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Reproductive issues top-of-mind in Missouri as elections approach

March 12, 2024 11:32 AM Hannah Falcon

Abortion and reproductive issues have become a battleground in the 2024 elections, including in Missouri.

Takeaways from Robert Hur’s testimony on Biden’s mishandling of classified documents

March 12, 2024 11:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN Former special counsel Robert Hur appeared before Congress on Tuesday to explain his investigation into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents – which led to no charges against the president but plenty of consternation among Democrats when Hur described Biden as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a

Stumpe running for Cole County circuit judge

March 8, 2024 4:19 PM Matthew Sanders

An associate circuit judge who used to be Jefferson City’s municipal judge is seeking a higher job.

Trump meets with Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orbán, continuing his embrace of autocrats

March 8, 2024 1:18 PM Associated Press

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, a conservative populist whose crackdowns in Hungary have sparked criticism that he’s eroding that country’s democracy. Trump and Orbán have a longstanding relationship, and their meeting Friday comes as Hungary has had conflicts with the

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you watch the State of the Union address?

March 8, 2024 2:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address on Thursday night. Did you watch the address? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.

Missouri Democrats give full list of locations for in-person voting for presidential primary

March 7, 2024 5:00 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Democratic Party in Missouri has released its full list of in-person polling locations for the 2024 presidential primary. The Missouri Legislature in 2022 designated a new party-run voting system for the presidential primary. Republicans switched to a caucus system, which was held on Saturday. Democratic voters can request a mail-in ballot

Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump for president after years of frosty ties

March 6, 2024 9:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he will support Donald Trump for the presidency, a move that comes more than three years after they have last spoken and after the Kentucky Republican pointedly blamed Trump for the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. “It is abundantly clear that

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did the Supreme Court rule fairly in the Colorado ballot case?

March 5, 2024 2:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

The U.S. Supreme Court dropped a major ruling Monday — one day ahead of the biggest day of the primary campaign.

Area Republican caucuses see low voter turnout compared to previous primaries

March 4, 2024 7:54 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After 12 years of holding a presidential preference election in the primaries, caucuses were held around the state for the Republican presidential primary. The change has some people wanting to revert back to the old system. The last time Missouri Republicans held a caucus to assign delegates in a presidential campaign was

Supreme Court keeps Trump on Colorado ballot, rejecting 14th Amendment push

March 4, 2024 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, Devan Cole and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump should appear on the ballot in Colorado in a decision that follows months of debate over whether the frontrunner for the GOP nomination violated the “insurrectionist clause” included in the 14th Amendment. The opinion

Missouri GOP caucuses held on Saturday brings changes from 2020 presidential primary

March 1, 2024 7:47 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, the Missouri Republican Party will conduct in-person caucuses for the presidential election for the first time since 2012. Boone County’s Republican GOP caucus will be held at the Family Worship Center at 4925 E. Bonne Femme Church Road. Doors will open at 9 a.m. You must show up in person

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will border policy be the biggest issue in the 2024 presidential election?

March 1, 2024 2:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both leading candidates for the 2024 presidential election — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — made trips to the southern border this week. Discussions about migrants crossing the border has been a hot political issue within the past several weeks, with Gov. Mike Parson announcing he is sending more

Burks bows out of Third Congressional District race

February 29, 2024 4:54 PM Matthew Sanders

A former Boone County clerk said Thursday that he’s not running after putting his name in for the Third Congressional District seat earlier this month.

Former President Donald Trump has appealed an Illinois judge’s decision that disqualified him from the state’s upcoming Republican primary ballot. He is shown here in Washington DC on January 6th

Trump appeals judge’s decision that disqualified him from Illinois ballots

February 29, 2024 11:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has appealed an Illinois judge’s decision that disqualified him from the state’s upcoming Republican primary ballot. The ruling from Cook County Circuit Judge Tracie Porter, an elected Democrat, concluded that Trump is barred from office under the 14th Amendment because he engaged in the January 6,

Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be prosecuted in election interference case

February 28, 2024 4:23 PM Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution.

McConnell to step down as Senate Republican leader in November

February 28, 2024 11:29 AM Associated Press

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November.

12 gubernatorial candidates file on opening day for 2024 election

February 27, 2024 10:06 AM Hannah Falcon

Candidates running for any office from U.S. Senate to governor to the state legislature lined up Tuesday at the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center.

List of candidates who filed for the August primary on the first day

February 27, 2024 5:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

A list of the candidates for statewide offices, local judgeships and Mid-Missouri seats in the state legislature who filed for Missouri’s August primary on Tuesday.

Candidate filing for the August Primary begins Tuesday

February 27, 2024 7:15 AM Marina Diaz

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidate filing for the August primary begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and closes on March 26th at 5 p.m. Candidate filing will be held in the James C . Kirkpatrick State Information Center located at 600 West Main Street in Jefferson City. Offices that file with the Secretary of State

Campaign committee filed for Columbia attorney in Missouri House election

February 22, 2024 4:43 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A campaign committee has been filed for Columbia attorney Jeffrey Basinger the District 50 state House race, according to paperwork filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission on Thursday. Basinger’s committee shows he is running as a Democrat. Rep. Douglas Mann (D-Columbia) announced in October that he would not seek reelection, citing mental