Documents: Suspect has downloaded child pornography for decades
A Jefferson City man has downloaded files showing child pornography for “decades,” he allegedly told investigators during a search at his home Wednesday.
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Motorcyclist dies from injuries after Cole County crash
A Russellville man who was injured in a Cole County crash on Monday afternoon has died.
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Man found guilty of killing MU student sentenced to probation
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found guilty of killing his girlfriend in November 2022 was sentenced to five years of probation on Tuesday. Joshua Wilbers, of Jefferson City, was found guilty on July 17 of first-degree involuntary manslaughter for shooting and killing Hallie Phillips, 20. Wilbers was initially charged with first-degree involuntary
Continue Reading Russellville man seriously injured in motorcycle crash
A Russellville man was hurt after a crash on Monday afternoon in Cole County.
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Stover woman charged with Medicaid fraud, accused of logging work while clients were incarcerated
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover resident was charged on Wednesday after they were accused of Medicaid fraud. Constance Redinger was charged in Cole County with two counts of violations involving health care payments and one count of stealing more than $750. A criminal summons was issued on Thursday and a hearing was set for
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Trial over gender-affirming care set to begin Monday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The ACLU of Missouri’s lawsuit against Governor Mike Parson will enter the trial phase on Monday in the case of Noe v. Parson. The suit, announced in July 2023 is led by the ACLU of Missouri along with Lambda Legal and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP. The lawsuit hopes to block
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Jefferson City woman jailed in connection with hot-car death
A Jefferson City woman remained in the Cole County Jail on Friday after her indictment last week on a manslaughter charge for leaving an unnamed victim to die in a hot car.
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Jefferson City man charged after chase on Highway 54
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with three felonies after deputies say he led on a chase on Wednesday. Matthew McGuire was charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated fleeing and drug possession. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set. According
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Jefferson City man charged in July crash that caused serious injuries
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with DWI in relation to a July 8 crash that injured himself and a woman. Zachary Parsons was charged with driving while intoxicated – causing serious physical injury and two misdemeanors: Fourth-degree assault and reckless driving. A no-bond warrant was issued on Wednesday. He
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2 Jefferson City residents displaced after Wednesday morning house fire
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City residents were displaced from their home in the 100 block of North Polk Street after a fire, according to a Wednesday press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department. The release says that JCFD responded to a fire at a home at 9:55 a.m. Wednesday. No injuries were
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Blair Oaks placed on ‘soft lockdown’ after alleged threat; suspect identified, superintendent says
WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Oaks’ campus was placed on a “soft lockdown” on Tuesday after an alleged threat was made toward the school, an email from Superintendent Ben Meldrum says. “Based on a recommendation from the Cole County Sheriff’s Department we placed our entire Blair Oaks Campus on a soft lockdown. Our school SRO (school
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Man accused of murder after August assault outside Jefferson City bar now in Cole County Jail
JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of murder after assaulting a man outside of a Jefferson City bar on Aug. 17 was booked into the Cole County Jail on Monday. Kamari Balton, 26, was charged with felony murder and second-degree assault, according to a Monday email from Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson.
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Jefferson City police arrest man accused of murder after Aug. 17 assault at Twisted Chicks
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City detectives arrested a man accused of murder in relation to an assault that occurred in the 2700 block of Industrial Drive on Aug. 17, a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department says. Kamari Balton, 26, was arrested on Friday on suspicion of second-degree murder, the release says.
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Victims sue Jefferson City Diocese for ‘shameless cover-up’ of sexual abuse
Five people claiming Catholic priests abused them in Mid-Missouri accused the diocese of covering up and sometimes encouraging their assaults over decades.
Continue Reading Joseph Shetler picked as Cole County associate circuit judge
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Joseph Shetler, of Jefferson City, was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to become anassociate circuit judgefor the19th Judicial Circuit, according to a Friday press release from the governor’s office. The release says Shetler owns Shetler Law, LLC and has a bachelor of arts degree in liberal arts from Conception Seminary College and
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4 charged in Jefferson City inmate’s death indicted by grand jury
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four former corrections officers who were charged in the death of an inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center were indicted by a grand jury on Thursday. Jacob Case and Justin Leggins were charged with third-degree accessory to assault and second-degree murder in a joint indictment along with Bryanne Bradshaw and Aaron
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Highway 54 bridge rehab project to move into final phase
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The final phase of a bridge rehabilitation project on the Highway 54 overpasses over Highway 50 and McCarty Street in Jefferson City will begin this month, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Both directions of traffic are using the eastbound lanes while work is done
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MSHP reports 7 deaths on Missouri roads over Labor Day weekend
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were seven deaths on Missouri roads over Labor Day weekend, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. This year’s total for fatalities and crashes are lower than last year, where 12 deaths and 306 crashes were reported, according to previous reporting. MSHP states that 223 crashes,
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Man accused of stealing 13 guns charged after chase with Cole County deputies
A Jefferson City man who was accused of stealing more than a dozen guns was charged after he allegedly led Cole County deputies on a chase on Sunday morning.
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Judge orders Lake of the Ozarks-area casino question onto November ballot
A plan for a casino on the Osage River in the Lake of the Ozarks area will appear before voters in November.
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