Category: Missouri

Trump-Backed Primary Candidates Score in Arizona and Michigan, Fall in Washington

August 3, 2022
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Former president Donald Trump’s endorsees were on ballots in five Aug. 2 Republican primaries, scoring wins in Arizona and Michigan, dual defeats in Washington state, and a draw, of sorts, in Missouri. For those keeping score at home, according to a Ballotpedia analysis of the 2022 primary cycle through Aug. 2, 12 of 15 Trump-endorsed gubernatorial candidates…

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Schmitt Wins Hotly Contested US Senate Primary in Missouri

August 2, 2022
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Republican Senate primary race on Aug. 2, bringing the expensive, hard-fought race to a conclusion. Polls closed in the race at 7 p.m. CST. The outcome was announced shortly after 8 PM CST, with Schmitt receiving 41.6 percent of the vote with 6.3 percent counted, according to AP….

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Schmitt Wins Hotly Contested US Senate Primary in Missouri, Will Face Valentine

August 2, 2022
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt won the Republican Senate primary race on Aug. 2, bringing the expensive, hard-fought race to a conclusion. Polls closed in the race at 7 p.m. CST. Decision Desk HQ called the race for Schmitt roughly an hour later. Schmitt will be facing the winner of the Democratic primary, Trudy Busch…

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Trump Endorses ‘Eric’ in Missouri GOP Senate Primary Race

August 1, 2022
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Former president Donald Trump has officially thrown his support behind “Eric” in the Missouri primary, which has pitted former Missouri governor Eric Greitens against Missouri attorney general Eric Schmitt, among other candidates. Yet the particular Eric he endorses remains unclear, in what may be one of Trump’s craftiest endorsements yet. “There is a big election…

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Trump Endorses Eric Greitens in Missouri GOP Senate Primary Race

August 1, 2022
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Former president Donald Trump has officially thrown his support behind “Eric” in the Missouri primary, which has pitted former Missouri governor Eric Greitens against Missouri attorney general Eric Schmitt, among other candidates. Yet the particular Eric he endorses remains unclear, in what may be one of Trump’s craftiest endorsements yet. “There is a big election…

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Eric Greitens and Vicky Hartzler Speak With The Epoch Times as Missouri Senate Primary Approaches

July 30, 2022
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Two of the top three contenders in the Aug. 2 Republican primary in Missouri, former Gov. Eric Greitens and Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), discussed their records in interviews with The Epoch Times as Republican voters decide who will have their support. Another leading candidate, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, did not speak to The Epoch…

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Eric Greitens, Vicky Hartzler Speak With The Epoch Times as Missouri Senate Primary Approaches

July 30, 2022
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Two of the top three contenders for the Republican nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat in the Aug. 2 Missouri primary, former Gov. Eric Greitens and Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.), discussed their records in interviews with The Epoch Times as Republican voters decide who will have their support. Another leading candidate, Missouri Attorney General…

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Missouri Woman Acquitted of Murder in Teen Daughter’s Death

July 29, 2022
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—A judge on Friday acquitted a southwestern Missouri woman on murder and two other felony charges in the death of the autistic teenage daughter that she gave up for adoption as a baby. Greene County Circuit Court Judge Calvin Holden found Rebecca Ruud not guilty of first- and second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and…

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Missouri Sheriff Refuses to Hand Over Gun Owners’ Info to FBI: ‘I Will Go Down With the Ship’

July 20, 2022
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A Missouri sheriff said he told the FBI that he won’t comply with audits regarding Missouri counties’ concealed carry permit information. Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney said in public statements they won’t comply with the bureau’s audit. “As the sheriff of Scotland County, I want all my citizens to know that I will not allow,…

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Missouri Officer Dies After Being Shot During Traffic Stop

July 19, 2022
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NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A Missouri police officer died Tuesday after he was shot during a traffic stop by a suspect who then fled, officials said. Officer Daniel Vasquez, 32, was attempting to stop a vehicle for expired temporary tags in North Kansas City Tuesday morning when the car’s driver shot the officer and drove away,…

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