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Missouri senators have voted to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of a proposal reining in the amount of money lawmakers provide to K-12 schools. Hours after he vetoed the bill Wednesday, senators voted 25-7 to override him. Two-thirds of House members also must vote to override the governor. The governor claims aid for K-12 schools

The Missouri Legislature has passed a requirement for voters to show photo identification. The House voted 112-38 Tuesday to send the legislation to Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. Under the measure, people without photo identification could cast a ballot after signing a statement saying they don’t have the required identification and can show some other form

Two-thirds of the Missouri House has voted to change how public union members pay dues, the first step in overriding a veto by Gov. Jay Nixon. The House voted 109-47 Wednesday in favor of a bill requiring public employees to re-authorize union dues through every year. The measure now goes to the Senate. Nixon vetoed

Airlines across the country have seen record financial success this year and experts say low fuel prices are the reason for the financial boost. Airport Manager Don Elliott said that impacts the airport’s efforts to bring in new flights and routes. “What they are investing in at this point are larger aircrafts,” he said. “Not

The UM Board of Curators will meet Wednesday morning in the Ellis Library Telepresence Center at Mizzou. On the agenda–a discussion regarding the approval of the UM System President position profile document. That document will be used by the search firm when they go out and communicate with potential candidates. Also at the meeting, a

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office has a new K9 on staff, trained to help with narcotics detection. Kaiser is a 21-month-old German Shepherd, and will work with Sergeant Scott Hines on narcotics searches, warrants, and helping deputies on patrol as needed. Kaiser was adopted from Universal K-9, a company based in San Antonio, Texas specializing

A crash in north Boone County is blocking both directions of traffic right now. It happened around 7:30 Wednesday morning on Brown Station Road, just north of Waco Road. At least eight units responded to the wreck. ABC 17 News has a crew on the scene. Our crews on scene saw at least one person

Two people have been injured in a crash on Route B north of Columbia that closed the road for over two hours. The crash happened around 8:30 Wednesday morning. Two cars were involved, and authorities on scene told ABC 17 News it was nearly a head-on collision. Boone County Joint Communications sent an alert out

Missouri’s state capitol building is ongoing repairs as part of a $40M exterior stonework project. Officials said the repairs will greatly enhance the life of the capitol building at 201 W. Capitol Ave.and address its deterioration. “As part of the current phase of the ongoing repairs and renovation at the Missouri State Capitol, the Office

A Washington, D.C.-based group refiled an ethics complaint against a Missouri state senator, questioning the state’s ethics commission’s decision to drop the first one. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, or FACT D.C., called the decision by the Missouri Ethics Commission to decline an investigation into Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R – Columbia) an “unusual”

Ted Cruz announced on Tuesday night after the Indiana primaries that he is suspending his campaign. Trump’s win tonight gives him a big boost towards reaching the more than 1,200 delegates needed to win the nomination. Donald Trump applauded Cruz’s decision. “This has been an amazing evening, I didn’t expect this.. I didn’t expect it.

We will have dry weather from Wednesday through Saturday afternoon as high pressure settles over the Midwest, keeping the storm track to our north. Temperatures will stay mild through Thursday but a wind shift to the south will bring temperatures up to the lower 80s Friday and Saturday. A warm front will lift to the

Local leaders met on Tuesday night to discuss race and social equity in Columbia. Last fall, officials started the city’s Strategic Plan for 2016-2019, and one of the five priority areas where the city needed improvement was social equity. Some key objectives and actions that the city highlighted were, strengthening three low to moderate income

Lower Bottom Road in Cole County reopened to traffic Tuesday after being closed for 10 months. The road near St. Thomas closed in July 2015 after crumbling from heavy rains. Crews officially started repairs on Lower Bottom Road early last month and finished this week, according to Cole County Public Works Director Larry Benz. The

A new report from the vice provost for enrollment management says the freshman class at the University of Missouri will fall below 5,000 students for the coming year. University of Missouri spokesperson Christian Basi said those numbers are continually updating until the start of the fall semester, so there is some leeway with the projection

ABC 17 News has confirmed a man claimed he was mugged while walking in an alley in downtown Columbia. It happened Sunday night near Hitt Street and Locust. He says the robber had a gun and told him to give him everything he had. The suspect left with some cash, but the victim says he

MU Health has been named a defendant in a class-action lawsuit regarding the system used to track hours worked by employees. The plaintiffs claim, MU Health is in breach of contract for failing to pay proper compensation to hourly employees. MU Health uses an automatic timekeeping system designed by Kronos Incorporated, which keeps track of

A federal grand jury has found a Columbia man guilty for his role in a conspiracy to sell heroin. Nalenzer Edwards, 47, was accused of helping to sell heroin in Columbia from March 2015 to June 2015. On June 10 of that year, police followed Edwards from Columbia to a known drug house in Jefferson

COLUMBIA, Mo- City council heard plans for the new airport terminal on Monday night. There were numerous designs proposed, but consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff suggested “Alternative 2” as the best one for the needs of the airport. It is the most expensive, around 38 million, and would be built west of Route H, north of the

The Columbia City Council has approved a design for a new official city flag. The design was created by Jon Sheltmire. City leaders say it represents Columbia being at a crossroads in the center of the state, and incorporates the existing city logo to represent Columbia’s diverse community. The design is blue and green, symbolizing