Yikes. Deputy Boyd stayed for approximately two hours, during which time he made numerous inappropriate sexual statements and commands, which the district court found were neither invited nor consensual. For example, Deputy Boyd told Tyson that he and fellow officers had recently seen her at a restaurant, and he repeated sexual comments that the officers […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt defeated scandal-scarred former Gov. Eric Greitens and 19 others Tuesday in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush easily won the Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District Tuesday, trouncing state Sen. Steve Roberts by more than 30 percentage points when the race was called shortly before 10 p.m. In the heavily Democratic district, which includes all of the City of St. Louis and North St. Louis County, the […]
Incumbent Sam Page beat back a challenge from attorney Jane Dueker in the Democratic primary for the office of St. Louis County executive, putting him a step closer to a full four-year term.
Page won 63% of the vote, with Dueker taking 36%, according to St. Louis County results.
In the Republican primary for the office, Katherine Pinner won a major upset over state Rep. Shamed Dogan. Pinner will face Page in the Nov. 8 general election.
Page, county executive since 2019, made his reelection race…
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas — Voters in a landslide Tuesday defeated a proposed amendment to the Kansas constitution that would have stripped residents of abortion rights, defying polling and political observes who expected a close result. The ballot measure was failing by a 63-37 margin at 9:45 p.m. as voters responded to an intense and costly campaign marked […]
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis, on Tuesday defeated primary challenger Steve Roberts, virtually ensuring her reelection this November in the heavily Democratic 1st Congressional District.
Bush got 69% of the vote. Roberts had 26%.
Roberts, a moderate challenger, had appealed to voters by claiming that Bush's controversial votes — against the federal infrastructure bill and defense spending, for example — had cost the district. Bush countered that she brought $1 billion in federal relief…
Update: According to final, unofficial results, Sam Page ended the night with 63.47 percent of the vote while Jane Dueker only received 36.53 percent of the vote. In the Republican race for county executive, Katherine Pinner pulled out a surprise victory with 56.1 percent of the vote to Shamed Dogan's 43.9 percent. Original story follows....
Update: According to final, unofficial results, Gunby took 85 percent of the vote, while Reed took 14.7 percent. Original story follows. Missouri Rep. Trish Gunby (R-Ballwin) has defeated Ray Reed in the Democratic primary for the Second Congressional District, according to preliminary, unofficial results from the St. Louis County Board of Elections.
Update: According to final, unofficial results, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush took 69 percent of the vote to Steve Roberts' 26.6 percent. Original story follows. Two years ago heading into the Democratic primary, Cori Bush was considered the underdog, an activist who was a longshot in her quest to take down longtime Congressman William Lacy Clay Jr.
A Missouri high school teacher was sentenced to 30 years without parole in federal prison Tuesday for a sextortion scheme involving 11 identified child victims and about a dozen more unidentified victims.
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt took the Republican U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, in a bid to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Roy Blunt. Trudy-Busch Valentine, meanwhile, won the Democratic primary.
Update: According to final, unofficial results, Schmitt bested the field with 45.6 percent of the vote. Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler finished second, claiming 22 percent, while former Gov. Eric Greitens won 18.9 percent. Original story follows....
ST. LOUIS — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt beat back a crowded field of opponents Tuesday night to secure the Republican nomination for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat. With most precincts reporting, Schmitt led with 45% of the vote, compared to 22% for U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler and 19% for disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens. […]
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