SIKESTON — For Jason Davis, director of Historic Downtown Sikeston, this weekend’s holiday open house will be one of a memorable nature. The open house is set for Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday, Nov. 9. This year, live reindeer and an antique sleigh will serve as integral parts of the festivities and will be available for youngsters from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Legion Park...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe won the Missouri governor's race Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Crystal Quade to maintain the GOP's grip on the state's government. Kehoe will succeed GOP Gov. Mike Parson, who chose him to be his second-in-command in 2018. Parson was barred by term limits from seeking reelection...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, among former President Donald Trump's most loyal supporters, won reelection Tuesday in Missouri by fending off a challenge from Democrat Lucas Kunce. Hawley is known as a leader of the Jan. 6, 2021, push to block the certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 victory. A photo of Hawley with his fist raised to the hordes outside the Capitol that day initially drew bipartisan backlash...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters enshrined abortion rights in their constitution Tuesday, positioning the state to undo one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bans. "Tonight, through the sheer will and power of the people, Missouri becomes the first state to end a total abortion ban at the ballot box," Abortion Action Missouri Executive Director Mallory Schwarz said in a statement...

BENTON, Mo. — Scott County voters approved a senior property tax credit initiative during Tuesday’s General Election as nearly 70% of the county’s registered voters turned out to the polls. Of Scott County’s 25,693 voters, 68.36%, or 17,563 cast ballots during Tuesday’s election. By comparison, 68.68%, or 17,816 of Scott County’s 25,939 registered voters cast ballots in the 2020 November General Election. The following results, which were provided by the office of Scott County Clerk Allen Seabaugh, are unofficial. In a vote of 14,705 to 2,394, Scott County voters opted to pass the countywide question to exempt senior citizens aged 62 and older from certain increases in the property tax liability due on such senior citizens' primary residence.

NEW MADRID, Mo. — A large turnout kept election judges busy at precincts throughout New Madrid County during Tuesday’s election. With no local contested elections or issues on the ballot, it was the national and state contests that brought voters to the polls...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Over 50% of Mississippi County’s registered voters turned out to the polls during Tuesday’s General Election. A total of 4,494 ballots, or 55.15%, of Mississippi County’s 8,149 registered voters cast ballots. Mississippi County did not have any contested county races, and voters seemed to follow the state’s trends...