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The fallout from Governor Jay Nixon’s State of the State address continues Tuesday — especially concerning medicaid expansion. The Governor’s budget calls for nearly $50 million in federal money for expansion of Medicaid benefits for 300,000 Missourians. Nixon calls it, “the right thing to do.” Republicans counter that making an obligation means trusting lawmakers in

In Boone County, a water main break is causing some issues for the county jail.Boone County Fire crews had to bring in a tanker truck to provide water to the jail and its inmates.The Sheriff says the jail also has large amounts of bottled water on hand for inmates and says internal plumbing is still

The University of Missouri Police Department says it has solved the cold case murder of an MU professor.On January 7, 2005, Jeong Im, 72, was found in the trunk of his burning car in the Maryland Avenue parking garage on campus. Cops say he was stabbed to death before his body was stuffed into the

***UPDATE 5 P.M.***The Columbia Fraternal Order of Police released a statement Wednesday evening saying the city inaccurately reported the sale and handling of Fano.The CPOA says the city was given documentation and evidence that showed it was unlikely Fano could be retrained and paired with a new handler after Rob Sanders. They also say an

TOKYO (AP) – Toyota is recalling 907,000 vehicles, mostly Corolla models, around the world for faulty air bags and another 385,000 Lexus IS luxury cars for defective wipers.Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Naoto Fuse said Wednesday there have been no accidents or injuries related to either of those defects, but the Japanese automaker received 46 reports

Two Boone County men are behind bars after Sheriff’s deputies found a methamphetamine lab in their vehicle.According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, deputies pulled over a vehicle Wednesday morning in the Crossroads Shopping Center at the corner of Broadway and Stadium Boulevard.Inside the vehicle, deputies found a complete and active meth lab. Trained deputies

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – The Missouri House Budget Committee is demanding answers from the Highway Patrol superintendent over the agency’s purchase of a new $5.6 million airplane.Lawmakers are questioning the need for the plane and whether its purchase was politically motivated.Col. Ronald Replogle testified at a hearing Wednesday that the plane was purchased to help

The Missouri Tiger football team has found its 12th and final opponent for the 2013 schedule. Mizzou agreed to a home-and-home series with Arkansas State starting in Columbia September 28th, 2013. The Tigers will play on the road at Arkansas State two years later on September 12th, 2015. The kickoff time for this years game

For the first time in 15 years, teenager suicides are spiking. The increase comes with the rise in cyberbullying and in Columbia, administrators are cracking down.Columbia Public Schools is trying to combat the trend with their annual “You Matter” campaign. The campaign hopes to stop bullies from continuing the harassment online. CPS discovered that nine

Anthony Hickey scored 20 points, Andre Stringer added 18 and LSU defeated No. 17 Missouri 73-70 on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge. It’s the fourth straight road game Mizzou has lost, three of those coming in SEC play.Hickey had 14 points in the second half and Stringer converted a key four-point play late in the

A cold front will move through Mid-Missouri by noon Thursday ushering in another blast of arctic air. Clouds will stick around for the first half of the day with snow flurries as the front moves through. Winds will increase from the northwest with gusts to 30 mph in the afternoon bringing wind chills down into

***UPDATE 11:30 A.M.***The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control has concluded their investigation into the death of a Miller County inmate.Sergeant Erik Eidson told ABC 17 News that investigators consider 22-year-old James Jensen’s death a suicide.***ORIGINAL STORY***An investigation is underway after the death of an inmate at the Miller County Jail.The

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) – A 67-year-old central Missouri psychologist has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for fraud.Rhett E. McCarty of Lake Ozark was sentenced Wednesday to three years without parole for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of $1 million.McCarty, who also has to pay $1 million in restitution, pleaded guilty to health

***UPDATE 5 P.M.***Jefferson City fire officials believe the fire that damaged Oscar’s Diner overnight was accidental and started in the kitchen. The owner of the restaurant thinks it was an electrical problem, but fire crews are waiting to find out exactly where it started before coming to the same conclusion.Firefighters say the fire caused about

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – State records show that Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon received a $10,000 donation from a firm with a state contract on the same day that he publicly decried big political contributions.Records reviewed by The Associated Press show that Nixon’s campaign committee received the check from World Wide Technology on Monday – the

A new study released this week names Missouri as the murder capital of America for African Americans.The study from the Violence Policy Center, national educational organization working to stop gun death and injury, used FBI data from 2010, which is the most recent year available.In Missouri, the murder rate among black residents was 33.86 per

The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted to increase tuition on all four of its campuses next year.Tuition for the UM System will increase by 1.7 percent — the rate of inflation — for all in-state undergraduate students. UM System President Tim Wolfe say the university has raised tuition 2.3 percent annually for the

Jefferson City announced it has received three proposals for a new conference center.Thursday was the deadline for developers and hoteliers to submit their proposals to the city. City Administrator Nathan Nickolaus and the city council will likely discuss options for reviewing the plans at the council’s next meeting on February 4th.The city plans to spend

***UPDATE 10:00 P.M.*** The Chamois power plant that brings millions of dollars to the economy and employs many people will likely shut down. Plant officials explained the issues they face to approximately 150 people at a community meeting Thursday night at the Chamois high school. In order to come into compliance with new rules from

ABC 17 News is finding out Timothy Hoag, the man accused of murdering University of Missouri professor Jeong Im in 2005, had troubling legal problems in his past.Cops say Hoag killed Im eight years ago by stabbing him, stuffing him in the trunk of his car and setting it on fire. Hoag then committed suicide