The Cole County Sheriff’s Office announced it’s checking on registered sex offenders on Halloween. Deputies said they will be going around Jefferson City and the county on Halloween night to make sure sex offenders are complying with state law. The law requires offenders to avoid all Halloween-related contact with children and stay inside their homes
Continue ReadingAlmost five months after an EF-3 rated tornado wrecked parts of Jefferson City, people are still coming forward in need of help, and one charity organization says that won’t end anytime soon. Catholic Charities of Missouri is a part of the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Committee, a coalition of not-for-profit organizations providing victims and families with
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Lincoln University officials released more details about the tumultuous scene outside a homecoming concert Saturday night. The 9 p.m. show at Jason Gymnasium capped off a week of LU homecoming events and cost the college an estimated $30,000. The university sold 2,322 tickets for the show, nearly selling out the 2,519 capacity of the venue,
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A Jefferson City school board member said he won’t seek reelection in 2020. Steve Bruce has served on the JC school board since 2014. He was up for election next year, after winning a reelection campaign in 2017. Bruce said he’s stepping down from the school board to spend more time with his family. The
Continue ReadingA Cole County man was taken to a hospital after a rollover crash in northeastern Jefferson City Monday morning. Jefferson City police said Tracy Hubbard, 62, of Centertown, was involved in a crash at the 800 block of Highway 179 before 10 a.m. A police incident report showed Hubbard was heading southbound on Highway 179
Continue ReadingAt least one person was taken into custody after he led police on a multi-county chase on Sunday night. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office tried to pull over a truck at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday after Jeffrey Barlow ,the driver of the truck, allegedly went out of his lane, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol
Continue ReadingLincoln University apologized and promised refunds to ticket holders unable to get through the door at a Homecoming concert Saturday. The university released a statement Monday saying “we were unable to safely process those coming into the building when the crowd became unruly.” Lincoln police along with officers from Jefferson City, the Cole County Sheriff’s
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Jefferson City police are investigating after a shooting early Sunday morning. In a news release, the Jefferson City Police Department said it got several 911 calls around 3 a.m. Sunday about a shooting in the 700 block of Madison Street. On the scene, officers reportedly found a large group of people. Officers learned a 21-year-old
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A crash in Jefferson City left one person dead Friday night. In a news release, Jefferson City police said it happened just before 10:30 p.m. Friday on Highway 179 at Highway 50. The motorcyclist, Bryan Bock, 53, of Lincoln died as a result of his injuries. An investigation of the scene revealed Bock was heading
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Two superintendents of Cole County school districts shared their reactions to the annual performance report released Wednesday by The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. “We are pleased with our APR results, but with any data related to student performance, it is important to analyze the data to see where improvement is needed,” said
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City School District said Friday that a reported social media threat originated in another state and had no ties to Jefferson City. Police searched Thomas Jefferson Middle School on Friday after parents and students reported seeing a threatening message on the social media service Snapchat, Jefferson City School District spokeswoman Ryan Burns said.
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UPDATE 10/17 7 p.m.: Missouri American Water has now lifted a boil water advisory that was issued Wednesday for thousands in Jefferson City. According to the company, water quality tests done today showed that the water is safe for consumption. ORIGINAL: Four Jefferson City schools were under boil water advisories Wednesday after a water main
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A Pennsylvania law firm says it has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Hy-Vee grocery store chain after a recent data breach. Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLC announced the filing in a news release posted Tuesday. Law firms in Illinois and Oklahoma are also listed on the lawsuit. The original plaintiffs listed on the
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The Jefferson City School District board declared the Simonsen Ninth Grade Center building a surplus property in its Monday meeting. “It allows us to begin the process to consider what our options would be,” Superintendent Larry Linthacum told ABC 17 News Wednesday. “We were not planning on using Simonsen this fall with the opening of
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Editor’s Note (10/16/2019): This article was edited to add comments from a Cole County attorney and the current chief of Cole County EMS. Three former Cole County EMS employees filed lawsuits against the county government alleging employment discrimination by a former head of the department. Michael Burks, Kim Kline and Aaron Steenbergen each sued the
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A Cole County man was killed Tuesday night when his tractor hit a tree and overturned on a private drive. Robert Luebbering, 83, died after his tractor went off the right side of the road and he overcorrected, causing the tractor to go off the left side of the road and overturn off Lower Bottom
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There are hundreds of crashes involving emergency vehicles in Missouri each year. According to data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, several things lead to these crashes. One of the main causes of the wrecks is animals in the roadway, but other drivers can also cause crashes. Distracted driving caused 138 crashes in Missouri in
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A Cole County judge said Tuesday that the court hopes to try a Jefferson City woman charged with child abuse in the summer of 2020. Quatavia Givens, 26, was charged in 2018 in connection with the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray. At the first hearing since Givens was released on bond Oct. 10, judge Jon
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A driver and his dog were unhurt after a tire blew out on a trailer, causing a boat, camper and truck to overturn Monday on Highway 54 in Jefferson City. Jefferson City police said the crash, which happened at about noon, could take until mid-afternoon to clear. One lane of Highway 54 westbound in Jefferson
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The Jefferson City School District board is scheduled to finalize the school bus route changes that were implemented at the beginning of the 2019/2020 school year. District spokesperson Ryan Burns told ABC 17 News Monday that the board’s signoff typically occurs several weeks into a semester to make sure any problems are identified. Also on
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