How Missouri defines fetal viability will be key to determining at what stage of pregnancy Missouri lawmakers can ban or restrict abortion.

We're less than three weeks away from the Nov. 5, 2024, general election. Registered voters in Missouri will have the chance to vote on candidates for U.S. president, U.S. Senate, and state offices, in addition to several proposed amendments.

Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe’s bid to keep the governor’s office in GOP hands reported $2.4 million across two fundraising accounts compared to about $560,000 for House Minority Leader Crystal Quade.

Hawley’s campaign spent nearly $140,000 on chartered flights since the beginning of August, despite lambasting his 2018 opponent for private jet travel.

Donors to the Missouri campaign include model Karlie Kloss, who gave $50,000, and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who last month chipped in $1 million. Other big funders include Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, Sixteen Thirty Fund and The Fairness Project, among others.

Kunce raised more than double the amount of Hawley over the last three months. But nearly every public poll of Missouri's U.S. Senate race still shows the Republican incumbent with a double-digit lead.

Democratic candidate Jim Bates and Republican state Rep. Kurtis Gregory will face off in the Missouri Senate District 21 race on Nov. 5. District 21 covers Cooper, Howard, Saline, Lafayette, Ray, and the northern portion of Clay County.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch criticized the GOP senator and Trump ally in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot.

Voters are selecting the president but are also deciding on abortion access in Missouri along with federal, statewide and local offices.

Backers of Missouri Amendment 2, which would legalized sports gambling, claim in TV and online ads that the resulting revenue will boost public education. But its detractors point out there is no evidence Missouri schools will see any benefit.

ST. LOUIS — The general election is Nov. 5, and people in the St. Louis area are set to vote in Missouri or Illinois. It’s a presidential election year, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump making the case to voters for the White House.

Abortion opponents have argued Amendment 3 would legalize gender-affirming care for minors but legal experts the case doesn't hold water.