COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Erica Dickson, Ken Rice and current Columbia Board of Education President Suzette Waters responded to questions on Tuesday at a candidate forum hosted by the Boone County Unit of the Missouri Retired Teachers and School Personnel. “Our organization has done this for several years and we have a tradition to do this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey has made a rare endorsement in the Columbia mayoral race. An email from Blair Murphy’s campaign states that Carey has endorsed him in the April 8 election. This is the second local law enforcement representative to endorse Murphy, who also got approval from the Columbia Police Officers’
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Rocheport paper certifying candidates for the April election led officials to go to court and call a May 6 special election. A judge on Thursday approved a May election to make up for the upcoming April 8 election, which will not include Rocheport city offices. Boone County Clerk Brianna
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A staggering difference in donations have occurred in Columbia’s mayoral race, according to the reports submitted to the Missouri Ethics Commission on Thursday. Thursday’s filings were the reports campaigns submit 40 days before the election. This year’s municipal elections will be April 8. A committee disclosure report for candidate Blair Murphy’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia mayoral candidate this week collected another five-figure check, his third such donation this winter. Blair Murphy’s campaign took a $10,000 donation from Richard Miller, owner of Miller’s Professional Imaging. The picture printing company has a location in east Columbia. Miller is also a prominent University of Missouri athletics booster, having
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Officer Association on Tuesday announced more endorsements for the April 8 municipal elections. The CPOA in November announced that it would endorse Blair Murphy for mayor. The mayoral race consists of Murphy, incumbent Barbara Buffaloe, Tanya Heath and certified write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. The April election includes races for
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some people who vote in west Columbia will have to go to a new location on Election Day. The Boone County Clerk’s Office on Wednesday wrote on its social media that people who typically vote at Fairview Road Church of Christ will have to vote at Broadway Christian Church on April 8.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 1055 announced in a Wednesday press release that it will not endorse any candidates in the April 8 election. The union has endorsed candidates in prior city elections and supported former First Ward Councilman Nick Knoth during his recall. “Breaking from the years long tradition of supporting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) LiUNA Local 955 and the Columbia Board of Realtors announced in separate press releases Friday that they would be holding candidate forums for city elections. LiUNA Local 955 will host the first city candidate forum at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. “This forum will focus on vital issues for union workers including
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two contested races will occur in the April 8 election in Columbia. Three races will occur in the April 8 election: Mayor, Ward 3 and Ward 4. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14. Ron Graves and incumbent Nick Foster have filed for the Ward 4 race, according to City Clerk Sheela Amin.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A candidate in the Columbia Board of Education race has withdrawn her candidacy. Jessica Chambers, who filed to run on Dec. 31, withdrew her application after the deadline, according to an email from Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Baumstark. Candidates can withdraw until the Board votes on the ballot language. Three candidates
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission held its first of two readings calling for a special election to further freeze senior property taxes for eligible seniors on Tuesday. The reading comes after a petition from outgoing state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) gained nearly 5,000 signatures from registered Boone County voters, asking the commission
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By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris is set Monday to do what nearly every vice president before her has done — certify the incoming president’s election. But with this traditionally uneventful process comes a fraught moment in American history: Monday is the fourth anniversary of January 6, 2021, when then-President Donald Trump incited
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to file in statewide races in the April 8 election and a number of local entities have announced their respective candidates. Jefferson City Council According to information from the city, the following people filed to run in city elections: Ward 1: Incumbent Jeff Ahlers Ward 2: Incumbent Aaron
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education President Suzette Waters has filed for reelection. Waters was first elected to the Board in 2022. She joins Erica Dickson and Ken Rice in the race. Candidate filing also closes at 5 p.m. Dec. 31. In her press release announcing her reelection bid, she reaffirmed her opposition to
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EDITOR’S NOTE: A reference to Brian Yearwood not being mentioned at an event has been removed. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The two candidates so far for Columbia Board of Education are pledging to prioritize transparency after the exit of a superintendent was shrouded in secrecy. The lack of transparency surrounding the exit of Columbia Public Schools
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fourth Ward Jefferson City Council race for the April 8 election will be contested. Kathryn Harness filed to run for the open seat at 2:30 p.m. Friday, according to filing information from the city. She will run against Julie Allen, who filed on Tuesday. Candidate filings for election in non-charter
Continue Reading JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Several people on Tuesday morning filed to run for seats on the Jefferson City Council in the April 8 election. Tuesday was the first day candidates could file for elections statewide in non-charter cities. Tuesday, Dec. 31 is the last day to file for the April 8 election. According to a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following its certification Thursday, the Missouri Gaming Commission is working toward opening sports betting in the state by late summer next year. Amendment 2 — which was passed by Missouri voters on Nov. 5 — legalizes sports gambling in the state. The measure indicated that the Missouri Gaming Commission would have to
Continue Reading Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A judge has upheld a Missouri law requiring voters to show photo identification to cast a regular ballot. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem found the law constitutional Tuesday. Voting rights advocates had sued to overturn the law. They say getting the records needed to obtain proper photo
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