The Missouri Lottery generated $1,400,216,223 of revenue in 2018, according to unaudited data from the program’s headquarters. Of that sum, $306,072,098 was forwarded to public education. In the 2018 fiscal year, $306,072,098 was allocated to public education, an amount that has steadily grown since the lottery’s inception in the 1980s. For every dollar that was
Continue ReadingThe Mizzou Athletics Department has apologized over Twitter after some social media users called earlier posts on the platform featuring athletes and other students insensitive. Below is a screen shot ABC 17 News obtained that was captured Wednesday afternoon. Mizzou Athletics later deleted the tweet and tweeted an apology Wednesday night, saying it had made
Continue ReadingAccording to the Federal Communications Commission, more than 1.26 million Missourians do not have access to high-speed internet, that’s 20% of the population. University of Missouri extension along with state leaders discussed Missouri’s are planning to have everyone in the state online by 2028. The main concern is for people in rural parts of the
Continue ReadingUPDATE 6:15 P.M.: The Columbia Department of Public Works announced Thursday night the roundabout at Forum Boulevard and Green Meadows Road will now open at 7 p.m. Update 2: Forum and Green Meadows Roundabout to open about 7 p.m. Yes, we said tomorrow, but now it’s opening today! 30 days ahead of schedule! Just in
Continue ReadingA mid-Missouri-based nonprofit group will no longer put on a Memorial Day air show. The Salute to Veterans Memorial Day Weekend Corporation announced on Facebook Wednesday that it would shut down its operations. The group told ABC 17 News on Thursday night that it doesn’t have the resources to resume operations in the foreseeable future.
Continue ReadingA person was hurt after an oxygen tank exploded inside of a Newburg home on Thursday afternoon. The Doolittle Rural Fire Protection District said its crews responded around 1:15 p.m. to the home, which is off of Cook Street. One person was treated for burns to their face but their condition is unknown. There was
Continue ReadingTwo financial gifts to the University of Missouri will honor an alumnus’s family. Mizzou announced Thursday the $1.7 million combined donations from Ken Donohew, a 1967 industrial engineering graduate, and his wife, Ellen Kippel. A $1.4 million gift will honor Donohew’s father by creating the Maj. Gen. Jack Donohew Fund for Diversity and Inclusion in
Continue ReadingCole County Assessor Christopher Estes appeared in court Thursday afternoon to be arraigned on a fourth-degree assault charge. Estes pleaded not guilty to the charge. The case against the county official was filed after a neighbor accused Estes of punching him in the face over a property line dispute. Estes and his lawyer, Daniel Dodson,
Continue ReadingMissouri Public Safety Director Sandy Karsten announced Thursday the first prescription drug take back day for state employees. The event comes just two days before the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Saturday’s event will, for the first time, accept vaping devices and cartridges at the drop-off sites, as long
Continue ReadingA Fulton woman turned herself in to police on Thursday morning after she was accused of stealing money and inventory from her employer. Police were alerted in August to an employee theft at Tractor Supply in Fulton. After investigating, police found that a manager at the business, Jennifer L. Begemann, 46, was allegedly stealing inventory
Continue ReadingThe Border War is back. Mizzou and Kansas will renew their rivalry on the hardwood starting in 2020-21, according to a release from MU on Monday night. Yes, you read that right. Live playback of a Thursday news conference with Cuonzo Martin is available in the player below. “This is a tremendous opportunity for both
Continue ReadingThe Callaway County Circuit Court found a Fulton man guilty of felony sodomy with a child less than 12 years old on Wednesday after he waived his right to a jury trial. Christopher Feltner was charged in November after authorities conducted an “extensive criminal investigation” into child sex crimes against him. Feltner will be sentenced
Continue ReadingA meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Thursday for legislators and industry leaders to discuss expanding broadband internet access across the state. University of Missouri Chancellor Alexander Cartwright, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s director and two Columbia commissioners are among those expected to attend the meeting. In April 2019, the City
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Natural Resources received three complaints about foam waste from a local business making its way onto other property. DNR spokeswoman Tayna Turner said authorities have already visited the site and the investigation is ongoing. Turner said DNR is investigating the incident as a potential water pollution and solid waste dumping case.
Continue ReadingFulton police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon in connection with an assault investigation. Andrew Anyaeto of Fulton, was taken into custody at the 600 block of Old Jefferson City Road Wednesday around 2:40 p.m. The Fulton Police Department said officers were called to a residence for a suspected domestic assault. Officers reported Anyaeto was threatening
Continue ReadingWork to expand Route H near Columbia Regional Airport began this week. The work, which will cause road closures, is broken down into four phases. Residents from the Englewood area held several meetings in September with officials from the airport, engineers working on the project and fire officials to discuss concerns about the scheduled work,
Continue ReadingAn attorney for a government transparency group filed a lawsuit against Missouri lawmakers Wednesday over a public records rule that he claims violates state law. “A Constitutional crisis is being whipped up in the state of Missouri,” attorney Mark Pedroli, of the Sunshine and Government Accountability Project, wrote in the lawsuit against the state House
Continue ReadingAn Oregon man pleaded guilty in a Missouri federal court after prosecutors accused him of a racketeering scheme. Court documents filed in the Central Division of the U.S. Western District Court of Missouri on Wednesday show Byron Telford of Medford, Oregon pleaded guilty charged with racketeering involving narcotics. He’s accused in a scheme to distribute
Continue ReadingThe Cole County Sheriff’s Office announced it’s checking on registered sex offenders on Halloween. Deputies said they will be going around Jefferson City and the county on Halloween night to make sure sex offenders are complying with state law. The law requires offenders to avoid all Halloween-related contact with children and stay inside their homes
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KINGSTON, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri prosecutor and sheriff will give an update Wednesday into the disappearance of two Wisconsin brothers missing since July and presumed dead. LIVE PLAYBACK of the update can be viewed in the player below. Court documents show Missouri farmer Garland Nelson is charged with murder in the deaths of two
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