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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon released more than $5.5 million for scholarships, police, and other priorities at the Capitol Wednesday. Nixon freed up the money a day after his budget office released the October revenue report, which Nixon said shows the state making solid gains. $2 million will go to Missouri’s A+ scholarship program, while $1

A man is now in custody in connection to a Columbia shooting. Police said they arrested Carl Simon for shots fired in late October near Edenton Blvd. and Bodie Drive. A passenger riding in the car that was shot knew the suspect as “Lil Carl,” who police identified as Simon. Simon faces several charges, including

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has asked a former Anheuser-Busch executive and a prominent attorney to consider options for ensuring the future of the NFL in St. Louis. Nixon announced Wednesday that former brewery president David Peacock and attorney Robert Blitz will analyze the stadium issue involving the St. Louis Rams, then present options within 60

A mid-Missouri registered sex offender has been captured after multiple days on the run. The Osage County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Joshua McFerrin was taken into custody in Iron County. McFerrin was believed to be at an address in Bland, Missouri, but deputies couldn’t find him when they served a search warrant at the residence Friday.

State Representative Caleb Rowden (R) won the District 44 seat over challenger Tom Pauley (D), in another race also fueled by a lot of outside funding. Rowden was elected for his second term in the Missouri House, with 63 percent of the votes. His opponent only got 37 percent. Both Rowden and Pauley grew up

Current Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson retained his seat following Tuesday’s election, after facing a former co-worker. Richardson beat Anji Gandhi 12,510 votes to 9916. Richardson was initially elected to the office in 2006, after working as a private attorney in Jefferson City. Gandhi first started working in the Cole County prosecutor’s office back in

Missouri voters have approved a constitutional amendment allowing previous allegations of criminal acts to be used against people facing sex-related charges involving victims under 18 years old. Constitutional Amendment 2 had faced no organized opposition in Tuesday’s election. It was supported by prosecutors and sheriffs. Previous crimes and allegations of criminal acts generally can’t be

Republican Chuck Basye won a tight race over current State Representative John Wright (D) to take the District 47 seat. Wright was the incumbent, but he was also a Democrat living in a mostly Republican district. Wright’s campaign spent $412,000, and Basye’s had at least $46,000. The race loomed large for state leaders, because the

Current Cole County 19th Circuit Judge Pat Joyce retained her seat in the race against Brian Stumpe, despite a large amount of outside spending in the powerful judgeship. Joyce has been a judge in Cole County since 1994. Joyce led the race with 12,062 votes to Stumpe’s 10,719. According to the Associated Press, The Washington-based

Missouri voters have rejected a proposed amendment to the state Constitution that would have linked teacher evaluations to student performance and limited tenure protections. Tuesday’s defeat of Amendment 3 came after education groups led a lopsided fight against the measure and the main sponsor group, Teach Great, stopped campaigning when polling showed lack of public

Missouri voters have approved a state constitutional amendment limiting some of the governor’s budget-cutting powers. Amendment 10 on Tuesday’s ballot allows the Legislature to override a governor’s decision to freeze or slow spending on items in the state budget. The amendment also takes away governors’ powers to assume new revenues from policy proposals when making

Columbia voters rejected Proposition 2 during Tuesday’s election. The proposition would have raised fees that construction companies pay to build new homes and businesses. The city had planned to collect the money for new roads. The proposition would have hiked the charge for new development from 50 cents per square foot to $1 per square

Columbia Proposition 1 failed after Tuesday’s election in Boone County. The proposition would have increased property taxes by six cents every year for five years, a total raise of 30 cents. That would have brought the property tax in Columbia to 71 cents per every $100 of assessed value. The extra funds would have went

In Cole County, polling stations are seeing even more of a voter turnout than expected. County Clerk Marvin Register estimated about 34% percent of voters would turn out Tuesday in Cole County, but said he’s seen more people at the polls than expected. “Oh I think there are some real close races there, I really

ABC 17 News will carry live streaming network election coverage from ABC News starting at 6:00 p.m. on the homepage of abc17news.com. We’ll have live election results online and on air on FOX 22 KQFX and ABC 17 KMIZ through the night as the polls come to a close at 7:00 p.m. You can also

Columbia police have arrested three people in the robbery of Casey’s General Store on Clark Lane. 29-year-old Tyrel Lemley, 25-year-old Kristina Whitmarsh, and 24-year-old Laith Meeker were arrested for robbery in the first degree. Meeker was also arrested for armed criminal action and resisting arrest. The call came out just before 11 p.m. Monday. Police

Three people were arrested last Thursday and Friday on multiple charges after the Jefferson City Police SWAT team and MUSTANG Drug Task Force searched two homes. On Thursday, police searched a home in the 300 block of Buchanan Street. Detectives found crack cocaine, digital scales, packaging materials, ammunition, and a 9mm handgun. On Friday, the

Two people were arrested for drugs in Camden County Tuesday after the Camden County Street Crimes Unit and Lake Area Narcotics Group conducted a search warrant. Investigators searched a home in the 200 block of Bear Ridge Road. 28-year-old Koaleen Jones was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and 2 counts of endangering the

A California man accused of killing his son-in-law appeared in Moniteau County court today. Donald Bateman is facing first degree murder and armed criminal action charges after the September 3rd killing. Bateman and his son-in-law were apparently arguing about fixing a broken water heater. His next court appearance is scheduled for January.

The latest shooting at a student housing complex happened at the Cottages Sunday morning. Police said a large party was going on when someone fired multiple shots in the parking lot. No one was hurt, but a bullet went through a nearby window and four cars were also hit. Some students who live in the