TUESDAY UPDATES: Audrain County Health Department launches back to school COVID-19 vaccine clinic, Team Audrain campaign for residents
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No charges in Jefferson City fatal police shooting
Officers shot and killed Clay Willingham of Moberly on June 7 during a stop for expired registration on Truman Boulevard near the Capital Mall. The Jefferson City Police Department said at the time that Willingham showed a rifle but did not listen to the officers’ commands to drop the rifle.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 46 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Missouri medical association expects hospitals to mandate coronavirus vaccination
The American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association have all called for health care organizations to require their workers to get the coronavirus vaccine.
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Jefferson City Jaycees Fair starts Monday with COVID-19 safety measures
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual Jefferson City Jaycees Fair kicks off Monday night with COVID-19 safety measures in place again this year. Last year, the fair added additional hand sanitizing stations and social distancing measures. The measures will be continued at the fair this year. The Jaycees Fair will be offering musical performances each
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Jefferson City man faces charges after gas station shooting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is now charged for this week’s gas station shooting. Latrell Batts is charged with three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of first-degree assault, first-degree property damage and unlawful use of a weapon. He’s accused of shooting two people at this Phillips 66 on Stadium Drive
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County active coronavirus cases drop for the first time in two weeks; remains above 700
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Jefferson City man gets probation in 2019 shooting
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man pleads guilty to several charges after a December 2019 shooting and gets five years probation. Jerome E. Malone entered a guilty plea for unlawful possession of a firearm, stealing a gun, resisting arrest and unlawful use of a weapon. Witnesses told police in 2019 that Malone and
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Cole County man pleads guilty in arson case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Russellville man has entered a guilty plea in a 2019 arson case after he set two fires at a trailer he co-owns. Dylan Moore received two years probation after pleading guilty to attempting-knowingly burning or exploding, second-degree property damage and second-degree harassment. Firefighters responded to the fires at a home
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Gov. Parson directs state resources to Springfield-Greene County due to rise in COVID-19 cases
Gov. Mike Parson is sending additional personnel and equipment to Springfield and Greene County to assist in the fight against COVID-19 and support the local health care system. “Throughout this pandemic, we have worked with our local partners to provide support and resources as quickly as logistically possible, and that has not changed,” Governor Parson
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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County active coronavirus cases rises to 744; highest since Jan. 25
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Jefferson City police arrest man accused of exposing self to child in city park
Officers were called at about 11 a.m. Tuesday to Ellis Porter Riverside Park on a report of a man who had exposed himself to a child in the women’s bathroom, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release. The caller told police the man left the park in a black SUV.
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Commissioners: Door-to-door vaccine outreach won’t happen in Cole County
Commissioners said they had received emails and phone calls from concerned community members about door-to-door outreach efforts.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Gov. Parson to discuss COVID-19, statewide vaccine incentive program and new DHSS Director during Wednesday press conference
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 31 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Health experts recommend COVID-19 mitigation strategies should return ahead of school year at the Jefferson City Council
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council met Monday to give a pandemic update on where to get vaccinated and where to get tested as COVID-19 numbers across the county and state continue to trend upward. Dr. Thomas Robbins with the Jefferson City Medical Group said during the meeting, “We urge everybody to consider
Continue Reading FRIDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports highest number of active cases since late January
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone Community hosting COVID-19 vaccine weekend community clinics
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Coronavirus cases in Cole County on the rise as vaccine site set to close
The state says cases have nearly doubled in Cole County week over week.
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Jefferson City police arrest shooting suspect
Officers arrested Trey L. Garrett, 26, on Monday at a Jefferson City home, according to a release from the Jefferson City Police Department. Prosecutors charged Garrett last month with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and being a dangerous felon in possession of a gun. The shooting happened June 4 on Broadway. Garrett had left by the time officers arrived, police said.
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