(AP) A Missouri Senate budget committee has voted against funding Medicaid expansion. The budget panel voted 7-7 Wednesday on a Republican-sponsored proposal that would have set money aside to pay for the program. The tied vote meant the proposal faile...

A new Italian meats facility is officially coming to Columbia. Swift Prepared Foods announced its plans Wednesday to build a large plant on Paris Road. The project will cost $200 million and bring 251 new jobs to the city, with average salaries at $52,...

(AP) The Missouri House has ousted a lawmaker accused of sexually and physically abusing his children years ago. The GOP-led House on Wednesday voted almost unanimously to kick out Republican Rick Roeber. His now-adult children testified to House inves...

A woman is dead and another is seriously hurt after a crash in Jefferson City. Police say Jackie Wells, 85, was driving east on Highway 179 near Highway 54 at around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday. Her car crashed into a pickup that was exiting 54 and about to t...

(AP) Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, the explosive case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U....

(AP) Missouri’s health director has resigned. Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced the departure of Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams. Williams was appointed to the job in 2017 by Parson’s predecessor, ...

Coronavirus case increases stayed fairly low in mid-Missouri. Boone County reported 15 new positives Monday, and active cases dropped to 96. Hospitalizations remain low, too, dropping to five. There were four new cases Saturday and 10 on Sunday. Cole C...

It’s one of those rare taxes that the voters seem to renew every time it comes up on a Cole County ballot. Voters again said ‘yes’ to a half-cent sales tax for capital improvements on Tuesday. Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman says fixing the ro...

A Columbia man is accused of trying to set the Boone County courthouse on fire. ABC 17 reports prosecutors charged Dominique Neighbors with counts of arson, terroristic threats and more. Police said Neighbors was trying to light a Molotov cocktail from...

Two juveniles are detained after gunshots in central Columbia. Police said they got a call about shots fired at around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday on Duncan Street near West Worley and McBaine Avenue. No one was hurt, and no damage was reported. The two juven...