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Jefferson City police take boy into custody following deadly stabbing

April 18, 2022 10:56 AM Zachary Farwell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Investigators have taken a boy into custody following a deadly stabbing in Jefferson City last week. Police said officers responded to the 800 block of Montana Street just before 11:55 a.m. on Friday for reports of a domestic disturbance. Officers found a 23-year-old man suffering from stab wounds lying in the

Project to close Cole County road for nearly a month

April 18, 2022 6:07 PM Katie Greathouse

Crews will shut down a Cole County road for nearly a month for construction work.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Woman seriously hurt after a crash in Cole County

April 16, 2022 2:56 PM Chanel Porter

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman was seriously injured during a crash Friday in Cole County. The two-vehicle crash happened on US 54 Westbound at Route D. A Jeep failed to yield to another vehicle as it entered onto Highway 54 causing the two cars to collide. The driver of the Jeep, William Davenport 71

Protestors gather at MoDOT headquarters following fatal crash in St. Louis County

April 15, 2022 9:17 PM Joushua Blount

People protested in front of MODOT’s headquarters in Jefferson City Friday after two on-duty employees and an unborn baby died in a crash last November in St.Louis County.

FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports third straight day of double-digit new COVID cases

April 15, 2022 3:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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Two hurt in Highway 54 crash

April 15, 2022 1:29 PM Matthew Sanders

A man and a woman from Eldon were hurt in a crash that briefly closed westbound Highway 54 in Cole County on Friday.

Weekly unemployment claims increase in Missouri as legislation seeks to limit benefits

April 15, 2022 5:35 AM Ben Fein

Unemployment claims in the state of Missouri took a substantial jump in the latest report, showing 10,108 new claims for the week ending on April 9.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports a second straight day of double-digit new COVID cases

April 14, 2022 3:33 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Police investigating armed carjacking in Jefferson City, chase through Ashland reached over 100 mph

April 13, 2022 2:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A reported armed carjacking in Jefferson City went though Ashland on Wednesday morning.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports largest single COVID case increase since Feb. 28

April 13, 2022 2:54 PM ABC 17 News Team

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New Bloomfield City Council votes unanimously to label a solar farm a “public nuisance”

April 12, 2022 10:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

NEW BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The New Bloomfield City Council says a new solar farm cannot be built within half a mile of the town. The city council voted five to zero in favor of the new ordinance after town leaders declared the farm from NextEra Energy as a public nuisance. Many residents who came to the meeting said

Cole County sheriff looks to address ‘staffing crisis’

April 12, 2022 12:52 PM Marina Diaz

Cole County’s sheriff told county commissioners Tuesday that his department is in a “staffing crisis.”

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports a third straight day of decreasing COVID cases

April 12, 2022 2:39 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Jefferson City man charged with possessing and promoting child porn

April 12, 2022 8:00 AM Karl Wehmhoener

A Jefferson City man is facing charges of possessing and promoting child porn after a nine-month investigation into several emails sent and received of “apparent child sexual abuse material.”