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Jefferson City School District leader to retire at end of the year

January 21, 2022 10:08 AM Matthew Sanders

The leader of the Jefferson City School District will retire at the end of the school year, the district said Friday.

JC Schools Board of Education to hold closed meeting

January 21, 2022 5:18 AM Ben Fein

The Jefferson City Board of Education is set to meet behind closed doors Friday morning, to discuss personnel.

Man files lawsuit against Cole County Jail after he allegedly shot himself while in custody

January 20, 2022 9:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man that was shot while in custody at the Cole County Jail has filed a lawsuit saying he didn’t get adequate medical care after the shooting in Nov. 2019. Brandon McNeese alleges the Cole County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff John Wheeler did not give the highest degree of care in

City of Columbia Utility drive thru sign on 8th Street.

Energy assistance critical for many as extreme cold blankets area

January 20, 2022 11:51 AM Erika McGuire

Families struggling to cover the cost of utility bills can possibly face utility disconnection which results in the loss of heat during the coldest time of the year.

THURSDAY UPDATES: MU reminds students, faculty and staff to report positive COVID cases

January 20, 2022 10:53 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Cole County hospital leaders say coronavirus hitting unvaccinated hard

January 20, 2022 12:49 PM Matthew Sanders

Cole County health leaders said Thursday that an overwhelming majority of patients they’re seeing in their overloaded hospitals with coronavirus are unvaccinated.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: State of Missouri canceling Thursday COVID drive-through testing events

January 19, 2022 12:45 PM ABC 17 News Team

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TUESDAY UPDATES: Southern Boone no longer requiring masks in any circumstance

January 18, 2022 11:28 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Illinois man charged after bullet goes through a wall at an apartment in Jefferson City

January 18, 2022 10:08 PM Karl Wehmhoener

An Illinois man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly fired a gun in an apartment and the bullet went into another apartment with four people in it.

JC Schools to hold public meeting Thursday about boundary proposals

January 18, 2022 7:35 AM Zachary Farwell

The meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Dix Road Technology Center.

Bond denied for a Jefferson City man accused of a 2018 murder

January 17, 2022 8:26 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Cole County judge denied bond for a Jefferson City teenager accused of murder last Wednesday.

Jefferson City man killed in Cole County crash

January 16, 2022 3:57 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported one person was killed following a rollover crash on Route C in Cole County, Saturday night.

WEATHER UPDATES: Basketball games at Harrisburg High School canceled due to snow

January 15, 2022 5:50 AM Zachary Farwell

Check back for updates about the winter storm.

City maintenance organizations remind residents to move vehicles before snowfall

January 14, 2022 9:43 PM Joushua Blount

Snow will be coming back to Mid-Missouri and it’s expected to be a couple of inches of snowfall.

FRIDAY UPDATES: CDC updates latest guidelines on what type of masks or respirators Americans should wear

January 14, 2022 8:29 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Jefferson City man accused of trafficking mentally disabled woman

January 14, 2022 10:29 AM Zachary Farwell

Michael Coon, 68, was charged Thursday with felony counts of trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation, first-degree rape or attempted rape, first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy and distribution of a controlled substance in a protected location.

Holts Summit employer celebrates Supreme Court ruling on vaccine mandates

January 13, 2022 6:01 PM Hannah Falcon

Doolittle Trailer Manufacturing Inc. tells ABC 17 the Supreme Court ruling blocking the vaccine mandate for large workplaces was a sigh of relief.

Driver arrested after chase through three counties ending in Cole County

January 13, 2022 8:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Wednesday before 3 a.m. the Moniteau County Emergency Dispatch was contacted by the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office about a vehicle chase on Highway 50 heading toward Tipton. Officials report Tipton police and Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputies joined the pursuit as the pursued vehicle entered Tipton and then the vehicle then

Mid-Missouri road crews preparing for potential snow Saturday

January 13, 2022 5:44 PM ABC 17 News Team

Road crews with Jefferson City Public Works and Columbia Public Works are putting their plans in place to get the cities roads cleared as fast as possible.

Columbia, Jefferson City public schools reinstate mask mandates as coronavirus cases set records

January 13, 2022 1:37 PM Zachary Farwell

Each district announced the changes in letters to parents and news releases Thursday.