JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) About a year after a tornado and flooding devasted parts of Cole County and Jefferson City, a new emergency management coordinator is taking the reigns. Sierra Thomas started the job in January, working with Bill Farr, who is retiring as coordinator on Friday. The coordinator position is the main leadership role
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Candidates for statewide and local elections filed on Tuesday for the August Primary.
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Road crews in Jefferson City and Cole County are monitoring driving conditions with snow moving into Mid-Missouri Tuesday night.
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More than a dozen Russellville residents told ABC 17 News Tuesday they felt frustrated that the case took so long to yield an arrest.
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Officials are considering a new protocol to sound sirens throughout a severe weather event.
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A crash caused delays Monday afternoon on Highway 54 at Brazito, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities apprehended three people after a multi-county, multi-agency chase ended near the Columbia Regional Airport. Sgt. Scott White with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Jefferson City police began pursuing a stolen SUV around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Authorities received information on the car from a caller who reported a theft at
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Cole County authorities have arrested a suspect in the 1991 killing of a teen boy.
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Cole County prosecutors charged a Russellville man Friday with three felonies in connection with a November shooting on Route T.
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Undergraduate students at Lincoln University will no longer be charged tuition by credit hour but instead, by semester.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that behavior by a whistle blower in the Missouri State Highway Patrol was not protected by the First Amendment. The three judge panel on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling tossing a lawsuit from Randy Henry against the patrol. Henry
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Attorneys for a Columbia man said the Supreme Court of Missouri overlooked precedent and law when it reversed a decision granting him a chance at parole. Kent Gipson and Taylor Rickard of Kansas City filed the request to rehear the case of Dimetrious Woods with the high court on Tuesday. The
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Inspections from the Jefferson City Environmental Health Department visited more than three dozen eateries in January.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman confirmed to ABC 17 News Wednesday that a piece of mail triggered the evacuation of the county courthouse and adjacent annex building a day earlier. The communication was mailed to the office of presiding Judge Patricia Joyce just before 10 a.m. Tuesday. Sheriff John Wheeler
Continue Reading The Cole County Courthouse was evacuated on Tuesday after an alleged bomb threat, County Commissioner Sam Bushman said.
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Incident reports from the Jefferson City police and fire departments, obtained by ABC 17 News, walk through the investigation into a wall collapse that killed a construction worker.
Continue Reading Gary Bemboom announced he plans to run for the commissioner seat.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Daniel Green will run for a third term as a Cole Co. Circuit Judge. Green was first elected in 2010 as serves as the Division II judge. Daniel Green seeks a third term as Cole Circuit Court Judge It’s not clear if Green has an opponent in the race. Filing for
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An effort is underway by the Parson administration to pay down the $32 million tab owed to county jails across the state.
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Cold weather can cause issues for some homeowners or renters as the cold can cause pipes to freeze.
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