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UPDATE: The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved the fiscal year 2019 budget at their meeting Thursday. The total revenue budget for the UM System is $3.2 billion, half of which is from sales services and patient revenues. CFO Ryan Rapp said the university needs to approach its annual budget from a five-year planning

Drug choice could be strictly enforced for people with mental illness on Medicaid. It’s a new proposal put on by the Missouri HealthNet Pharmacy Program. After hearing from advocates of the current program and people with mental illness, the committee decided to postpone their decision to review the testimonies further. Alan Stoutz spoke in front

The growth of online shopping brings a decline of sales tax revenue for cities across mid-Missouri. When residents shop online the sales tax collected does not go back to the city, creating a shortfall, according to some city managers. Columbia sales tax revenue Columbia’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget shows there is a decline in the

Islamic Center of Central Missouri is planning to build a new facility with a large gym. It is planned for the south side of the lot towards Elm Street in downtown Columbia, Mo. “We are hoping and praying that we start digging as soon as possible,” said Outreach Coordinator Shakir Hamoodi. He said the center

On Thursday, the Supreme Court overturned a 1992 decision that companies that didn’t have a nexus, or connection, in a certain state wouldn’t be required to charge sales tax. The Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs director, Jerry Dowell, said that led to larger online retailers advertising that consumers could save money buying from them.

TONIGHT: Showers and t-storms will decrease in the evening with some isolated showers still possible overnight. Under cloudys skies with winds out of the west from 5-9 mph, we’ll see temperatures drop into the lower 60s by daybreak. FRIDAY: The work week will end with mild temperatures, only reaching the mid to upper 70s with

A 35-year-old woman from Gravois Mills died in a Morgan County vehicle crash on Wednesday night. The crash happened when Jessi Wells’ 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee went off of the right side of the road and hit a tree. Wells was taken to Lake Regional Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Gov. Parson attended a working lunch with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence to discuss best practices and lay out Missouri’s top priorities, including infrastructure and workforce development, according to a release sent today by Gov. Parson’s office, “In order for Missouri to move forward, we must work together to address major issues,

On Thursday, Chancellor Alexander Cartwright announced a new provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University of Missouri. Latha Ramchand is the current dean at the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston. She officially starts August 15. The former provost, Garnett Stokes, left in January after three years

THURSDAY: It’s the first official day of summer and for the first time in quite some time, it actually feels like spring. Temperatures this afternoon will hover in the low to mid 70s under mostly cloudy skies. This comes as a very slow moving low tracks across the Midwest, bringing not only cooler temperatures but

Two people could face multiple felony charges after a reported robbery and assault. Police say Ashton Wilson was giving the victim a ride to the area of route B and Brown Station Road. The victim told police Wilson got out of the car, and that’s when Kelly Olney approached the car with a gun, hit

UPDATE (8:15 a.m.): Fulton Police Chief Steve Myers tells ABC 17 News the search was connected to a domestic-related incident. The department is not releasing further information at this time. Original story: Multiple police officers responded to a Fulton motel around 10 p.m. Wednesday. ABC 17 News crews saw officers searching a vehicle in the

THURSDAY: Summer officially begins at 5:07 AM but it will actually be a mild day with highs in the 70s. Showers and t-storms will increase from late morning through the afternoon and will be scattered as a low pressure area slowly moves through. Winds will come in from the west, shifting to the northwest overnight.

Erica Dickson said her first time through the city’s Community Development Commission was a daunting one. “This was an intense process,” Dickson, the head of the day care King’s Kids said. “In your heart, when you know what you’re doing, you know there’s a need, that kind of overshadows all of that, and you just

Mark Pedroli, the attorney for Ben Sansone of the Sunshine Project, said he has evidence that members of former Gov. Eric Greitens’ staff discussed public business on a message-deleting app, after the governor’s office turned over screen shots of text conversations. The screenshots show excerpts of a conversation between Brad Green and Jeff Earl. Both

The Fayette Fire Department’s budget for 2019-2020 is the lowest its been since the 2014-2015 fiscal year. During a five-year span, the high was $75,916 and now it’s plunged to $63,625. “We usually take the recommendations of the fire chief,” Fayette City Administrator and City Clerk Robin Triplett said. “I usually meet with the department

Building Official Larry Burkhardt said the city is “waiting patiently” for the owner of the building on 200 E. High St. to decide what steps to take next. “I think he is still trying to get enough information to make a decision and part of that has to do with insurance,” he said. “ Burkhardt

A judge sentenced a Hallsville woman to prison for sexual activity with a teenager. Online court records show Amanda May Jones was sentenced to four years in the department of corrections and was given credit for time served. Jones waived formal arraignment and pleaded guilty to statutory sodomy on Monday, according to records. Boone County

UPDATE 6:01 P.M.: According to the power outage map, there are still two outages but only 22 customers impacted. ORIGINAL STORY: A power outage due to a lightning strike is impacting 1400 customers in northern Columbia. The strike happened near the Blue Ridge substation. Crews are working to fix the outage, according to the City

So far, two Congressional representatives have praised President Donald Trump’s executive order to end the separation of families at the United States and Mexican border. Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler said she’s hoping the legislature can fix the problem so that it’s “just and fair.” Here is her full statement: “I’m pleased that President Trump has addressed