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Missouri GOP Rep. Hartzler officially joins Senate race

June 10, 2021 11:27 AM Associated Press

Republican Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who represents a very conservative and mostly rural area of central and western Missouri in Congress, has officially entered the state’s crowded Senate race.

Lack of Missouri Medicaid expansion creates uncertainty for state, patients

May 13, 2021 2:36 PM Chanel Porter

Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that Missouri will not expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 275,000 low-income residents who were set to become eligible for the program July 1. Missouri voters in August approved a state constitutional amendment to expand the program, but Parson said the legislature did not fund the expansion, make it unconstitutional.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Did you vote Tuesday?

April 7, 2021 2:00 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri held municipal and school board elections Tuesday.

Two incumbents elected to the Jefferson City Board of Education

April 6, 2021 5:27 PM Meghan Drakas

Ken Enloe and Lindsey Rowden are currently both on the Jefferson City Board of Education and seeking reelection

Newcomers Sasser and Snodgrass defeat incumbent in Columbia’s Board of Education race

April 6, 2021 12:27 PM Connor Hirsch

After a year for school districts across the country that was unlike any in recent history, five Columbia residents are asking voters for a spot on the seven-member Board of Education.

Betsy Peters wins Columbia’s Sixth Ward race

April 6, 2021 2:44 PM Zola Crowder

Peters is seeking her third term in a race that includes business owners Philip Merriman and Randy Minchew.

ELECTION NIGHT UPDATES: Boone County results final; Sasser, Snodgrass, Waner, Peters win

April 6, 2021 5:47 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back here for updates throughout the night.

Three candidates face off for the open Columbia City Council Ward 2 seat.

Waner wins Ward 2 Columbia City Council seat

April 6, 2021 6:25 PM Zach Boetto

The chair of Columbia’s Human Rights Commission has won an open seat on the Columbia City Council.

Vote here sign at Miller Performing Arts Center

2 Jefferson City Council members keep their seats in re-election

April 6, 2021 6:04 PM Victoria Bragg

The economy and public safety are two of the issues candidates are emphasizing in four contested Jefferson City Council races.

Live April election results

April 6, 2021 5:28 PM ABC 17 News Team

Polls close at 7 p.m.

Voters in line to cast their absentee ballots Monday at the Boone County Government Center.

What to expect at Boone County polling places for Tuesday’s municipal election

April 6, 2021 4:35 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County polling places on Tuesday’s municipal election day will continue coronavirus safety protocols for the second year in a row. According to the Boone County Clerk, you’ll need a mask and an ID to vote at your polling place. On this year’s ballot, voters will be debating over school board positions,

Boone County accepting absentee ballots ahead of Tuesday’s election

April 3, 2021 5:39 AM Ben Fein

The Boone County Clerk’s Office is hosting an in person absentee voting event Saturday ahead of Tuesday’s election.

Multiple candidate forums being held ahead of April 6 election

March 29, 2021 2:20 PM ABC 17 News Team

Multiple candidate forums are scheduled to be held this week in Jefferson City and Columbia.

Big decisions on ballots in every Mid-Missouri county

March 26, 2021 3:16 PM Matthew Sanders

School districts and city boards in each county are selecting their elected leaders and many of those ballots also include issues related to sales and property tax increases and school bond issues.

Columbia to elect school board, city council and state House members this April

March 26, 2021 12:32 AM Matthew Sanders

Voters in the Columbia Public Schools boundaries will elect two school board members from a five-person field on April 6.

Kehoe won’t pursue Senate but will run for governor in 2024

March 22, 2021 9:50 AM Associated Press

The field of potential candidates seeking to replace Sen. Roy Blunt has narrowed with Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe announcing he will not seek the Republican nomination in 2022 but will instead run for governor in 2024.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should COVID-19 concerns still be a valid reason to vote absentee?

February 25, 2021 2:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missourians were able to claim such vulnerability to request absentee ballots in last years’ elections.

Teachers’ group to host virtual Columbia Board of Education forum

February 18, 2021 11:54 AM Meghan Drakas

Columbia Board of Education candidates will field questions from teachers at a virtual forum Thursday hosted by the Columbia National Education Association.

Mid-Missouri House Republicans vote against Trump impeachment

January 13, 2021 3:57 PM Matthew Sanders

Each of the U.S. House lawmakers representing Mid-Missouri voted against impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday for inciting the Capitol riot.

Defiant Trump denounces violence but takes no responsibility for inciting deadly riot

January 12, 2021 10:17 AM CNN Newsource

A defiant President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday his speech inciting the riot at the US Capitol was “totally appropriate” while at the same time calling for “no violence” in his first public remarks to reporters after the insurrection last week.