“Grueling winter” means crews are playing catch-up with potholes
Crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation and Columbia Public Works have been working all winter to fill potholes and perform regular…
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Repairs to Capitol View levees continue as spring flood season looms
Repairs to the system of barriers that protects areas of north Jefferson City from the Missouri River have yet to be completed ahead of expected…
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New Cole County Emergency Management head stresses importance of public outreach before major disasters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) About a year after a tornado and flooding devasted parts of Cole County and Jefferson City, a new emergency management…
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Ice contributed to I-70 bridge crash that killed Boonville woman
A woman died Wednesday morning after a crash at the Missouri River bridge on Interstate…
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Candidates file for August primary election
Candidates for statewide and local elections filed on Tuesday for the August…
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Cole County Public Works divisions monitoring roads
Road crews in Jefferson City and Cole County are monitoring driving conditions with snow moving into Mid-Missouri Tuesday…
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Jefferson City fire causes thousands in damage to Washington Street apartment building
Jefferson City firefighters say a fire called out Tuesday afternoon caused about $35,000 in damage to an apartment…
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Arrest in 1991 murder is long-overdue, Russellville residents say
More than a dozen Russellville residents told ABC 17 News Tuesday they felt frustrated that the case took so long to yield an…
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Jefferson City, Cole County emergency officials consider siren alert changes
Officials are considering a new protocol to sound sirens throughout a severe weather…
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Smart grid system could reduce length of power outages in downtown Jefferson City
Ameren Missouri installed an underground smart grid system in downtown Jefferson City that aims to reduce the length of power…
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Family’s stolen trailer and car found, but some items taken
A family whose lifetime worth of belongings was taken from a hotel parking lot over the weekend said police found their vehicle and…
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Car submerged, three in custody after multi-county chase ends in Boone County
BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities apprehended three people after a multi-county, multi-agency chase ended near the Columbia Regional Airport. Sgt.…
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Lincoln University to charge flat-rate tuition starting in fall semester
Undergraduate students at Lincoln University will no longer be charged tuition by credit hour but instead, by…
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Second man charged in January armed bank robbery
Boone County prosecutors charged a second man with allegedly robbing a south Columbia bank back in…
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Appeals court sides with patrol in whistle blower’s lawsuit
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…
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Jefferson City officers chase man, make arrest inside grocery store
The Jefferson City Police Department arrested a man after inside a grocery store after he led officers on a chase Thursday…
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Attorneys say Supreme Court overlooked law in Columbia business owner’s case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Attorneys for a Columbia man said the Supreme Court of Missouri overlooked precedent and law when it reversed a decision…
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Commissioner: Cole County bomb threat was delivered by mail
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman confirmed to ABC 17 News Wednesday that a piece of mail triggered the…
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Inspections yield multiple violations for downtown Jefferson City sports bar
Inspections from the Jefferson City Environmental Health Department visited more than three dozen eateries in…
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Jefferson City negotiating redevelopment of blighted property
According to official documents, once a contract has been finalized, the name of the developer will be…
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