St. Louis, MO (KTRS) It’s an end of an era after Senator Claire McCaskill lost her bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate. The Democratic lawmaker from Missouri was defeated by Republican challenger, Attorney General Josh Hawley. During her concession speech, McCaskill appeared upbeat. “I know my mouth gets me into trouble and I’ve had…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — The Latest on the midterm election in Missouri (all times local): 1:45 p.m. Marian Velder, a 59-year-old woman from Liberty, Missouri, voted for Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley because she is “done” with Democrats. “I have had it up to here,” said Velder, while putting her hand above her head.…
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…
BRANSON, MO (AP) — Records show a water pump had been replaced with a less powerful system in a tourist duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake, killing 17 people. The Kansas City Star reports that the original Higgins pump, which is capable of removing as much as 250 gallons of water per minute from…
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…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking his immigration message to Missouri as he continues his campaign rally blitz leading up to the midterm elections. Trump is set to appear Thursday night in Columbia, home of the state’s largest university. It will be his second rally in an 11-stop, eight-state tour designed to boost…
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…
KANSAS CITY, MO (AP) — Republican Josh Hawley’s Senate campaign will donate a $2,500 contribution from a political action committee accused of scamming donors by claiming to support police officers. Campaign spokeswoman Kelli Ford said the money from the Police Action Fund will be contributed to the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association and the Missouri Police Chiefs…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley took a cue from President Donald Trump on Sunday and said Missouri voters are motivated by “mob behavior” by Democrats. Hawley during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” tried to tap into frustration over his Democratic rival Sen. Claire McCaskill’s vote against U.S. Supreme…
ST. LOUIS, MO (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas is asking Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri to remove his name and praise for her from a new campaign ad. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Roberts wants McCaskill to remove from the ad his quote from August 2017 describing her as a…