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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you voting in the Aug. 2 primary?

July 27, 2022 2:24 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s primary election is just a week away.

Greitens hopes outsider politics will win another statewide race

July 26, 2022 5:14 PM Hannah Falcon

ABC 17 looked into the campaign of Republican hopeful Eric Greitens to find out his vision for Missouri.

US Senate candidates: Rep. Vicky Hartzler

July 25, 2022 3:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

ABC 17 News is taking a look at some of the candidates running for the United States Senate seat currently held by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO).

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should recreational marijuana be legalized in Missouri?

July 18, 2022 2:36 AM ABC 17 News Team

A push is on to get the legalization of recreational marijuana use on the November ballot.

State House, Senate district maps

July 15, 2022 8:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

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U.S. House, Senate races lead primary election ballot

July 15, 2022 8:11 PM Matthew Sanders

The map looks a little different in this 2022 midterm election cycle.

Missouri’s redrawn Senate, House districts set up in-party races

July 15, 2022 8:06 PM Matthew Sanders

The Missouri Senate district that includes Callaway County now spreads out to the Illinois border north of St Louis.

Sheena Greitens seeks more privacy in civil lawsuit

July 15, 2022 5:49 AM Hannah Falcon

Former governor and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens and his ex-wife Sheena Greitens did not publicly testify during a hearing Friday in their family court case.

Multiple Boone County candidates speak at forum

July 14, 2022 6:14 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Multiple candidates running in competitive primary races spoke to potential voters at the candidate forum at the Columbia Public Library.

Jefferson City-based state Senate candidates to make their case during a forum

July 12, 2022 4:04 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Two election forums are being held Tuesday night for contested state Senate races in the Aug. 2 primary election by the News Tribune.

Parson, citing upcoming election, won’t appoint new Boone County prosecutor

July 11, 2022 4:38 PM Matthew Sanders

Gov. Mike Parson will forgo appointing a replacement for former Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight, a spokesperson said Monday.

Greitens fans shrug off scandals threatening GOP Senate seat

July 10, 2022 6:46 AM Associated Press

By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Eric Greitens resigned as Missouri governor amid criminal charges and legislative investigations, is accused by his ex-wife of abuse and bullying and has run a widely condemned ad suggesting he was hunting members of his own party with a gun. And the Republican is still a

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Can an independent candidate win Missouri’s open Senate seat?

July 11, 2022 2:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

A Republican lawyer who worked for the Jan. 6 committee is trying to get on the November ballot in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Which issue will be a bigger factor in the midterm elections?

July 5, 2022 2:23 AM ABC 17 News Team

Many Republicans are hoping voters will choose candidates based on the economy and continued rise in prices for items such as food and fuel.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will requiring photo ID make Missouri elections more secure?

June 30, 2022 2:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Wednesday that will make changes to Missouri election law. Among them is a requirement that voters show a valid government photo ID.

Parson signs bills that include changes to election laws

June 29, 2022 5:52 AM Ben Fein

Gov. Mike Parson signed several bills in a ceremony in the governor’s office Wednesday afternoon, including one that makes changes to Missouri’s elections.

John Wood, former January 6 committee investigator, launches independent Senate bid in Missouri

June 29, 2022 10:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers and Sara Murray, CNN John Wood, a former senior investigator for the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, launched on Wednesday a Senate campaign in Missouri as an independent, calling for a “commonsense alternative” to the field of Republican and Democratic candidates. “Missouri voters deserve better

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will the Jan. 6 hearings influence the midterm elections?

June 29, 2022 2:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

Democrats are hoping the Jan. 6 committee hearings will help convince voters to turn away from Republicans in the midterm elections.

Greitens defends heavily criticized ‘RINO-hunting’ ad

June 21, 2022 11:57 AM Marina Diaz

Former Missouri governor and U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens defended a campaign ad that sparked harsh backlash in a radio appearance Tuesday morning.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did Eric Greitens ‘RINO-hunting’ campaign ad go too far?

June 21, 2022 2:31 AM ABC 17 News Team

A Missouri candidate for the U.S. Senate made national headlines Monday for an online ad in which he totes a shotgun.