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Budget leaders in Jefferson City met Tuesday afternoon in order to discuss issues within the state’s Medicaid system. Lawmakers on the House budget select committee talked about the Missouri Department of Social Services and how officials decide if someone qualifies, along with the system’s enrollment and Medicaid caseload. ABC 17 News has followed the subject

A Jefferson City woman was injured Tuesday after being hit by an SUV in a cross walk. The 24-year-old woman was crossing McCarty Street around 8:00 a.m. when an SUV was turning onto Madison Street. She was taken to a local hospital with moderate injuries.

Several privately-owned surveillance cameras helped police arrest a man suspected of an alleyway arson. The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office charged 25-year-old Jeffrey Springmeyer of first-degree arson and resisting arrest Sunday. Springmeyer is currently in the Boone County Jail, held on a $25,000 bond. Columbia firefighters put out the fire in the alleyway on Eighth Street

A Columbia man is facing charges Monday after reportedly torturing a woman. David Hatton, Jr., 48, was charged with kidnapping and first degree domestic assault. Although Hatton was charged with kidnapping, no one was abducted Columbia police said. Officers responded to a report of a domestic assault on Ammonette Street around 9:30 p.m. Friday that

One person was flown to the hospital following a car crash in Morgan County Monday night. The Missouri highway Patrol confirms the one-car crash happened on Highway 5. As of 9:15 p.m., a trooper was still on scene. ABC 17 News is working to find out what caused the crash and the condition of the

We will continue to have cool nights and warm days through the work week with afternoon high temperatures staying in the lower 80s. The 30 year average high temperature is 86 for the end of August which we will reach Sunday. Spotty storms are possible Friday with a slight storm chance again Saturday as an

A Cole County builder accused of taking money from customers and not completing construction work may have more trouble coming. In May, customers told ABC 17 News Ken Jinson, who also goes by Scott Jinson, charged them thousands of dollars for construction work he never completed. One customer said the work he did do was

Boone County Search and Rescue crews have found a missing Columbia fisherman on the Missouri River near Perche Creek. Crews tell ABC 17 News the man ran out of gas. The man was not injured. The search began around 9:15 p.m. and lasted about an hour. The Boone County Fire Protection District said it had

Classes started Monday for University of Missouri students. Both pedestrians and drivers have a new light signal to adjust to on a busy street. MODOT crews were out monitoring the traffic on campus, especially near the new HAWK pedestrian signals on College Avenue. “First day of school, we just want to watch to see what’s

Bacteria levels in Flat Branch Creek are at dangerous levels. Flat Branch Creek isn’t the only body of water in Boone County seeing high E. coli levels this summer. Columbia/Boone County Health and Human Services posted a sign by Flat Branch Creek warning bathers to keep out because of unacceptable bacteria levels. The health department

The Jefferson City Council is scheduled to meet to discuss the mayor’s proposed 2016 budget. ABC 17 News reported last month that Mayor Carrie Tergin proposed the $60 million financial plan. The proposed budget includes a pay hike for city employees. The 2% raise would cover all 414 full time city employees. There’s also a

Three people were charged in Cole County after the body of a 23-year-old woman was found on August 10. Bobby Kirchner, Susan Nicolazzo, and Levi Holder are charged with abandonment of a corpse. 23-year-old Samantha Rhein’s body was found near route AA outside Russellville. Kirchner posted a $10,000 bond, and Nicolazzo has posted a $100,000

A project to replace three I-70 bridges in Columbia begins Monday. Over the next year, crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation will replace the bridges over Rangeline Street, Garth Avenue and Business Loop 70 near Creasy Springs Road. “In very simplest terms, the concrete is worn out on the bridges that we have now

Fire officials told ABC 17 News one person was taken to the hospital after an apartment shuttle crashed into a backyard fence. The crash happened at around 5:00 p.m. off Ballenger Lane north of Clark Lane in Columbia. Officials at the scene told ABC 17 News the bus had a malfunction, causing the driver to

High levels of dangerous bacteria have been recorded in multiple bodies of water in Boone Co. The Columbia Boone County Health Department has a warning for residents who live near or frequent parks with these nearby bodies of water. The Health Department tested for E. Coli in Flat Branch Creek, and the water contained unacceptable

Investigators in Columbia are asking for the public’s help in finding a recent shoplifting suspect. Officers released new surveillance photos from Sunday evening at the Walmart off Conley Road in East Columbia. The photos were taken at around 5:15 p.m. The same woman came and left in a blue SUV. If you have any information,

The Columbia Police Department is warning Mid-Missourians about a new scam making the rounds. Officials said it appears someone is calling from the police department, and the scammer tells the victim they have an arrest warrant for anything from missed jury duty to traffic tickets. They demand payment on prepaid cards, often over the internet.

A Joplin man was arrested in Columbia Sunday night after officers were called to the 1300 block of Rosemary Street. 21-year-old Tucker Sharp went over to a neighbor’s house and was asked to leave. Sharp left, but returned shortly after and began arguing with his neighbor. He ended up hitting his neighbor in the face

The Camden County sheriff’s office confirmed a shirtless man from Texas was arrested over the weekend, accused of stealing a golf cart while drunk at the Lake of the Ozarks. Dana Stewart, 37, from Plano, Texas, flagged down deputies Friday in the 200 block of Bittersweet Road in Lake Ozark. They claim Stewart was shirtless,

The University of Missouri Columbia opened the 2015-15 school year with the largest student population ever recorded and fourth-largest freshman class. MU also had a record number of international students, up 4.7 percent to 2,432. Officials report early enrollment at 35,050, which is a 0.3 percent increase from the previous year, or 115 more students.