The Latest Breaking News from Missouri

Fourteen appellate court judges are on the ballot in Missouri this year

Two judges on the Missouri Supreme Court and 12 judges on the Missouri Court of Appeals have terms expiring on Dec. 31. Each of these judges must stand for a retention election this year in order to remain on the court. 

Ballotpedia · Apr 27, 2022

Attorney for Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens pushes political conspiracy in hearing over cellphone records

COLUMBIA, Mo. — An attorney for former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday sought to use a court hearing to advance the idea that allegations of abusive behavior by Greitens are part of a political conspiracy against him — an accusation flatly denied by an attorney for his ex-wife, Sheena…

Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022

Royal Enfield Build Train Race Flat-Trackers Storm I-70 Half-Mile

The first official race of the Royal Enfield Build Train Race Flat Track program saw veterans and rookies battle at Missouri’s I-70 Motorsports Park.

RideApart · Apr 26, 2022

'People are dying:' Bills to close Missouri loophole allowing abusers to keep guns stall

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After passing a law six years ago allowing convicted domestic abusers to carry firearms, Missouri lawmakers have again stalled on legislation that would close the loophole.

Tribune News Service · Apr 25, 2022

Missouri Lawmakers Suggest Infantilizing Trans Adults and Depriving Them of Treatment Until Age 25

Another proposed ban shows the true motivations of the culture war.

Reason · Apr 25, 2022

Both Democratic U.S. Representatives from Missouri face primary challengers

U.S. Reps. Cori Bush (District 1) and Emanuel Cleaver (District 5) both face primary challengers this election cycle. Five candidates are running in the District 1 primary and two candidates are running in the District 5 primary. Those primaries will take place on Aug. 2, with the winners advancing to…

Ballotpedia · Apr 25, 2022

All four Republican U.S. Representatives from Missouri face primary challengers

U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (District 2), Blaine Luetkemeyer (District 3), Sam Graves (District 6), and Jason Smith (District 8) face primary challengers this election cycle. In the 2020 election cycle, two incumbents (Wagner and Smith) were unopposed in Republican primaries. 

Ballotpedia · Apr 25, 2022

Best Bites: Red Cactus White Cheese Sauce

Red Cactus is a line of all-natural, gluten-free, low-sodium salsas and other products made in Hannibal, Missouri. On the company’s website, the founder recounts an encounter with God on Interstate 70 in St. Louis. That path eventually led him to the salsa company that makes this cheese sauce. It’s made…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 25, 2022

Millions raised to support ranked-choice voting initiatives in Missouri, Nevada

By: Samuel Wonacott

Ballotpedia · Apr 25, 2022

After silent 911 call from Eric Greitens’ home, he said children played with phone

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In May 2019, a 911 operator answered a call coming from former Gov. Eric Greitens’ lakeside home in eastern Missouri.

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2022