JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A large Jefferson City police presence is being reported near the West Dunklin and Broadway. An ABC 17 News crew on scene reports six police vehicles near the incident. Lt. David Williams with Jefferson City Police reports the department is investigating a weapons offense on Broadway Street and there is no
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A man is in custody after law enforcement found drugs, money and a gun while serving a search warrant.
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At 2:37 a.m., the Jefferson City Communications Center received a shots fired call in the area of E. McCarty and Lafayette Streets.
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Nationwide, according to the CDC’s website, 50.8% of Americans have received at least one dose with 41% being fully vaccinated.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury has indicted a man on new gun charges in an early May shooting. Semaj Harris is accused of murder in a Jefferson City. Semaj Harris was charged with aiding a shooting from a vehicle and illegal gun possession in a May 5 shots-fired incident at Community
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police department is investigating a burglary and property destruction at the Christian Fellowship Church at 1905 St. Mary’s Blvd. According to police, the suspect lit a cross on fire inside the church Monday night. JCPD is looking for the suspect in the photo. Anyone with information is asked
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One person is still in custody on unrelated charges following a shooting that killed one at Lazy Gators late Saturday night.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City home caught fire early Friday morning. According to a news release, the Jefferson City Fire Department responded to the home in the 2300 block of St. Louis Road just after 6 a.m. Firefighters found smoke and fire coming from the back of the house. Fire officials said the
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Mike Griggs, Director of Columbia Parks and Recreation said the department was able to hire an additional three lifeguards after a class with 12 candidates.
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Officials with both the Jefferson City Fire Department and MU Health are warning residents of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning, after two died in Callaway County due to poisoning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Highway Patrol is reviewing claims that a state lawmaker had sex with a drunk 19 year old while serving as a police officer in 2015. A spokesman on Thursday said a local prosecutor asked the patrol to investigate 42-year-old Republican Rep. Chad Perkins. A local police chief also went
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A Jefferson City police officer suffered minor injuries during an assault Wednesday night.
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The Jefferson City Police Department says officers arrested a registered sex offender that tried multiple times to communicate with a child.
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The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges against a man accused of threatening a school bus driver in Jefferson City on Tuesday morning.
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The Jefferson City Parks and Recreation department is preparing to open pools for Memorial Day Weekend.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO (KMIZ) Jefferson City Public Works has been working on a proposal to purchase new land near the Capitol for another downtown parking garage. The Jefferson City council members met Monday evening during a work session meeting, where Public Works director, Matt Morasch, said he wanted to inform council members of the plans
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City teen was arrested in connection with an Arkansas murder. 19-year-old Travis Barker was arrested Friday in Salem, Arkansas. Prosecutors charged him Monday with first-degree murder. Barker is the third suspect arrested in connection to the death of David Lee Stansbury. He will be formally indicted Tuesday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Judge Robin Ransom as the next Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. Watch the event replay in the player below. Judge Ransom will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Laura Denvir Stith in early March. “Appointing a judge to the Supreme
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Just before midnight on May 22, 2019, an EF-3 tornado hit Mid-Missouri, ripping roofs off of homes, downing trees and powerlines and changing the lives of hundreds of people. Two years later, and rebuilding is still underway. There are still 12 buildings that need to be torn down in the city,
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JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Dicoese of Jefferson City announced a new principal and a new president for Helias Catholic High School. According to a news release, leaders appointed John Knight as president and Spencer Allen as principal, effective July 1. Knight has more than 30 years of experience in Catholic education, according to the
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