Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) Eric Hoy has been hired by the Cole County Commission as the new Chief of Cole County Emergency Medical Services (CCEMS). Hoy will begin his job in September 2021. Hoy has worked in various positions in South Dakota and California. Hoy holds a bachelor of science degree in Emergency Medical Services
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia/Boone County Public Health & Human Services says right now there are no plans to reinstate a health order despite new masking guidelines from the CDC. In a group call on Tuesday, the CDC said vaccinated people in some parts of the country should again start wearing masks indoors in public areas.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Flooding along the Missouri River in July has caused Missouri State Parks to cancel the 2021 Bicentennial Katy Trail Ride set for Aug. 7. Flooding has damaged approximately 100 miles of Katy Trail State Park. Washouts, bridge damage, downed trees, debris, silt accumulation and inconsistent trail surfacing have damaged the trail.
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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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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, 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, 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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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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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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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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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 said they had received emails and phone calls from concerned community members about door-to-door outreach efforts.
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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
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