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Gov. Jay Nixon said Missouri employers will soon see a tax reduction — to the tune of nearly $200 million. Nixon announced Tuesday that this $186 million federal tax cut comes from the U.S. Department of Labor. He said by retiring Missouri’s obligation to the unemployment insurance trust fund six months early, Missouri employees will

Officials said Tuesday unattended cooking caused a fire near the Columbia Mall. A woman and her 1 year-old child are staying with relatives after escaping unharmed Monday afternoon along Claudell Lane off Worley Street. The home was destroyed. The Red Cross also helped a family from the other apartment on Tuesday, which includes a mother

The University of Missouri issued a longer response on Tuesday about the Sasha Menu Courey case. Officials answered specific questions about how they handled the claims of rape by the former swimmer. They emphasized there was no formal request for an investigation or concrete information until after the ESPN investigation surfaced. According to ESPN, Sasha

A Columbia teenager was arrested Monday morning after he allegedly punched an officer in the face. Columbia police say a school resource officer assigned to Rock Bridge High School was responding to a verbal argument between 17-year-old Larrell Green and a 16-year-old juvenile. After the juvenile punched Green, the officer grabbed the juvenile. Green then

A Missouri house committee is considering a bill that would make it illegal for someone in the clergy to take advantage of a person they may be helping. Bill 1346 was reintroduced to lawmakers Monday in order to make sexual exploitation, whether consensual or not, a felony. Representative Kathie Conway filed the bill after a

One Boonville resident allegedly found with more than 50 pounds of marijuana and cocaine bonded out of jail Monday. Derrick Coady, 29, and his girlfriend Jessica Corley, 26, were arrested late Saturday night at their home on South Street. Police say they were trying to extinguish a box of marijuana after it caught on fire.

Cole County leaders want to make sure they are communicating if a mass emergency hits a local school. County commissioners met behind closed doors with the Cole County Sheriff’s Department and Health Department on Monday to discuss a response. “We just never know what’s going to happen, and we need to be prepared. If we

The University of Missouri has submitted information to the Columbia Police Department about the alleged assault of a former student athlete, while the university’s president has ordered a comprehensive review of the case. Just minutes after an ESPN “Outside the Lines” story aired, detailing the alleged rape of Sasha Menu Courey, the university’s failure to

A suspect turned himself in Sunday after he was accused of trying to hit a Mid-Missouri police chief with a car. Jerry Wilkerson, 67, posted a $10,000 cash-only bond and was released from custody. Authorities say Wilkerson is wanted for second-degree assault and resisting arrest, after an incident involving Auxvasse Police Chief Kevin Suedmeyer. The

Fire investigators say faulty wiring in the attic of a Columbia home caused the fire that damaged it Sunday night. The fire started at around 10:40 p.m. at the home on Washington Avenue. Firefighters found smoke and small flames coming from the eaves, and were able to put the fire out after taking down some

A St. Louis County man died in a car crash in Mid-Missouri early Monday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Christopher Opre, 22, of Manchester, was driving on County Road 2650 around 3:15 a.m. when his car went off the side of the road, hit a tree and fence, then caught on fire. Troopers

Eldon police make three arrests and seize 16 plants in a marijuana bust. The Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force also helped in serving the search warrant in the 100 block of Autry Street on Sunday. While serving the warrant officers found a “grow operation” at the home. 16 marijuana plants were seized along with equipment in

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Click the video player to watch Columbia Daily Tribune basketball writer Steve Walentik on Sunday Sit-Down with ABC 17 Sports Director Austin Kim. Walentik provides some perspective to the ESPN investigation involving Mizzou athletics and former MU swimmer Sasha Menu Courey. Walentik also breaks down the improvement of Jabari Brown, as the Oregon transfer turns

The Columbia Star Dinner Train is now owned by Train Travel Inc., a company that has been operating dinner and retail train operations for 29 years. The new owners have announced an expansion of its schedule and changes to some of its programs. The sale happened back in November and according to a news release,

Some water customers in Audrain County are under a boil advisory until further notice. Public Water Supply District Two was investigating a large leak in its system Sunday evening. As of 8 p.m., the problem had not been located. Customers in the southern and southeastern parts of the district were being told to boil their

A Tuscumbia man was arrested Saturday night after deputies found drugs in his car. Jason Killian was pulled over for a routine traffic stop on Highway 89 in Belle. According to a post on the Maries County Sheriff Facebook page, deputies found drugs and drug paraphernalia inside his car. Killian also had an outstanding felony

A Columbia fire truck was damaged by fire Sunday morning during routine maintenance. Battalion Chief John Metz told ABC 17 News the unit’s 75 foot ladder was up when it hit high-voltage electric lines near the fire station on Oakland Gravel Road in north Columbia. One firefighter had to jump from the truck, but was

Columbia police are investigating a shooting at Sidelines Sports Bar on Big Bear Boulevard just after 1:30a.m. Sunday. Investigators said a woman was sitting in her car outside the bar when her car was shot at several times by the suspect. Officers found seven shell casings at the scene and two bullet holes in her

The Columbia crossfit community gathered for a fundraiser that supported a former University of Missouri athlete recovering from a severed spinal cord. Kevin Ogar played rugby at University and was a crossfit coach. His sister said Ogar still does not have any movement below the waist. Ogar was competing in California when the injury happened