Fearing Election Day Trouble, Some U.S. Schools Cancel Classes
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) – Rigged elections. Vigilante observers. Angry voters. The claims, threats and passions surrounding the presidential race have led communities around the U.S. to move polling...
View ArticleEd Martin Fights to Hang Onto Eagle Forum
CLAYTON, Mo. (KMOX) – It’s been a busy week for Ed Martin. The suspended president of Eagle forum – the conservative group founded by the late Phyllis Schlafly – is fighting a war on two separate legal...
View ArticleCounty Clerks Prep for Presidential Election
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Less than two weeks to go until the presidential election and county clerks around the country are getting ready. For St. Clair County clerk Tom Holbrook, that readiness includes the...
View ArticleVP Biden in St. Louis to Campaign for Jason Kander
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to be in St. Louis on Friday, campaigning for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander. Biden is scheduled to speak at 3:30 p.m. at the...
View ArticleCompanies Giving Staff Day Off for Election
NEW YORK (AP) – Patagonia is joining other companies that are giving workers a day off on Election Day, saying it wants to encourage its employees to have the time to elect candidates up and down the...
View Article485K of Illinois’ 8M Registered Voters Cast Ballots Early
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois State Board of Elections officials say over 6 percent of Illinois’ record 8 million active registered voters have already cast their ballots with a little more than a...
View ArticleWhich St. Louis Cardinal Would Make the Best POTUS?
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Still undecided on who you think should be the next President of the United States? The St. Louis Cardinals have a few options to consider, after former pitcher Kyle McClellan went...
View ArticleHanaway Comments on FBI Decision to Analyze Clinton’s E-mails
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Former U.S. Attorney and Missouri House Speaker Catherine Hanaway says FBI Director James Comey’s decision to analyze Hillary Clinton’s emails this close to the election would appear...
View ArticleIL Congressman Says You Can Change Your Vote…But That’s Not True
ST. CLAIR COUNTY (KMOX) – UPDATE (12:30 p.m.) – Congressman John Shimkus says he “misspoke” about voting practices in Illinois. He says he didn’t mean to say someone could change their voter once cast....
View ArticleCampaign Donations Buy Time with Missouri GOP Senators
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A campaign committee for Missouri’s Republican senators is promising breakfast or dinner with top lawmakers in exchange for donations. In a pitch for contributions, the...
View ArticleSt. Clair County Blames ‘User Error’ for Voting Complaints
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – St. Clair County Clerk Tom Holbrook says user error is to blame for the voting complaints he has received so far. Holbrook says with touchscreen voting machines, sometimes a voter...
View ArticleBoone County Adds Polling Locations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Boone County is adding nearly three dozen polling places in anticipation of higher voter turnout. County Clerk Wendy Noren told The Columbia Daily Tribune the clerk’s office has...
View ArticleNew Poll Shows Blunt in 4-Point Lead Over Kander
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – After a race that’s been almost too close to call for weeks, one of the last polls of Missouri voters before the election shows incumbent Roy Blunt opening up a 4-point lead over...
View ArticleCandidates for Mo. Secretary of State Talk Qualifications
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – The top candidates for Missouri Secretary of State are talking about qualifications for the job. Former television news anchor and Saint Louis University masters graduate, Robin...
View ArticleElection Judge Finds Flaw in Training System
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A local man who will serve as an Election Judge tomorrow is hoping to dispel any thoughts that the voting could somehow be “rigged.” Mickey Cohen has completed the 2-hour-long course...
View ArticleVoters Remain Undecided Day Before Presidential Election
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Clinton or Trump? With just one day to go before Election Day, many voters remain undecided. For Democrats and Republicans, it’s been a year of keeping your presidential preference...
View ArticleU.S. Justice Department to Monitor St. Louis Election Proceedings
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — The Department of Justice will have a watchful eye on St. Louis’ elections process Tuesday. When you cast your ballot, if there’s an issue, the DOJ says it’ll have a “robust election...
View ArticleElection Day Hours Extended for Susan B. Anthony’s Gravesite
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – The New York cemetery where women’s suffragist leader Susan B. Anthony is buried will extend its hours on Election Day to give people more time to visit her grave. Susan Brownell...
View ArticleChance the Rapper Leads Parade to Chicago Polling Site
CHICAGO (AP) – Chance the Rapper has led hundreds of people from a concert he headlined through Chicago’s business district and to an early voting site. Chance and other entertainers performed Monday...
View ArticleElection Day: Long Lines at Polling Places
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Election Day is in full swing. Massive crowds of voters are waiting in line to cast their votes. Some are reporting wait times up to an hour. @kmoxnews MOFallon – after ten mins in...
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