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City of Columbia explains next steps after a tie between two candidates for the Third Ward seat

April 6, 2022 4:15 PM Kennedy Miller

The fight continues to fill Columbia’s Third Ward city council seat, after a tie between two candidates.

Foster wins Fourth Ward seat; Third Ward candidates currently in a tie

April 5, 2022 5:16 PM Kennedy Miller

Tonight two seats will be filled on the Columbia City Council for the Third and Fourth Wards.

Columbia voters pass $80 million school bond issue by a landslide

April 6, 2022 2:07 PM Chanel Porter

17,724 voters in Columbia voted in favor of an $80 million bond issue to fund the construction of a new $25 million elementary school in south Columbia.

Waters and Willoughby win the seats on the Columbia Board of Education

April 5, 2022 2:58 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Suzette Waters and incumbent Blake Willoughby have won seats on the Columbia Board of Education with 100% of precincts reporting. Waters received 12,547 votes and Willoughby got 11,277 votes. Third place, Andrea Lisenby, got 9,493 votes. Waters and Willoughby will each serve three-year terms. Blake Willoughby Blake Willoughby is the only one of

Deeken voted in as the next Jefferson City Ward One council member, Wiseman wins re-election in Ward Three race

April 5, 2022 4:13 PM Erika McGuire

Tuesday Voters in Jefferson City will be deciding who will be sitting on the city’s First and Third Wards council members for the next two years.

Leonard and Bloemke-Warren win seats on Jefferson City School Board of Education

April 5, 2022 3:05 PM Hannah Falcon

Jefferson City residents are voting on the two open seats on the Jefferson City Board of Education as four candidates make their bids this election day

Buffaloe wins Columbia mayoral race

April 5, 2022 2:58 PM Leila Mitchell

A total of four people are running for the spot of Columbia’s mayor, Tuesday, as Election day commences.

ELECTION DAY UPDATES: Women win both seats on Jefferson City Board of Education

April 5, 2022 9:35 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the municipal election.

Complete local election results

April 5, 2022 7:08 PM ABC 17 News Team

Your source for results in contested Mid-Missouri races.

Polls open in Columbia as voters decide on everything from candidates to bond issues

April 5, 2022 7:40 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Election day is on Tuesday for residents who plan to participate in choosing their upcoming community leaders. Polls are open until 7 p.m. Voting begins at the Boone County Government Center Tuesday morning. Columbia Mayoral Candidates A total of four people are running for the spot of Columbia’s next mayor. In September,

Jefferson City voters begin casting ballots to decide on sewer upgrades, council seats and board of education

April 5, 2022 8:01 AM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Jefferson City started casting their ballots early Tuesday morning as the municipal election got underway. Voting begins at the Calvary Baptist Church polling location in Jefferson City Tuesday morning. At the Calvary Baptist Church polling location, election officials told ABC 17 News that 12 people had already voted by

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you voting in the April 5 election?

April 5, 2022 2:01 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s April municipal election is upon us, with Mid-Missouri ballots full of school board and city council races and tax questions.

Online tools can help voters find polling places

April 4, 2022 11:50 AM Erika McGuire

Voters in Boone County have 99 polling locations to choose from, some of which might be different than voters’ former polling places.

Jefferson City will vote on $44 million sewer bond issue in the April election

March 30, 2022 12:54 PM Kennedy Miller

Jefferson City voters will decide April 5 if they will allow the city to raise millions of dollars through bonds to update the sewage system.

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.

Columbia mayoral candidates forum on racial discrimination, privacy rights

March 26, 2022 4:08 AM Ben Fein

Columbia’s Mayoral candidates are all set to take part in a forum, hosted by the Mid-Missouri Civil Liberties Association.

Tax questions, bond issues dominate April ballot

March 25, 2022 2:21 PM Matthew Sanders

Plenty of local governments in Mid-Missouri will be asking their constituents for more tax revenue this April.

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.

Columbia mayoral, city council candidates to appear at events Wednesday

March 23, 2022 5:30 AM Ben Fein

Columbia mayoral and city council candidates are set to appear multiple times in the city Wednesday ahead of the April 5 election that will see the city elect a new mayor and possibly multiple new city council members.

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.