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The St. Louis Cardinals signed first baseman Allen Craig to a 5 year, $31 million dollar deal, that will keep him a Cardinal through 2017, with a club option for 2018.Craig’s contract will gradually increase throughout the the five years. He will make around $1.75 million this year, and $11 million by 2017.The 28-year-old Craig

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) – The Cleveland Indians spring training game against a Kansas City Royals split squad was rained out Friday.The game was called with Kansas City leading 3-2 with two out in the top of the third. Indians right fielder Drew Stubbs had a home run and double before the rain arrived.The Royals say

The Department of Defense announced Friday that the Army and the Marine Corps are both suspending their federal tuition assistance program effective immediately. “Soldiers will not be permitted to submit new requests for tuition assistance. Soldiers currently enrolled in courses approved for tuition assistance are not affected, and will be allowed to complete those courses,”

COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 5 Mizzou claimed its second Top 10 victory of the season and first-ever Southeastern Conference win with a two-run home run from sophomore 1B Kelsea Roth (Yorba Linda, Calif.) in the bottom of the seventh inning. The moon shot pushed the Tigers past No. 7 Texas A&M, 2-0, at University Field

*** UPDATE SUNDAY 10:29 P.M. ***More than one hundred people raised $4052 dollars Sunday to help the family of Aaron Wyman.Wyman is the Fulton eight year old who died last month from complications from the flu. His mother said she’s blessed to be surrounded by the Saint Peter Parish community.”Nobody should lose hope ever, especially

After picking up about .25-.50″ rain Friday night through early Saturday, more rain is headed to Mid-Missouri late Saturday. A cold front will bring more organized showers and isolated t-storms to the region through early Sunday morning. Lingering light rain showers may mix with some snow by Sunday evening, but no accumulation is expected at

Efforts are now underway to possibly close or cutback a Mid-Missouri post office.The agency has already sent out surveys to residents in Huntsville, asking for feedback.ABC 17 has also learned of a public meeting on the issue in less than three weeks. It could be controversial, because so many seniors in town depend on the

Due to the melting snow and potential for nearly an inch of rain Saturday night through Sunday, a Flood Watch has been posted for central and northeastern portions of Mid-Missouri. The watch is in effect until Sunday evening. Low-lying areas, roads and streams could become flooded.

A Jefferson City couple finally met their hero who ran into their burning home to save them Saturday. The couple in their 80s, who for three decades, have traveled to the Yucatan region in Mexico to give out free eyeglasses, didn’t see who their rescuer is. They were blinded from the smoke. Five months later

A large apartment fire that left four families without homes and shut down a major road Friday night has been ruled accidental, according to Boone County fire crews.Public Information officer Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News Saturday that a juvenile playing with a lighter started the fire, which spread to about four of the Heritage

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Jordan McRae scored 15 points and Jarnell Stokes recorded a double-double Saturday as Tennessee rallied from an eight-point, second-half deficit to beat Missouri 64-62 and boost its NCAA tournament hopes.McRae, who had averaged 25.8 points in the six games leading up to this one, went scoreless in the first 18 minutes

***UPDATE SUNDAY 11 P.M.***18-year-old Dillon Johnson was being held Sunday on $70,000 bond for the Friday officer assault and for drug possession. Johnson had been charged with Distributing or Delivering less than five grams of Marijuana and Assault Law Enforcement 2nd Degree.***ORIGINAL STORY***An 18 year old Huntsville man was in jail Saturday accused of stealing

Three people were arrested Thursday afternoon after Cole County deputies served two drug-related search warrants.According to a news release, the searches happened at 5217 Veil of Tears and 525 Empire Drive around 8:30 a.m. The searches were part of an ongoing narcotics investigation with Cole County and the MUSTANG Drug Task Force. National Guard Counterdrug

***All SEC Network games will air on ABC 17 News. *** Mizzou plays Thursday at 9 PM on KMIZ and will face off against the winner of the Texas A&M-Auburn game. Wednesday, March 13 #12 South Carolina vs. #13 Mississippi State SEC Network/ESPN3 6:30 PM #11 Texas A&M vs. #14 Auburn – SEC Network/ESPN3 9

The rain and melted snow water may have caused a sinkhole to finally break through in Cole County this weekend.The owners of the land off of Route C told ABC 17 News the hole started showing in June and at that point they filled the area back up with dirt.However, with recent water runoffs the

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The typical Missouri household might have relatively little to gain from a Senate-endorsed overhaul of the state’s tax policies.The proposed mixture of income tax cuts and sales tax hikes could save a few dozen dollars annually for a family of four earning just slightly more than Missouri’s median household income

***UPDATE MONDAY 7:13 P.M.***James Woods got 165 years in prison for assaulting and robbing two elderly women in Mid-Missouri.The first case in 2011 involved a 98 year-old victim. During the latest attack in 2012, Woods stole a necklace from a 72 year-old woman after following her home from a shopping trip in Columbia.Police arrested Woods

(AP) – A St. Louis-based philanthropic organization has awarded $1 million grants each to four food banks in the state.The Missouri Foundation for Health announced recently that it gave the grants to the Southeast Missouri Food Bank in Cape Girardeau, the St. Louis Area Food Bank, the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri in

Class 5 Championships:Boys BasketballHickman: 73Kickapoo: 68Jimmy Whitt scores 27 ptsGirls BasketballRock Bridge: 50Nixa: 22Class 3 Championships:Salisbury: 70West Platte: 46

Final 2012 numbers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration showed Missouri with more meth lab busts than any other state again.Since 2004, Missouri has led the nation in busts all but two years – 2010 and 2011. In 2012, the DEA recorded 1825 meth lab busts in Missouri, beating second-ranked Tennessee by 240.According to numbers