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Here are some basic things you need to know for Tuesday's election.

Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren expects roughly one-third of all active voters — as many as 27,000 — to vote in the election.

Federal officials alerted Missouri about possible letters to come before Gov. Nixon received a letter asking him to leave office within three days.

Gov. Jay Nixon received a letter from Guardians of the Free Republics asking him and other executives to leave office.

Brett Nicholas, a junior utility player on the Missouri baseball team, says he knows he has a loud voice. But he doesn’t use it to annoy his teammates, he uses it to encourage them.

Representatives of People for a Taser-Free Columbia are trying to get a proposition on November's ballot that would ban Taser use in the city. The number of signatures they need in order to get the proposition on the ballot depends on the turnout for Tuesday's municipal election.

Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce determined the Missouri Department of Social Services miscalculated pension benefits for blind Missourians for almost 18 years.

The balance of power between the council and city manager is discussed by mayoral and council candidate

The Missouri State Employees' Retirement System will divide $370,000 in bonuses in June. More bonuses for operations staff at the retirement fund have not been calculated but will be paid in June.

Resident Bonnie Bourne explains why Jerry Wade's experience and personal characteristics make him the best choice for mayor of Columbia.

Figures released Friday show Missouri's sales tax collections have now fallen for 10 straight quarters.

The Columbia Household Hazardous Waste Facility accepts domestic materials, such as oil, paint and other chemicals.

Gov. Jay Nixon established the Missouri Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission with an executive order Friday.

After serving three years in prison, the eighth woman to be included on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list is released.

A series of six traffic accidents occurred on Interstate 70; all within an hour and less than five miles apart.

Five men have been arrested in connection with the burglary and two armed robberies.

The Leagues of Women Voters supports the Columbia School Bond Issue, Proposition 2 and Proposition 4.