JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A duplex is a total loss after an early morning fire on Wednesday in Jefferson City. According to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department, firefighters were called to the 1400 block of St. Mary’s Boulevard just after 2 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a home on fire. When
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works held a City Coffee event for the community Wednesday morning to learn about various city and county projects. In January, Cole County commissioners approved a resolution to renew the capital improvement sales tax for 2027, which will need voter approval in April. If approved
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a fire was reported Tuesday at a Jefferson City apartment building in the 100 block of Amador Avenue. Firefighters found a fire on an upstairs apartment patio and quickly got it under control before it spread, a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department says. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors after she allegedly bit two Jefferson City police officers while she was being detained after a road-rage incident. Bridgett Tallent, 36, of Jefferson City, was charged on Monday in Callaway County with second-degree assault, two counts of fourth-degree assault and one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri lawmakers come back to session Monday to pick up where they left off and the Senate is expected to review some House Bills that representatives squeezed through before break. The bill that would phase out the income tax, HJR 173, was sent to the Senate just before the legislature paused business
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The group People Not Politicians is considering appealing a decision by a Cole County judge to rewrite ballot language that would ask voters to approve the 2025 congressional map, known as House Bill 1. People Not Politicians challenged the ballot summary that Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wrote, arguing the language
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The bill’s sponsor has been corrected. A Missouri house bill joining the national initiative to remove pennies from circulation is set to be read for a second time in the Missouri Senate on Monday. House Bill 2819, sponsored by Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph), will allow vendors to round the total
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln University Police Department said its looking for one person after a disturbance led to a campus-wide active shooter alert being sent out Wednesday night. Police determined shortly after the alert was sent out around 8:30 p.m. that there was no weapons offense or active shooter at the Dawson residence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult after authorities claim he shot at a Jefferson City apartment building on Dec. 26. Bryson Little, of Jefferson City, was charged on Thursday in Cole County with shooting at a building, armed criminal action, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and delivery of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County officially introduced its Safe Haven Baby Box to the community in a dedication ceremony on Thursday. County leaders, EMS staff and Gov. Mike Kehoe were in attendance. “We’ve always known this community has a huge heart and really wants to look out for not only the first responder community
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After law enforcement investigated, it was determined there was no weapons offense that occurred on Lincoln University’s campus on Wednesday night. The school had sent out a text message alert to students at 8:32 p.m. stating: “LU Alert: Active shooter at Dawn Hall. Take cover or remain off campus! Weapons offence
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was involved in a crash with a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper in November has sued the patrol. Therron Sloan filed a lawsuit on Monday in Cole County against MSHP, saying he was hit on Nov. 5 by Trooper Dennis D. Mathes’s patrol vehicle as a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Memphis, Tennessee, is accused of raping a woman on Lincoln University’s campus on Oct. 23. Tyshawn Tate was charged on Monday in Cole County with second-degree rape. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. Court documents claim Tate has moved back to Memphis, Tennessee. The probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews with the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to an apartment building on High Street for a fire Monday evening and said one unit suffered minor damage. According to a news release from JCFD, the fire was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m. at an apartment building in the 400 block of High
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council is moving forward with filling the vacant Ward 2 seat following Councilman Aaron Mealy’s resignation earlier this month, though city officials say the process may need to be changed moving forward. During Monday’s meeting, City Attorney Nathan Nickolaus outlined how the process works under the current city
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Editor’s note: The story has been updated to say that the vote was tabled, not approved. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City council tabled a request by the Jefferson City Police Department for an upgrade to 911 infrastructure at its meeting on Monday. The request came from Ward 5 Councilwoman Mackenzie Job, who asked the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused in the 2023 McClung Park shooting in Jefferson City pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday. Dayjaun Crossland, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to five years of probation. He was previously charged with accessory to first-degree assault, accessory
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been arrested and charged after police say he pointed a gun at a minor and a laser pointer at a cop on Thursday. Christian Prody, 20, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree harassment, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Cole County
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile has been detained after the Jefferson City Police Department investigated a bomb threat over the weekend, according to a Monday press release from JCPD. A Lowe’s employee said the store received a hand-written note that included a bomb threat at 8:23 P.M. Sunday , according to the release. JCPD
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education approved a contract for door locks at the Jefferson City Academic Center, a pricing amendment for substitute teachers and other staff and heard the preliminary budget at its meeting Thursday. The board approved a $65,783.70 contract with Riverside Technologies Inc. to put in new door locks
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