Boone County commission candidates face off at Columbia Realtors forum
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.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you think we’ll see more political violence before November?
This presidential election season has already been marred by political violence.
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Suspect in apparent assassination attempt of Trump charged, may have been lying in wait for nearly 12 hours
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.
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Trump was the subject of an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf club, the FBI says
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
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