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Governor Nixon spoke out about college funding in Columbia Thursday .He said the Missouri House of Representatives made the wrong decision when it voted to strip an increase from his budget plan. Gov. Nixon went on to say the state is heavily invested in education and now is not the time to stop. Higher education

We talk about the chance of precipitation and show it on our forecast graphics to give you an idea of the likelihood of precipitation occurring at your location. This “chance of precipitation” is called a POP or probability of precipitation. It is the likelihood of occurrence of precipitation, stated as a percentage for a measurable

The Keeping Missouri Kids Safe coalition held a rally against legalizing marijuana at the state capitol Wednesday morning. The coalition cited data from Colorado in its arguments against marijuana. Colorado voters chose to make medical and recreational marijuana use legal in 2012. Voters in Washington did so as well. According to Keeping Missouri Kids Safe,

The Missouri Senate has passed a proposal creating religious protections for those objecting to gay marriage. The Republican-led Senate voted 23-7 Thursday for the proposed constitutional amendment after this week halting a Democratic filibuster that lasted 37 hours. The measure would prohibit government penalties against those who cite religious beliefs while declining to provide wedding-related

On Thursday investigators confirmed remains found in Phelps County officially belonged to a boy who had autism. Johnathan Shay, 13, was reported missing July 9 in St. James, Mo. He had left with a friend who was found shortly after without Shay. After an extensive search, human remains were discovered on February 21 on a

The average high temperature for this time of year is 54 degrees but this weekend we’ll reach well above that as daytime temperatures climb into the 60s thanks to southerly winds aloft which will send moisture and waves of low pressure into Missouri, creating showers and a few t-storms. The first line of showers will

FULTON, Mo- Police responded to a call about an assault with a firearm in Fulton, Mo. Charles Mcneal was brought into custody and the gun was found a little later. Trying to find stolen firearms is always on the top of police lists. Lieutenant for the Fulton Police Department, Bill Ladwig says, “Stolen guns on

ABC 17 News has confirmed Pablo Serrano is under guard at a hospital following a suspected suicide attempt at the Montgomery County jail early Thursday. Serrano was just released from suicide watch Wednesday afternoon and put in general population. The sheriff’s office said it was later discovered Serrano had cut himself with a safety razor

ABC 17 News has confirmed state lawmakers in the House voted Thursday to approve $8.6 million in cuts to the University of Missouri system, including Mizzou. ABC 17 News has reporters at the capitol in Jefferson City, speaking with budget leaders. Approval is still needed in the Senate in order to finalize the state’s funding

The Boone County Office of Emergency Management said a malfunction is to blame fortornado sirens sounding in the western part of Columbia early Thursday morning. The sirens went off around 12:15 a.m. Thursday and blared for nearly a half hour before officials were able to turn the unit off around 12:40. EMA officials said a

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will visit the University of Missouri Thursday. Governor Nixon will visit the Bradford Research Center and will meet with plant science students and faculty. It is the only academic program in Missouri to study plant production, protection, and biology from lab to field. The governor may also talk about the latest

Pablo Serrano-Vitorino, the illegal immigrant accused of killing five people and leading law enforcement on a nearly 24-hour manhunt, has had his share of run-ins with the law. Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, filed a detainer against Serrano-Vitorino, which means he will be deported. This will happen whether he is acquitted of the

As the University of Missouri decides how to deal with a multi-million dollar budget shortfall, business leaders in Columbia will look at the “domino effect” it could have on the community. Gary Ward, the school’s Chief Operating Officer, told board of the Regional Economic Development, Inc. that the school expected to fall behind by 1,500

Kim Anderson will return for the 2016-2017 season, Mack Rhoades confirmed Wednesday morning . “I look forward to working with Coach Anderson to reestablish the proud and winning tradition of Mizzou Basketball,” Rhoades said in a statement, via the MU athletic department. Anderson is coming off a 10-21 season. Missouri ended the season with a

Columbia public work crews are working to repair a potentially serious problem. A failing storm water culvert was not sized properly causing the road to crack. Public works says that Sinclair road between Nifong Blvd and Southampton Drive is in danger of immediately collapsing. The road could take seven to ten days until it reopens,

Two men have been arrested for a shooting that injured three people at the Moser’s grocery store in Jefferson City. The suspects include Dana Day, 26, and Quonterio Davis, 23. Both are from Jefferson City. Prosecutors have charged Day with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and three counts of assault. Davis has

One man has died and another is hurt following a rollover crash east of Auxvasse.The crash happened on Highway B near the Callaway-Montgomery County line Wednesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says William Christian lost control of his truck and went off the side of the road. The vehicle flipped several times. One man was ejected

ABC 17 confirmed no one was hurt in Jefferson City Wednesday, after a school bus rolled through traffic and hit a light pole. The driver pulled over around 12:30 p.m. near Miller Street and Broadway. He stopped to reset an alarm at the back of the bus, but forgot to set the emergency brake. It

Fulton police say one man was arrested for assaulting someone with a stolen gun. Officers were called to Nichols and Fifth Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday, where they saw Charles McNeal leaving the scene. The weapon was found a short time later. Investigators later learned it was stolen in 2009 from Boone County. McNeal is

Pablo Serrano-Vitorino has been formally charged in Montgomery County for the death of Randy Nordman. On Wednesday, prosecutors charged Serrano-Vitorino with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and burglary. If convicted for those crimes, he could get the death penalty or life in prison without parole. At his first court appearance, Serrano-Vitorino used an interpreter to