JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County’s top prosecutor and the Jefferson City police chief detailed the investigation into a shooting in a commercial parking lot that resulted in no charges during a news conference Friday. Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson and Jefferson City Police Department Chief Eric Wilde expressed sympathy to the family of Erik Spencer
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The death of a Jefferson City man in a commercial parking lot will result in no charges against his shooter, the Cole County prosecuting attorney said Thursday. Prosecutor Locke Thompson said in a news release that no charges will be filed against Spencer Scrivner for the Nov. 1 shooting death of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some local businesses in Jefferson City worry that increased parking fines in the city might lead to less people choosing to travel downtown. On Monday night, the Jefferson City Council introduced a bill that would significantly raise the fines associated with parking around the city. If passed, parking fines across the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of people on Wednesday came out to support the Holiday Food and Fund drive at the Columbia Mall and Buchheits in Jefferson City. The Food Bank For Central And Northeast Missouri has raised more than $125,000 to help local families. People donated items like peanut butter, canned fruits, canned meats and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin filed to form a campaign committee on Tuesday for a potential 2026 state house run. Tergin served two terms as Jefferson City’s mayor from 2015-23 and was unable to run again because of the city’s term-limit rules. Filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission show she filed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state safety coordinator for the Missouri Department of Transportation who was accused of pulling out a gun during a road-rage incident in September had his charge reduced on Wednesday. Harry Adrian IV, of Tuscumbia, is now charged in Cole County with misdemeanor reckless driving. He was previously charged with felony unlawful
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri is hosting its 19th annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive Wednesday. Donated items will be going to families in need for the holidays and beyond. Food and funds can be donated at two locations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Food insecurity is at a 10-year high in Mid Missouri, and the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri says demand has increased since the government shutdown in October and November. The demand became noticeable in October when concerns grew around SNAP benefits during the country’s longest government shutdown. The Food Bank
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The field for the Jefferson City Board of Education race continues to grow. Cierra Griffin, in a Monday press release, announced her bid for one of the open seats on the board. Ryan Towner, Gretchen Duckworth, Trent Vallandingham and Michelle Rodemeyer announced their candidacies earlier this month. Three seats on the board are up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night opted to move forward with its petition to form the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Transportation Development District. The council sought to authorize a lawsuit to be filed in the Cole County Circuit Court to form the Downtown Jefferson City Conference Center Transportation Development District.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was convicted of rape in Cole County nearly 20 years ago has been committed to the Department of Mental Health after he was classified as a sexually violent predator on Nov. 20, according to a Monday press release from the Attorney General’s Office. Calvin Lamar Miller, 58, of Farmington,
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The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri is set to host its 19th annual One for One Holiday Food & Fund Drive on Wednesday. Items gathered in the drive will provide food to families in need during the holiday season and beyond.
The Food Bank has more than 145 partner agencies and 200 partner schools that help distribute food to its 32-county service area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri gears up to celebrate its annual One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive on Wednesday, organizers are reminding mid-Missouri that the season of giving can last beyond the holiday season. “A lot of the times we see gaps in volunteerism after the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A housing development in Jefferson City has been awarded more than $1.9 million in low-income housing tax credits through the Missouri Housing Development, according to a Friday press release from the city. The credits were awarded for the Moreau Valley housing development — located at 2135 Schotthill Woods Drive – which is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri homeless organizations are preparing to see an increased need as extreme low temperatures are expected over the weekend. Maj. Nancy Powers, a Corps Officer with Columbia’s Salvation Army Harbor House, said Friday that the colder weather has already brought people to Harbor House with dangerous weather-related health problems. “By the time
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Parking fines in Jefferson City could soon cost residents a lot more money. The Jefferson City Council will introduce a bill on Monday that could significantly raise the fines associated with parking around the city. Most notably, a fine for parking at a metered whose time is expired could rise by $19,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education accepted the resignation of Board President Erika Leonard at its meeting on Wednesday night. An email from the school district says the board approved a process for accepting applications for the vacant seat on the board. Applications for the position can be placed at the Jefferson
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Alzheimer’s Association hosted Strikes to End Alzheimer’s on Thursday night. The event was held at Strikers Bowling Alley after the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event was canceled in October due to weather. “It’s really a time for the community to come together,” Alzheimer’s Association Fundraising Senior Manager Laurie Williams said.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City teenager has been certified as an adult in a shooting that occurred in August. Daniel Day, 17, was charged as an adult on Wednesday with unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action and a count of first-degree assault. He is being held at the Cole
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EDITOR’S NOTE: A candidate whose name was left out has been added to the story. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates started filing to run for municipal office on Tuesday, formalizing their campaigns ahead of the April 2026 election. Each of Jefferson City’s five wards will have a seat up for election. As of Tuesday afternoon, the
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