ST. LOUIS (AP) — Former conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri has died. Akin’s son, Perry, says in a statement that his father died late Sunday at age 74 from cancer. Akin’s comment in 2012 that women’s bodies have a way of avoiding pregnancies in cases of “legitimate rape” sunk his bid for…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s former Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill has a new job as a network political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski made the announcement Tuesday morning during an interview with McCaskill on the MSNBC show. NBC St. Louis affiliate KSDK-TV reports that McCaskill said…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — The historic 1920s Delta Queen riverboat will cruise again. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Tuesday to help the riverboat that was sidelined a decade ago by a federal law prohibiting overnight excursions on wooden vessels. The new law includes an exemption that requires modifications of the wooden portions of the vessel,…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley achieved a long-sought GOP victory in unseating Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill on Tuesday, strengthening Republican control of the state and delivering a win for President Donald Trump. Trump, who won Missouri by nearly 19 percentage points in 2016, personally campaigned for Hawley twice in the…
CHICAGO, IL (AP) — Missouri voters who cast ballots in the midterm election were divided over the nation’s direction, according to a wide-ranging survey of the American electorate. As voters selected members of the U.S. Senate and Congress during Tuesday’s elections, AP VoteCast found that about half of Missouri voters said the country is on…
Kirkwood, MO (KTRS) The eyes of the nation are on Missouri, as U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is locked in a tight race with Republican challenger, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley. After casting her ballot Tuesday morning, McCaskill spoke with reporters outside the Kirkwood Community Center in St. Louis County. She expressed her optimism regarding the…
Cape Girardeau, MO (KTRS) President Donald Trump is returning to Missouri ahead of Tuesday’s general election. The President will be in Cape Girardeau this evening to make one final push for Senate Candidate Josh Hawley and other Republicans. The campaign event is scheduled for 9 o’clock this evening at the Show Me Center, with doors…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Missouri’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Hawley isn’t saying whether he supports President Donald Trump’s calls to end the right to citizenship for babies born to non-U.S. citizens on American soil, but says he opposes “chain migration.” Hawley didn’t directly respond to reporters’ questions Wednesday on whether he agrees with…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s U.S. Senate candidates Democrat Claire McCaskill and Republican Josh Hawley have released their 2017 tax returns. The candidates released their taxes Wednesday. McCaskill filed separately from her husband, wealthy businessman Joseph Shepard. McCaskill’s return shows she brought in a roughly $86,000 pension on top of her $174,000 salary. She…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Democrats hope a ballot proposal to hike Missouri’s minimum wage will boost support for Sen. Claire McCaskill’s re-election, a seat Republicans are targeting as a top opportunity to insulate their Senate majority. Even if the measure’s presence on the Nov. 6 ballot only spikes engagement from otherwise apathetic Democrats, as…