Jefferson City, MO

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old man in Jefferson City was arrested after a SWAT team was called in during a standoff on Wednesday afternoon, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. The name of the man arrested was not released by police. The release says an officer saw the man at The post SWAT team used to arrest 40-year-old Jefferson City man appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri voters ended Republican supermajorities in the Missouri House and Senate on Tuesday night after Democrats picked up several seats across the state. In Jefferson City, Democrat Suzanne Luther defeated her Republican opponent, Shane Kampeter, by fewer than 200 votes. The Cole County Clerk’s Office reports Luther received around 51% of the The post Missouri Democrats break GOP supermajorities after statewide election gains appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

The four Missouri House Democrats who represent Columbia in Jefferson City ran unopposed Tuesday. They are State Reps. David Tyson Smith, Adrian Plank, Kathy Steinhoff and Gregg Bush (all D-Columbia). […]

(Missouri Independent) – The blue wave reached the steps of the Missouri Governor’s Mansion Tuesday when Democrats won the state House seat representing downtown Jefferson City on their way to flipping 16 seats from Republicans across the state. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe’s official residence will be represented by Suzanne Luther, a former member of the […] The post Democrats flip 16 Missouri House seats, ending Republican supermajority appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM & KGOZ 1

An east-central Missouri congressman who represents south Columbia as well as Jefferson City and Fulton on Capitol Hill wins a second term. U.S. Rep. Bob Onder (R) is an outspoken […]

Jefferson City Councilman Shane Kampeter loses his bid in the State House race in Cole County’s 60th District. He was beaten by Democrat Suzanne Luther. Representative Dave Griffith was term […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism will be back in county government soon. Chism, a Republican, won election as presiding commissioner over Democrat Mike Conner with about 8,500 votes compared to Conner's approximately 5,300. Democrat Suzanne Luther wins House District 60 Democrat Suzanne Luther, a former member of the Jefferson City Board The post ELECTION UPDATES: Former sheriff Chism wins Callaway County presiding commissioner appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Watch an election night livestream in the player starting at 7:35 p.m. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 5,100 people voted with absentee ballots in Cole County. Preliminary results showing absentee voting was shared to media by Cole County Director of Elections Matt Musselman at 7:43 p.m. Jefferson City’s Prop 1, which asks votes if they The post ELECTION UPDATES: More than 5,100 vote absentee in Cole County appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Four candidates are vying for term-limited seats in Missouri's 59th and 60th House Districts. Republican candidate Carrie Tergin and Democratic candidate Becky Kroll are running to take over a seat currently held by term-limited State Rep. Rudi Veit (R-Wardsville). Republican candidate Shane Kampeter and Democratic candidate Suzanne Luther are hoping to succeed State Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City), who is also term-limited and not seeking reelection. Both House District 59 and House Dist

Stephi Smith is a reporter for ABC 17 News, primarily covering Jefferson City and the surrounding area. She previously spent three years as a local government reporter for the Jefferson City News Tribune, covering city government, public policy and the issues affecting residents’ everyday lives. She attended the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. Originally The post Stephi Smith appeared first on ABC17NEWS.