COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were 1,500 people who voted in Boone County on Tuesday, when in-person, no-excuse absentee voting opened in Missouri, according to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon. Lennon said the 1,500 voters exceeds the votes cast on the first day of early in-person voting in 2022. She said she also expects the amount
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic state Rep. Barbara Phifer and Republican Sen. Denny Hoskins will face off in the race for Missouri’s Secretary of State on Nov. 5. The Secretary of State serves as Missouri’s chief elections official and is responsible for maintaining and preserving records, overseeing the State Library, regulating the securities industry and serving
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In-person, no-excuse absentee voting for the Nov. 5 election begins on Tuesday in Missouri. Do you plan on voting early? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As of Tuesday, more than 1,000 people in Boone County and more than 1,200 in Cole County have voted absentee, according to each county’s respective county clerk offices. Have you voted absentee in the Nov. 5 election? Do you plan on voting absentee? Let us know in the comments and in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With Election Day less than a month away, a growing number of Americans do not trust the process, but Missouri officials are still confident that the state’s elections are fair and secure. A study by the Pew Research Center found that after the 2020 presidential election only 21% of Donald Trump supporters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Murphy announced his intent to run for Columbia mayor in a Thursday afternoon press release. Murphy is the third person to throw their hat into the April mayoral race. Mayor Barbara Buffaloe announced her reelection bid last month and Tanya Heath announced her intent to run for mayor. Murphy and his wife Melissa own
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri voters will decide in November whether to reinstate a $3 court fee to help fund retirement benefits for county sheriffs and prosecutors. The official ballot language states, “Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to provide that the administration of justice shall include the levying of costs and fees to support salaries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Democratic candidate Jim Bates and Republican state Rep. Kurtis Gregory will face off in the Missouri Senate District 21 race on Nov. 5. District 21 covers Cooper, Howard, Saline, Lafayette, Ray, and the northern portion of Clay County. Republican Kurtis Gregory has served as a Missouri House Representative for District 51 for
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By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith told a federal judge on Wednesday that the Supreme Court’s decision limiting some obstruction charges against those who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, should not apply to Donald Trump in the election subversion case against the former president. One primary reason the obstruction
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 1,000 people have voted absentee as of Tuesday afternoon, according to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon. With roughly three weeks until the Nov. 5 General Election, Lennon said absentee voting has been “popular,” and she expects a heavy voter turnout this year. Lennon said she predicts a 70% voter turnout,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ron Graves announced his bid for the Columbia City Council Fourth Ward seat on Tuesday night in a press release. Multiple seats on the Columbia City Council will be up for grabs in April, including Wards 3, 4 and the mayor’s seat. Nick Foster is the current Ward 4 councilman. In his
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A Missouri policy think tank has released a study calling out what it says are myths about a proposal to increase Missouri’s minimum wage and require employers to provide paid leave.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to include Potter’s stance on nuclear power and clarify is view of police and local support for officers. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Republican John Potter has never ran for a spot in the Missouri House, while Democratic state Rep. Adrian Plank is no stranger. The two face off in
Continue Reading 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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