JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Millions of dollars are pouring into the fight over abortion rights as Missouri voters prepare to decide the fate of Amendment 3 for a second time in two years. Her Health, Her Future hosted its “Say Yes on 3” rally at Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City, where speakers shared why
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Lodging Association has filed an appeal in its case against the city. The lodging association filed a lawsuit in 2025 against the city, the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. It alleges that lodging tax funds collected for the Jefferson City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Millions of dollars are being raised and spent in the fight over Missouri’s abortion policy. Thursday was the quarterly deadline for committees to file with the Missouri Ethics Commission over money raised and spent during the election cycle. Groups involved in the debate over Amendment 3 were among the many groups to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission voted Tuesday to increase health insurance premiums for county employees in 2027 as rising medical and prescription costs put pressure on the county’s insurance budget. The county’s health insurance reserves have declined from about $3.2 million at the beginning of 2023 to a projected balance of slightly
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This will make for a drastic spike in water bills. The average St. Louis County customer using 5,900 gallons per month would be billed $23 more. Customers outside the county who use 4,500 would have to pay an additional $15 per month.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City municipal government is preparing for the possible demolition of the historic former J.C. Penney building, though officials say a developer could save part of the structure. The building at 206-208 E. High St. has been on the city’s dangerous-building list since 2023 and has been vacant since 2018,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate who pleaded guilty to attacking a guard in 2022 at Jefferson City Correctional Center will be sentenced in December. Gavin Syring, 29, pleaded guilty on Oct. 1 to first-degree assault and violence against a Department of Corrections employee. Court filings show he will be sentenced at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday in Cole County after authorities claim he ran over a woman’s leg with his car. Matthew Hope, 35, is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. He waived his arraignment, pleaded
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Across the Show-Me State, more than 122,000 Missourians aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the latest data from the Department of Health and Senior Services. One-in-three seniors die from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia across the country. “That is a staggering figure,” said Senior Program
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officials are considering new regulations for homeless shelters, drawing concerns from local advocates about how the rules could affect existing services. The Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Commission voted Thursday morning to send a proposed ordinance regulating shelters to the City Council. The ordinance would apply to overnight
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Lincoln University students and alumni want a federal judge to fix what they claim is decades of underfunding from the state. Seven people, represented by Calloway Law and the 1890 Project, filed the federal lawsuit against Gov. Mike Kehoe, the state’s higher education departments, and University of Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City has issued about 32% more expired-meter parking tickets this year after hiring a private company to manage the city’s parking operations. The Jefferson City Council hired PCI Municipal Services last year to take over parking operations and management under a five-year, $4.8 million contract. The change also brought new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lanes at a downtown Jefferson City intersection will be closed later this week for water service replacement, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. Beginning 7 a.m. Thursday, contracts will conduct a water service replacement at 330 Bolivar St. The release says the work will require
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors who are installing Google Fiber will be seen along Stadium Boulevard in Jefferson City this week. Contractors from Verita Communications will be working along the road between Southwest Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue, according to a Monday press release from Jefferson City. Work will occur 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council introduced a bill and approved a resolution related to a new downtown parking garage at its meeting Monday. The council introduced a bill authorizing the sale of $35 million in bonds to finance a new parking garage at the corner of Madison Street and East Capitol Avenue.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night unanimously passed its budget for fiscal year 2027. The fiscal year for the city begins Nov. 1 and ends Oct. 31. The total budget is $88,573,996. with the General Fund expected to be $45,542,623 per city documents. City information and previous reporting show it’s an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after a woman died following a crash in Jefferson City. Damon L. Crocker, 57, of Centertown, was charged with one count of DWI resulting in the death of another. Court documents state that Crocker was seen on surveillance footage leaving the Office Bar around 3:54 p.m. Friday.
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The group Show Me Resistance is planning to gather in Jefferson City on Sunday as part of a “Get the Flock Out of Missouri” protest against Flock cameras.
The protest is set to start at 11 a.m. at Community Park, located at 725 Marshall St., where people will rally before splitting off to gather around Flock cameras in the city.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman died Friday evening after she was hit by a truck. According to a news release from the Jefferson City Police Department, officers were called to The Office bar in the 900 block of West McCarty Street shortly before 4 p.m. for a reported vehicle-pedestrian crash. A 67-year-old woman
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge that has been closed to vehicles since 2018 could reopen as Jefferson City seeks state funding to replace it and improve access to Washington Park. The Jefferson City Council will vote Monday on a grant application to replace the Ohio Street bridge. The bridge, which crosses Wears Creek to
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