JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Linn woman was charged on Tuesday with financially exploiting an elderly person in Cole County. Holly Kliethermes was accused of financially exploiting her father-in-law, according to court documents. A warrant for her arrest was issued on Wednesday and a $25,000 bond was set. The probable cause statement says Kliethermes exploited
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday with several child sex crimes. Gary Owens, 58, was charged with two counts of first-degree child molestation, first-degree sodomy, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and incest. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. On Sunday, the victim
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler in a Thursday press release warned the public of scammers trying to impersonate his office. Wheeler said in the release that scammers are trying to call residents to tell them they have warrants for arrest in order to get them to pay the scammer over the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge has further delayed a case review for a woman accused of murdering a toddler in 2018. Quatavia Givens was charged with first-degree murder, child abuse, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and abandoning a corpse in relation to the death of 4-year-old Darnell Gray in 2018.. She
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with rape in Arkansas was arrested Wednesday in Jefferson City, according to a Wednesday press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. Daniel Cooley, 52, was charged in Missouri on Wednesday with being a fugitive from out of state. He is being held at the Cole
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Across Missouri, 314 people are in jails awaiting treatment from the Department of Mental Health. These people have been deemed incompetent to go to trial, but have not been admitted into the department to receive treatment. In addition, there 268 people also waiting for evaluations to determine if they are competent to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Democratic Party in Missouri has released its full list of in-person polling locations for the 2024 presidential primary. The Missouri Legislature in 2022 designated a new party-run voting system for the presidential primary. Republicans switched to a caucus system, which was held on Saturday. Democratic voters can request a mail-in ballot
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was accused of stabbing another man in the neck on Monday night has been charged with attempted murder. Fredy Navichoc-Putzul, 22, was charged with first-degree attempted murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment is set
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old man who was accused of a Cole County stabbing on Monday night was arrested in Springfield, according to a Tuesday press release from the Cole County Sheriff’s Office. The release states Fredy Navichoc-Putzul is accused of attempted murder and armed criminal action. Charges have not yet appeared on Casenet.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 74-year-old Jefferson City woman suffered serious injuries in a crash on Tuesday on Route C in Cole County at Rumsey Lane, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2021 International HV507SFA truck – driven by Jacob Kemper, 20, of Jefferson City – tried
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After 12 years of holding a presidential preference election in the primaries, caucuses were held around the state for the Republican presidential primary. The change has some people wanting to revert back to the old system. The last time Missouri Republicans held a caucus to assign delegates in a presidential campaign was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County’s upgraded outdoor weather warning sirens are ready to go in the event of severe weather Monday night. Jefferson City said Friday it upgraded its outdoor weather warning sirens to an automated, Rapid Warn software. “We try to upgrade and stay current with the best software that we can for
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Deputies arrested an 80-year-old man in Cole County on Sunday for allegedly trying to hire a hitman.
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CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County deputy is recovering after he was attacked by a dog while on call Friday afternoon. At 6 p.m. Friday, two deputies responded to a domestic and property destruction call in the 11900 block of Main St. in Centertown, according to a press release from the Cole County Sheriff. When
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) New changes Jefferson City’s and Cole County’s outdoor weather warning siren system, according to a Friday press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. The acquisition of the Rapid Warn software, has allowed officials to divide the county into seven activation zones. The outdoor warning sirens will activate for two severe weather
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 62-year-old Eldridge man was arrested Friday morning after police say he pulled a gun on a woman in a parking lot at a doctor’s office. Marc Soulie was charged on Friday with unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree harassment and fourth-degree assault. He was arrested and brought to the Cole
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 74,000 AT&T customers across the nation reported being without service Thursday morning after the company’s network went down, according to reporting from CNN. For many iPhone users, the word “SOS” appeared in the top right corner of phone screens, where the device’s cell signal is typically located. The word indicates
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged on Monday with three felonies after he allegedly tried to kill a man by stabbing him on Sunday. Adam Wieners, 25, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He was arrested on Sunday evening and a
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a teenager were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday in Cole County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2012 Volkswagon GTI – driven by Crist Yordy Cruz Morales, 25 of Jefferson City  —  was stalled in the passing westbound
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An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center was charged with first-degree murder on Thursday.
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