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Man charged with murder after Jefferson City police fatally shoot suspect
Cole County prosecutors have charged a man with murder after a man he was with died in a shootout with Jefferson City police.
Continue ReadingCole County prosecutors have charged a man with murder after a man he was with died in a shootout with Jefferson City police.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – KMIZ A Jefferson City Police officer was shot in the chest Wednesday night after an investigation led to a chase. According to a news release, the Jefferson City Police Department said officers were investigating a weapons offense around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday when they noticed a vehicle wanted in connection to multiple
Continue ReadingJefferson City leaders are proceeding with caution on many sales-tax supported projects while monitoring the expected drop in revenue associated with COVID-19.
Continue ReadingJefferson City Transit Division director Mark Mehmert said Wednesday he’s filing an application for the department to collect $2.3 million in federal funds meant to help cover expenses accrued from the COVID-19 crisis.
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Board of Education will meet Monday for the first time since Gov. Mike Parson made the decision to close school buildings across the state for the rest of the school year to fight COVID-19.
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce is working to gauge how local businesses are shouldering the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home orders.
Continue ReadingEric Greitens, the former governor of Missouri before his resignation, announced he is getting a divorce.
Continue ReadingJefferson City police are recommending prosecutors charge a man with violating the county’s stay-at-home order along with domestic assault, vehicle theft and other charges.
Continue ReadingCole County elected officials and department leaders are being warned to prepare for the looming economic impact of the coronavirus.
Continue ReadingInvestigators say a Jefferson City man was remorseful after he allegedly shot his 8-year-old son accidentally at their apartment early Tuesday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District is battling most of the same issues schools around the country are facing right now. JC Schools Superintendent Larry Linthacum says the district is working with staff and parents to get students what they need to learn, including WiFi and food. “I’d say it’s going well but
Continue ReadingWhile Mid-Missouri hospitals say they have enough blood supplies right now, the American Red Cross is bracing for a lack of blood because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to murder.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. State leaders are watching the new infection rate of COVID-19, the patients’ locations and open hospital beds to decide when winding down social distancing in Missouri would be appropriate. Dr. Randall Williams, director of the Department of Health and Senior Services, said he and others hoped to see the rate of new
Continue ReadingTwo people were injured in a crash on Highway 50 in Jefferson City on Tuesday.
Continue ReadingCole County reported its first death due to the coronavirus Friday afternoon. ABC 17 News confirmed Dr. Steven Huber, an orthodontist in Jefferson City, died from COVID-19.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri will be under a statewide stay-at-home order as of Monday, but some counties already have orders in place. Parts of Boone and Cole counties’ orders are stricter than the new statewide “Stay Home Missouri” order. Under the Boone and Cole stay-at-home orders, which are similar to each other, non-essential businesses will
Continue ReadingAs the number of people applying for unemployment across the country and state continues to race upward, organizations trying to help are also feeling the heat.
Continue ReadingThe family of two people killed in a crash that happened during a pursuit last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against law enforcement officers as well as Jefferson City and Cole County.
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