JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department approved business licenses for two mid-Missouri facilities to test medical marijuana products. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services offered licenses to ClearWater Sciences, LLC of Kingdom City and Inovatia AgriTesting Services of Fayette. They make up two of the ten facilities offered business licenses to
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CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources plans to test the drinking water of one village in Cole County after a significant amount of lead was found in one of several samples. The state collected five water samples from the village of Centertown in September, and one stuck out. The amount of
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Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a Jefferson City man for a second time in connection with a 2018 killing.
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A St. Louis man accused of a Jefferson City killing pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Monday.
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Officials with the Jefferson City School District said everything went as expected during Tuesday morning’s adjusted start time.
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Road crews in Missouri’s capital worked around the clock on Tuesday as the second round of a winter storm moved dropped snow and water.
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Some roads across mid-Missouri remained snow-covered on Monday morning as road crews prepared for a second round of snow. LIVE PLAYBACK of morning road conditions can be viewed in the player below. ABC 17 Stormtrack meteorologist Kevin Schneider was tracking more snow accumulation expected throughout the day Monday. Snow accumulations are expected to give an
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Cole County Public Works had 26 trucks treating the roads Sunday, according to Director Larry Benz. Benz said he called his entire team in before the snow started to make sure roads were treated across the county. The department will have trucks out overnight to give the main crew a chance to rest before the
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A 16-year-old Jefferson City boy pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge in the shooting death of another teen.
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Jefferson City police arrested a couple after allegedly finding animal waste on the floor of their apartment and a 1-year-old sleeping near a syringe filled with drugs.
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Two people were taken to University Hospital with moderate injuries early Thursday morning after a crash near Apache Flats west of Jefferson City.
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A federal jury convicted a Jefferson City man Monday of providing false information while unsuccessfully trying to purchase guns on two occasions.
Continue Reading Cole County prosecutors have reached an agreement with Bruce Thomas, one of the three suspects charged in connection with a deadly shooting last year.
Continue ReadingSierra Thomas was announced Tuesday as the new EMA coordinator.
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Jefferson City has narrowed the field down to two potential companies to redevelop part of the historic Missouri State Penitentiary.
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Seven middle and elementary school buildings in the Jefferson City School District will use trailers next year to fit every student comfortably, which is not ideal, according to Superintendent Larry Linthacum. “(A trailer) can be a learning environment, but it’s not part of ours to become a premier school district in the state,” Linthacum said
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County prosecutors charged a couple with a felony count each linked to a Cole County Sheriff’s Department investigation into child abuse. Joseph Ciavarella, 52, and Loretta Wilhelm, 34, of Jefferson City were charged Saturday after court documents say deputies started their investigation on Jan. 1, 2018. Ciavarella faces a charge
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A potential agreement is “in the works” between the owners of 202 and 200 E. High St., as Monday’s city-imposed deadline arrives for the owners to have a solution for the crumbling buildings. Rueben Wieberg, owner of 202 E. High St., told ABC17 News the owners’ lawyers are working on an
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Workers with Amtrak, Jefferson City and state offices are coming together to open a temporary station. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is providing a trailer for the city to use as a temporary train station. A Jefferson City Department of Public Works spokeswoman said the city hopes to have the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man faces several charges in Cole County after an altercation was reported near downtown Jefferson City. Terry Simms, 39, of Jefferson City was accused of displaying a gun during a verbal argument at the 700 block of Madison Street on Wednesday. Jefferson City officers with the department’s Community Action Team
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