JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new childcare subsidy program helped one Mid-Missouri mother cut her childcare costs by more than half. Kids Win Missouri oversees the Child Care Works program, which is designed to help families afford childcare while helping employers recruit and retain workers. The program splits childcare costs among the state, participating employers
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More Mid-Missouri students are exploring careers in the skilled trades, according to construction industry officials. More than 1,500 high school students registered for Build My Future Central Missouri, a construction career showcase held Wednesday at the Jefferson City Jaycees Fairgrounds. The event featured hands-on activities where students could practice laying bricks,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission is considering an ordinance that would prohibit residents from leaving storm debris in the public right-of-way for the county to remove. Cole County Western District Commissioner Harry Otto said the proposal follows a July 4 storm that left fallen trees, branches and other debris throughout the county.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some residents at Riley’s Mobile Home Park had running water in their homes again Monday after going about 10 days without service. The City of Moberly had shut off the park’s water supply after discovering raw sewage contamination. During the outage, United Way of Randolph County donated ready-to-eat meals, bottled water and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia officials are considering whether to give historic buildings more time to be saved from demolition as the city’s Historic Preservation Commission develops a broader plan to strengthen preservation rules. The Columbia City Council will review a staff report Monday outlining options for temporarily delaying demolition permits for properties listed on the
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Residents at Riley’s Mobile Home Park in Moberly are still without running water as contractors work to address contamination concerns. Work started on Wednesday to restore water at the park after it was shut down last week. The property manager hopes to restore service this week, pending water testing and city approval.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Work began on the water system at a Moberly mobile home park Wednesday, several days after residents stopped receiving clean water in their homes. Residents at Riley’s Mobile Home Park in Moberly have been without running water for about five days. Some say the outage is part of a yearslong pattern of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission voted Tuesday to increase health insurance premiums for county employees in 2027 as rising medical and prescription costs put pressure on the county’s insurance budget. The county’s health insurance reserves have declined from about $3.2 million at the beginning of 2023 to a projected balance of slightly
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City municipal government is preparing for the possible demolition of the historic former J.C. Penney building, though officials say a developer could save part of the structure. The building at 206-208 E. High St. has been on the city’s dangerous-building list since 2023 and has been vacant since 2018,
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HARTSBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) A hot, dry summer left Hackman Farms short on pumpkins ahead of this weekend’s Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival. The festival takes place every October in Hartsburg, a small village in southern Boone County. This year’s event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Jeri Cooper, vice president of the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officials are considering new regulations for homeless shelters, drawing concerns from local advocates about how the rules could affect existing services. The Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Commission voted Thursday morning to send a proposed ordinance regulating shelters to the City Council. The ordinance would apply to overnight
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission will have to decide how to balance next year’s budget as the county’s health insurance costs continue to rise. During a Cole County Commission meeting on Tuesday, County Auditor Jay Moore said the county’s health insurance reserve fund will have dropped from $3.2 million in 2023 to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City has issued about 32% more expired-meter parking tickets this year after hiring a private company to manage the city’s parking operations. The Jefferson City Council hired PCI Municipal Services last year to take over parking operations and management under a five-year, $4.8 million contract. The change also brought new
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council introduced a bill and approved a resolution related to a new downtown parking garage at its meeting Monday. The council introduced a bill authorizing the sale of $35 million in bonds to finance a new parking garage at the corner of Madison Street and East Capitol Avenue.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge that has been closed to vehicles since 2018 could reopen as Jefferson City seeks state funding to replace it and improve access to Washington Park. The Jefferson City Council will vote Monday on a grant application to replace the Ohio Street bridge. The bridge, which crosses Wears Creek to
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