Cole County salary study to address salaries for full-time employees
The Cole County Commission signed a contract Tuesday to have a salary study done for the county’s more than 350 full-time employees.
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Man whose sentence was commuted by Biden now in Cole County Jail, awaits hearing Wednesday
A Columbia man who was released from federal custody this summer after his sentence was commuted by then-President Joe Biden is in the Cole County Jail.
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Jefferson City businessman seeks state Senate seat
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City businessman is the fourth Republican to officially declare for the Sixth Senate District race next year. Jake Vogel, president of Jefferson City Coca-Cola, wrote in a social media post Monday that he would seek the seat currently held by term-limited Republican Mike Bernsketter. The Sixth Senate District covers
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Court date set for later this month in Ryan Ferguson’s civil case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court date has been scheduled in Ryan Ferguson’s civil case for later this month. A Cole County jury sided with Ferguson and six former Columbia police detectives in November in their lawsuit against Travelers Insurance. They claimed Travelers refused to pay out the remaining $2.9 million of a more than $11 million
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State expert testifies that Jefferson City child murder suspect is competent for trial
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A state psychologist testified Friday that a woman charged with murdering a 4-year-old boy in Jefferson City in 2018 is mentally competent to go to trial. Tiffany Harris, a forensic examiner and senior psychologist for the Missouri Department of Mental Health, testified during a hearing in the Cole County Courthouse that
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Cole County deputy pleads guilty to misdemeanors for 2023 crash in patrol vehicle; sentenced to probation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County deputy pleaded guilty on Friday to a pair of misdemeanors related to a December 2023 crash that left a driver with serious injuries. Mercy Gonzalez, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and failing to obey a traffic control device. She was sentenced to two years of unsupervised
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Former Jefferson City Boys and Girls Club cook charged with child sex crime
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former head cook of the Jefferson City Boys and Girls Club has been charged with a child sex crime in Cole County. Scott Minor, 45, of Jefferson City was charged on Thursday with child enticement. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not
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New program set to launch to help ease child care costs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District opened its new Early Childhood Center on Thursday. The new facility, located at 1840 E. McCarty St., doubles the number of students served from 150 to 300 out of the district’s approximately 600 annual early childhood graduates, according to school officials. Construction was paid for with
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Property tax assessments to rise 5% for some Cole County residents
Cole County’s Board of Equalization is working against an August 23 deadline after the State Tax Commission issued an order Wednesday saying it must raise the assessed value of certain parts of the county by 5 percent.
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Cole County Commission approves ASPCA grant application, Cole County Jail improvements
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Animal Shelter may receive a $7,000 ASPCA grant to help with operational costs following a large animal abuse investigation in July. Court documents reported that four people, Casey Logsdon, Jessica Morgan, Ashley Ousley and Henry Ousley Jr. were charged were charged July 24 with 19 counts of accessory to
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No charges will be filed against Jefferson City officers who shot at woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No charges will be filed against any of the Jefferson City police officers who were accused of shooting at a woman in March, according to a letter from Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson. Julie Knehans was dead with a gunshot wound after police opened fire while responding to a burglary on March
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2 Jefferson City women killed in Saturday morning crash
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Jefferson City women were killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Route C in Cole County, just west of Zion Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. It is not known if the women were wearing seatbelts, the report says. The crash occurred as a 2008 Ford
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Jay Moore becomes Cole County auditor after Kehoe’s appointment
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jay Moore will be Cole County’s next auditor, according to a Friday press release from Gov. Mike Kehoe’s Office. Kehoe made the appointment on Friday. Moore replaces Mark Ruether, who announced his retirement last month. Moore is the finance director for the Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce and has more than 30
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Residents call for better signage, vegetation control after deadly crash near Katy Trail
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lori Smith was mowing her lawn Thursday when she saw a pickup truck coming around the corner of County Road 391. “There was nothing indicating that this individual that was driving was doing anything wrong at all,” Smith said. She has lived across the street from the Katy Trail crossing on
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Jefferson City woman accused of stabbing man in face
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman was charged Friday in Cole County after she was accused of stabbing a man in his face. Mia Guthrie, 29, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. She is being held at the Cole
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4 charged with 19 counts of accessory to animal abuse in Cole County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people faced several charges in Cole County after authorities found 20 dogs and two cats in poor living conditions, court documents say. Casey Logsdon, Jessica Morgan, Ashley Ousley and Henry Ousley Jr. were charged on Thursday with 19 counts of accessory to animal abuse. None of them were listed on the
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B.R.A.K.E.S Program educates nearly 200 teen drivers in Jefferson City over the weekend
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The B.R.A.K.E.S. Program, a free teen driver training program, trained nearly 200 new teen drivers in Jefferson City over the weekend with sessions at the Missouri EVOC Training Center. B.R.A.K.E.S. stands for “Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe.” The program was founded in 2008 by Top Fuel Drag Racing Champion Doug Herbert,
Continue Reading Jefferson City woman accused of trying to stab man with knife
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has been charged with two felonies after she allegedly tried to stab a man with a steak knife on Thursday morning. Jessica Taylor, 32, was charged on Thursday with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A
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Former trooper who ‘freaked out’ on THC accused of punching Jefferson City cop, paramedic
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested after he allegedly took THC gummies and punched a Jefferson City police officer on Wednesday morning. Collin Stosberg, 52, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday with two counts of third-degree assault, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. He is being held
Continue Reading 10-year Sunshine Law case in Cole County ends, more than $48,000 paid out to Malin
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 10-year case in Cole County has ended. A satisfaction of judgement has ended in Aaron Malin’s case against the Cole County Prosecutor’s Office. Malin had previously asked a judge to reprimand the office for not disclosing documents between the prosecutor’s office and a drug task force, according to previous reporting.
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