COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay on injections granted by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Friday, ensuring the 2022 congressional map will be used for the November 2026 election. The order from the Justice Brett Kavanaugh will remain in effect “pending any further order of
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri attorney general said Wednesday that her office is investigating a student group with a University of Missouri chapter for possible ties to fundraising for Islamic terrorists. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway cited “public reports from independent organizations” in her news release that “have raised concerns about SJP’s fundraising representations and alleged
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Association of Librarians asked the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday to uphold a lower court’s ruling that deems a law on sexually explicit materials in schools unconstitutional. The law in question is Senate Bill 775. The bill went into effect in August 2022 and addressed sexual assault and school materials.
Continue Reading
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A quixotic legal battle over whether Missouri may use a GOP-friendly congressional redistricting plan for November’s election returned to the Supreme Court for the third time late Tuesday night, forcing the justices to once again review an effort the court unanimously rejected less than two weeks ago. The emergency
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on Tuesday that her office sent a letter to a downtown Columbia bar that was previously targeted by University of Missouri System President Mun Choi. Hanaway issued a letter to Reign Bar – located on East Walnut Street between Eighth and Ninth streets – to address
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Absentee ballots for the November election were sent out Tuesday and county clerks across the state are informing voters they may want to wait to cast their ballots. On Monday, the Eighth District Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the 2025 “Missouri First” congressional map, calling the 2022 map unconstitutional.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An appeals court has thrown a wrench in the ongoing saga over which congressional map should be used in Missouri for the November election. The Eighth District Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the state’s current plans to use the 2022 congressional map in November violate the U.S. Constitution. “This Court
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued cease-and-desist orders to six online prediction market operators, demanding they stop offering sports “event contracts” to state residents without a sports wagering license, according to a Friday press release from her office. The letters were sent to Polymarket, Kalshi, Crypto.com, Novig, Underdog and Robinhood. The AG’s
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With football season underway, Missouri is poised to collect some of its highest taxable revenue from sports betting. But the rise of prediction markets could divert some of that wagering activity — and the tax revenue it generates — away from the state. Missouri launched legal sports wagering in December 2025 after
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on Thursday that Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd has died. Information on the county’s website says Zahnd was the longest-serving prosecutor in the county’s history, being originally elected in 2002. “I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd,” Hanaway
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second class action lawsuit has been filed against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins over the use of the 2025 “Missouri First” map. Kate Dennis and Curry Spray, both of St. Louis, filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in Cole County that asks that every person who voted in the August primary to
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates from this past August’s Republican primary in Missouri’s 5th Congressional district have filed a lawsuit in Cole County. The lawsuit says Brett Hueffmeier, Micah Beebe, Jana Morris, Michael Morris and Peter Smedile filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, candidate Rick Brattin and the state’s Republican party
Continue Reading
Opposition to new data centers is getting a lot of attention. That includes Wednesday, when scores of anti-data center protesters filled the Missouri Capitol Rotunda, then took to the streets around the building for a march. One of the stops was next to the Governor’s Mansion. The protesters’ big demand is a moratorium on data
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A misspelled name has been corrected. Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins visited the University of Missouri campus Wednesday afternoon for an event hosted by the university’s Turning Point USA chapter. Hoskins is currently facing several legal battles, including the ongoing fight over Missouri’s congressional maps, in which the Missouri
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has signed an executive order putting limits on the use of video obtained from Flock license-plate-reader camera networks. The order signed Wednesday puts restrictions in place until the Missouri General Assembly creates its own. The order requires license plate and vehicle data to be deleted after 30
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s county clerks and election directors told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that it is too late to switch congressional maps for the Nov. 3 general election. Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon and the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities filed an amicus brief in the 8th U.S. Circuit
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is investigating allegations of staff violating federal and state laws against diversity, equity and inclusion practices after a video reportedly showing a professor expressing support for DEI surfaced Monday. The video, filmed by Accuracy in Media with what appears to be a hidden camera, shows University of Missouri
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri voters will see Amendment 7 on the November ballot, and they’ll have to decide whether to create a permanent public endowment that will grow until it reaches an amount sufficient to eliminate all state-imposed taxes. How much the fund would need to eliminate taxes and how long it could take are
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Board of Education approved a new A-F school and district grading framework Tuesday, with one board member voting against it. The vote approves the formula the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will use to calculate letter grades for public schools, charter schools and districts. In January,
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe announced $10 million in grants to cities and counties that participate in the state’s Blue Shield program. The Blue Shield Program was created by Gov. Mike Kehoe on his first day in office and is aimed at increasing public safety. It requires “participating jurisdictions to create comprehensive, sustainable programs to fight
Continue Reading