Jefferson City Archives

Jefferson City still trying to repair damaged levee

January 3, 2020 9:39 PM Matt Ragsdale

Months after floods affected large areas of Missouri, work is still being done to repair the damage left behind.

MSHP: Fewer arrests, fatal accidents over 2020 New Year’s holiday counting period

January 2, 2020 5:14 PM Matt Ragsdale

Mid-Missouri troopers arrested seven people over the 30-hour counting period. Troop F responded to eight crashes, none of which resulted in fatalities.

Jefferson City traffic stop leads to pot bust

January 1, 2020 3:33 PM Matt Ragsdale

Multiple bags of marijuana along with plastic bags, a scale and cash were seized from the car police said.

Jefferson City, Cole County to share some tornado recovery expenses

January 1, 2020 11:34 AM Madison Fleck

Jefferson City and Cole County plan to share some tornado recovery expenses connected with a multi-agency warehouse.

Gov. Parson consents to presidential order on refugee resettlement

December 31, 2019 8:56 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced on Tuesday that Missouri will continue allowing refugees to be placed in the state, in compliance with an order signed by President Donald Trump. Governors letter to Secretary of State PompeoDownload Trump signed Executive Order No. 13888 on Sept. 26 to include state and local governments in the

Free sober rides being offered for New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2019 4:34 PM Amber Tabeling

Businesses are lending a hand in getting people safe this New Years in Columbia and Jefferson City.

Jefferson City man, “would go on another cruise” after cruise ship crash

December 26, 2019 6:50 PM Zach Boetto

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was on-board the Carnival Glory cruise ship when it collided with another cruise ship in Mexico. “I remember lying in bed and feeling a lot of scraping and my bed began going back and forth back and forth and hitting against the wall and then the sound

Holiday decorations pose an increased risk for house fires

December 26, 2019 4:49 PM Amber Tabeling

Mid-Missouri fire experts say holiday decorations put residents at a higher risk for house fires.

Salvation Army serves thousands of community members

December 23, 2019 7:14 PM Amber Tabeling

The Salvation Army in Columbia provides food for over five thousand members of the community as the Christmas program increased by 58 percent this year and another four thousand in Jefferson City, including 500 children.

Unattended stoves linked to two of three Jefferson City area fires

December 23, 2019 4:34 PM Barry Mangold

Firefighters responded to three separate blazes in Jefferson City and Cole County in a span of four days. Preliminary reports show two were caused or connected to equipment found in a kitchen.

surveillance video of police chasing suspect

JCPD: Stabbing suspect arrested, charged following early morning chase

December 23, 2019 11:11 AM Joe McLean

Jefferson City officers said Monday a 30-year-old Jefferson City man was arrested suspected of stabbing a woman and leading police on a chase.

Fire damages Jefferson City apartment

December 23, 2019 5:58 AM Brittany Wiley

Fire crews say electrical equipment started a fire that damaged a Jefferson City apartment on Sunday.

Building damaged by fire in Cole County on Saturday

Cooking fire results in destroyed Cole County apartment

December 21, 2019 7:10 PM Barry Mangold

Grease left on a stove was the cause of a structure fire that destroyed an apartment in Cole County on Saturday.

SSM, University of Missouri end exclusive talks

December 20, 2019 11:17 AM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) St. Louis-based SSM Health and University of Missouri Health Care have decided to end exclusive talks about MU Health taking over SSM’s operations in Mid-Missouri. SSM announced the end of exclusive negotiations in a news release Friday. SSM and MU Health had filed a letter of intent to transfer ownership of

Cause of Jefferson City fire under investigation

December 20, 2019 2:22 PM Amber Tabeling

The Jefferson City Fire Department continues to investigate a fire that ripped through a downtown business.

No reported injuries in Jefferson City structure fire

December 19, 2019 4:48 PM Madison Fleck

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 700 block of East High Street on Thursday afternoon. “We arrived on scene, heavy fire and smoke showing from the front of the building,” Turner said. “We attempted an aggressive offensive attack and immediately went into a defensive operation.”

Seven more Jefferson City buildings labeled ‘dangerous’

December 19, 2019 10:47 AM Joe McLean

The Jefferson City Department of Planning and Protective Services added six buildings to its list of those considered ‘dangerous’ in November.

State approves medical marijuana testing labs in Fayette, Kingdom City

December 19, 2019 5:28 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The state health department approved business licenses for two mid-Missouri facilities to test medical marijuana products. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services offered licenses to ClearWater Sciences, LLC of Kingdom City and Inovatia AgriTesting Services of Fayette. They make up two of the ten facilities offered business licenses to

Two charged in Jefferson City shooting

December 19, 2019 4:25 PM Madison Fleck

Two men were arrested and charged on Thursday in connection with a Jefferson City shooting that happened on Wednesday afternoon.

State ramps up water testing in Centertown after lead found in sample

December 18, 2019 7:33 PM Barry Mangold

CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources plans to test the drinking water of one village in Cole County after a significant amount of lead was found in one of several samples. The state collected five water samples from the village of Centertown in September, and one stuck out. The amount of