One injured in Jefferson City house fire
The Jefferson City Fire Department said crews were sent to a house fire in the 400 block of Marshall Street a little after 7:30 a.m.
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Jefferson City business reports losing customers after deciding to require masks as cases rise
As COVID-19 continues to spread across Mid-Missouri, some businesses are taking extra precautions to protect customers and employees.
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Health Department: ‘Isolating is different than quarantining’
After Governor Mike Parson revealed he had tested positive for COVID-19, he announced he would be in isolation for 10 days. This caused some confusion as to how long one must quarantine if contracting the virus.
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Two arrested in connection with 2017 Jefferson City killing
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two more suspects have been arrested in a 2017 downtown Jefferson City killing, police said Thursday. Robert Farrow, 27, was arrested within the last week in Milwaukee, police said. Devon Skinner, 25, was arrested in St. Louis. Each man was arrested on a warrant for unlawful use of a weapon, armed
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Holts Summit teen pleads not guilty in Jefferson City killing
Devin Schrimpf pleaded not guilty on Sept. 1 in the murder of Marquise Conley, 18.
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Cole County Commission approves up to 12 new contact tracers for schools
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission approved the hiring of up to 12 new contact tracers that will specifically work to watch the spread of COVID-19 in schools in Cole County. This comes after school leaders across the county, both public and private, asked the commission to consider hiring more with CARES Act
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Jefferson City parent wants school district to change COVID-19 notification protocols
Marcus Penn said his family wasn’t made aware his daughter had been in the same classroom with a COVID-19 positive person until she first started showing symptoms.
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Jefferson City Council pushes back vote to remove Confederate monument
If approved, the city will be allowed to remove the marker.
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Two people shot near Ellis-Porter Park in Jefferson City
Jefferson City Police said they responded to Ellis Porter Park Saturday night at 11:44 p.m. after multiple reports of a weapons incident in the area.
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Fire displaces family in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A structure fire early Saturday morning left one family displaced after the building was left with significant fire and smoke damage. According to the Jefferson City Fire Department assistant chief, JC fire crews responded to a report of a structure fire around 12:40 a.m in the 1500 block of Adams Street.
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Jefferson City man sentenced to probation after threatening to shoot up a Walmart
A Jefferson City man accused of threatening to shoot up a Walmart store was sentenced to probation on Tuesday, nearly a year after charges were filed.
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Jefferson City School District reports 45 COVID-19 cases after one month of in-person learning
There have been individual students, staff and faculty that have either come down with the virus or quarantining because of exposure. As of the latest release on Thursday, 45 members of the district have gotten sick, while 56 have been identified as close contacts and asked to stay home.
Continue Reading Jefferson City Fire Department requesting almost $600,000 in Cares ACT funding
According to 31 CARES Act Applications from Jefferson City to the county commission obtained by ABC17 News through a sunshine request, JCFD wants $590,045 to fund and reimburse a variety of expenses from 8 of those applications.
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More Missouri COVID-19 cases coming from small cities
Missouri’s top health official said Wednesday that more of the state’s new COVID-19 cases are being identified outside of urban centers, while the rate at which young people are testing positive is flattening.
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TUESDAY UPDATES: JC School District reports 2 new facilities reporting their first COVID-19 case on campus
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Jefferson City asking for almost $1.5 million in CARES Act funding from Cole County
According to 31 applications retrieved from the city through a sunshine request, $1,476,710 is being requested to help the city handle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Cole County was given just about $9 million dollars to distribute to cities, communities, businesses and organizations impacted by the crisis.
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TRUTH ALERT: Ad targets Parson’s spending, lobbyist gifts
An ad against Republican Gov. Mike Parson takes aim at payments his office took from lobbyists and money that office spent to travel Missouri.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Death due to COVID-19 reported in three counties
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Jefferson City conducting sewer main rehabilitation Wednesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Wastewater division will be conducting sewer main rehabilitation Wednesday at several locations. Crews will start Wednesday and will effect the following locations: 1500 block of E. High St.,the 200 block of S Lincoln St.,the 1400 & 1500 block of E. McCarty St., andthe 400 block of Vetter Ln. Individual
Continue Reading Cole County closing Gateway Drive for stormwater improvement project
Cole County Public Works will close down the 200 block of Gateway Drive Wednesday at 7 a.m. for two weeks for storm water improvement.
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