Verified Petition for Damages and Injunctive ReliefDownload COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri marijuana dispensary chain with multiple Mid-Missouri stores denied Thursday the claims made of anti-competitive business practices made in a lawsuit filed by two cannabis wholesalers. CPC of Missouri-Smithville, LLC and GF Saint Mary LLC filed the lawsuit against Good Day Farm and its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged in Callaway County after he allegedly tried to carjack someone while posing as a police officer on Tuesday. Brian Koch, 28, was charged on Wednesday with carjacking, illegal gun possession, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of illegal use of a weapon, a count
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Jefferson City, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is still missing more than 24 hours after he was last seen, but his family is not giving up the search. Nathan Spencer, 20, has been missing since around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was last seen leaving the scene of a crash near Cedar Creek Court and
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department is searching for someone who went missing in the eastern part of town. JCPD wrote on its social media that it is looking for Nathan Spencer, 20. He was last seen walking near Cedar Creek Court and Expressview Drive, an area just north of Highway 50/63. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student from Jefferson City High School was removed from the building on Tuesday after they were found with a weapon, according to a letter sent to parents by the Jefferson City School District. The district wrote that a weapon was in a student’s belongings while officials were searching for vape products.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several roads in Mid-Missouri are flooded after multiple rounds of storms came through the area on Sunday and Monday. Boone County Joint Communications sent a notification at 9:41 a.m. stating that Strawn Road in Columbia was closed because of flooding between Interstate 70 Drive Southwest and West Worley Street. A viewer submitted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Emergency Management Agency has a new full-time National Weather Service meteorologist in Jefferson City to aid with day-to-day operations and severe weather. Brandon Dunstan started in the new position in February. He’s a part of the NWS’ goal for every state to have a dedicated meteorologist. “I make sure that
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COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 75-year-old woman from Villa Ridge, Missouri, was seriously injured Friday in a crash on Highway 54 at Quarry Road, an area southwest of Jefferson City, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver of a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado – driven by the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman and a girl from Ashland were seriously injured in a Pike County crash Thursday on Highway 54, west of Route UU, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Three vehicles were involved in the crash. The report says they were heading eastbound when the driver of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged after she allegedly pulled a gun out on someone on April 10 outside the McDonald’s on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City. Tameka Whitfield, of Jefferson City, was charged on Wednesday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and second-degree assault. She was not in custody
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Editor’s note: Updated court documents identify the dog rescue as the nonprofit where Stafford worked. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged with a felony after she was accused of stealing money from a Jefferson City animal rescue. Stacy Stafford was charged on Monday in Cole County with stealing more than $750. A criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with driving while intoxicated in a weekend crash that killed a man in Jefferson City is now charged with manslaughter. Prosecutors in Cole County filed an amended complaint on Wednesday that now charges Robert Roy Rackers Jr. with driving while intoxicated that caused the death of another,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Third Ward city councilman Derek Thomas will resign from his post in June. Thomas said in a news release Wednesday morning that he would soon be moving out of Missouri due to medical issues facing his family. His last day on the council will be June 2. “In running for this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials have confirmed that a man who was hit by an allegedly inebriated driver on Sunday in Jefferson City has died. Richard Robben, 59, was on an electric bike when he was hit by Robert Roy Rackers Jr. in the 100 block of East Dunklin Drive after 5 p.m. Sunday. Rackers, 36,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man serving a life sentence at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been indicted on a murder charge. Brandon Bibbs, 45, is charged with second-degree murder in the June 27, 2024, death of a Jefferson City inmate. The name of the deceased inmate was not immediately named in court documents. A probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) JEFFTran, Jefferson City’s public bus system, will being using an “alternating route schedule” beginning on Monday, May 4, according to a news release on the city’s website. The city cites “an ongoing bus driver shortage and recent staff retirements” as the reason for the new schedule. The release says fixed routes will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced in a Tuesday press release that it will open a primary care clinic next month in Holts Summit. The release says the clinic will open Tuesday, May 5 at 180 Northstar Dr. and will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays. Services include regular appointments, telehealth services and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday awarded a $74,800 contract to Double Arch Construction in order to repair the High Street viaduct. Previous reporting shows that Jefferson City Public Works shut down the viaduct after what was initially reported as a pothole turned out to be a significant structural issue. Early estimates had put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 48-year-old pedestrian suffered minor injuries after they were hit by a vehicle on Friday at Jefferson Street and Capitol Avenue, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. A crash report says the crash occurred at 12:23 p.m. and involved a 2025 Dodge Durango. Information about the driver
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The woman accused of killing a Jefferson City boy in 2018 will have her trial take place in Pulaski County this summer. Judge William Hickle ruled on Friday that the jury trial for Quatavia Givens will take place entirely in Pulaski County. The court had already agreed to pick the jury
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