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UPDATE, 12:34 a.m.: Galloway is now the lone Democrat holding statewide office. When asked about carrying the torch for her party, Galloway told ABC 17 News that she remains fair and independent in her job. “No matter where I traveled and no matter what peoples’ partisan politics happen to be, they told me they want

A bitter and expensive campaign to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill came to an end Tuesday night with a win for her Republican challenger. Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley had 52 percent of the vote to McCaskill’s 45 percent with 3,085 of 3,256 precincts reporting. The Associated Press called the race for Hawley

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill could not successfully defend her seat Tuesday in a state that President Donald Trump won by 19 points two years ago. The Democratic senator was one of five party members hoping to hold onto their seat in states that voted for President Trump in 2016. She faced Republican state Attorney General

Republican incumbent Chuck Basye has won Missouri House of Representatives District 47. Basye was running against Adrian Plank who would have been a first-time candidate. Both Basye and Plank both supported medical marijuana in Missouri as a concept. However, Basye told ABC 17 News the three options that were on the Tuesday ballot were not

Republican Mike Bernskoetter has won the state Senate seat formerly held by current Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe. Bernskoetter won Missouri’s Sixth Senate District seat with 52,861 votes while Democratic opponent Nicole Thompson ended with 17,783. Bernskoetter said his legislative experience as a House representative will help him “move to the other side of the building”

A rematch of the August 2017 election ended with the same result as Republican Sara Walsh beat Democrat opponent Michela Skelton Tuesday night. Incumbent Walsh, of Ashland, and Skelton, of Hartsburg, joined their respective political parties in Columbia and watched election results roll in. Walsh beat Skelton by fewer than 300 votes in the August

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) – Sophie Cunningham scored 31 points and No. 16 Missouri opened the season Tuesday night with an 89-64 win over Western Illinois. Lauren Aldridge and Amber Smith added 14 points apiece for the Tigers, who scored the first four points of the game and never trailed. Annabel Graettinger and Olivia Kaufmann had

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Mark Smith scored 19 points on 5-for-8 shooting from 3 and Missouri triumphed over Central Arkansas 68-55 in its season opener Tuesday night. Smith – a University of Illinois transfer – kicked off his sophomore campaign with a bang, providing the main source of offense for the Tigers in his team

Political newcomer Saundra McDowell did not succeed in her bid to unseat incumbent Democratic State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Tuesday. With 3,085 of 3,256 precincts reporting Galloway had a 50 percent to 45 percent lead over McDowell. The Associated Press had already called the race for Galloway, who also made remarks about the victory at

TONIGHT: Skies will become partly cloudy skiesand temperatures will drop to near 35 degrees, with areas of fog possible by morning. As you head out the door tomorrow morning, you’ll want to grab that coat. Wind chill values will fall to near 30 degrees, with winds out of the northwest up to 8 mph. WEDNESDAY:

Voters approved one of three medical marijuana measures as well as an increase in the state’s minimum wage while rejecting a proposed gas tax in the midterm elections Tuesday. Here’s a full list of the results of the statewide ballot issues. Amendment 1: APPROVED bills itself as “Clean Missouri” would make changes to the legislative

The CEO of MU Health said talks with SSM Health are “moving along in a very positive direction.” Jonathan Curtright gave an update on the discussions during the UM Board of Curators Health Affairs meeting in Columbia Monday. In August, ABC 17 News reported that MU Health Care signed a letter of intent with SSM

Columbia police said they are investigating a shooting in north Columbia that left one man with a gunshot wound Tuesday morning. Police were called to High Quest Circle and Derby Ridge Drive just before 3 a.m. When they got to the scene they found that a victim had been shot with his own gun, but

TODAY: A seemingly nice afternoon is underway for Mid-Missouri, as temperatures are warming into the mid-50s under mostly sunny skies. Into the middle of the afternoon clouds will begin to stream into the region, ahead of a weak disturbance that will bring some showers by evening. Any rain that we see will fall after 4

A man facing the death penalty had his motion denied on Monday after his attorneys asked a St. Louis judge to preclude the death penalty from his case. According to court filings, the judge denied Pablo Serrano-Vitorino’s motion to strike the notice of intent to seek the death penalty as well as the motion to

Two former members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at the University of Missouri were sentenced Monday to five years of probation for assaulting a pledge. Nikolas Childress and Zachary Barabasz pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and fourth-degree assault in September. The two pledges who said Childress and Barabasz assaulted them also filed a civil

TODAY: Election day looks to remain mostly dry, with partly sunny skies and cool. We’ll start the day with sunshine but clouds will move in with a chance of sprinkles or a brief light shower in the afternoon and early evening. Little to no rain is expected but it wouldn’t hurt to have your umbrella

Progress on the Heartland Port District, a potential multimillion dollar project with massive economic implications, made a significant jump Monday. The Jefferson City Council approved their three nominees to the Port Authority Board of Commissioners, the governing body for the port. “It’s going to require a lot of study, a lot of work and a

Party: Republican Place of residence: Jefferson City Age: 38 Education: Drake University; Juris Doctor from Regent University in Virginia. Political experience: Assistant state attorney general, Secretary of State’s Office, Private Attorney Opponent: Nicole Galloway What makes you qualified for this position? Well I’m a hard worker. I’ve been in the military. I know I have