COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raytown) introduced a $8.5 billion bill last week to reauthorize WHIP+, or Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program-Plus. The bill would allow farmers to recoup money for crops that were lost due to ongoing drought conditions that continue to impact the state. The program provided payments to producers in 2018
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Jefferson City’s newest city administrator Brian Crane will start his new position with the goal of improving the cities economy and housing needs. Back in August, Crane said he plans to address housing, economic development, workforce development, public safety and infrastructure once he takes office. Jefferson City Mayor Ron
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former technical English teacher at the Nichols Career Center is suing the Jefferson City School District, claiming age discrimination and retaliatory actions by supervisors. Kristin Imhoff filed the suit on Aug. 4, claiming two counts of retaliation against an employee resulted in damages. A court date has not yet been set. Court records
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City firetruck that was parked on St. Mary’s Boulevard was hit by power lines, according to an email from a Jefferson City Fire Department spokesman. Firefighters were in the area conducting fire-prevention inspections at businesses when a tractor-trailer hit a power line around 3 p.m., which brought down the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Frank Tennant is the director of the State Technical Assistance Team. He spends his time tracking down missing Missouri children, living by his motto, “Every kid counts.” According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol missing persons records, there are about 700 active missing children cases, and 475 of those are from
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson filed a notice of intent on Tuesday to seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing two people at a Jefferson City bar in November. Damien Davis, of Kansas City, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Truman Boulevard overpass that goes over Highway 50 in Jefferson City will close for 10 days next month, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The bridge will close at 1 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9 for a bridge rehabilitation project. The project includes replacing the expansion
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The intersection of Binder Drive and Hillsdale Drive closed on Monday for emergency repairs, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. The intersection will be closed for a minimum of six weeks to repair damage caused by a water main break, according to the release.
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A Jefferson City man who told police he was holstering his gun when he accidentally shot another man in the Columbia Mall parking lot in 2017 was sentenced last week to four years in prison.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a early Monday morning house fire in Jefferson City but two pets did die, according to the Jefferson City Fire Department. Crews responded to the fire on the 1100 Block of West Miller Street just after 1:30 a.m. When crews arrived on scene they found heavy
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic is moving again after being shut down for about an hour and a half for a crash. No one was seriously hurt in the crash that happened on the ramp from Highway 54 East to Highway 63 North. Jefferson City Police say a 16-year-old was riding a motorcycle when he
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Show-Me State Air-Show took off Friday afternoon in Jefferson City ABC 17 news chief photographer Jerunek Morris attended the air-show from the cockpit of an airplane during a rehearsal run Friday. The gates open Saturday a 9 a.m., with demonstrations beginning at 11 a.m. at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport. This
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Thursday morning fire at Whitton Heights Mobile Home and RV Park in Cole County, but a few pets died, according to Cole County fire officials. One of the mobile homes was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, according to Cole County Fire Protection District Deputy
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested and charged after allegedly pulling a gun out of his pants and pointing it at several people at a gas station on Monday. David Lamar Ross Jr., 30, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held without
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Committee held a meeting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, at city hall discussing the return of transit going back to full time operations. In a press release, the city said JEFFTRAN services will return to normal starting on October 2nd. Due to driving shortages, JEFFTRAN
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Saturday morning’s Jefferson City 45th annual Labor Day Parade caused traffic delays throughout the city. According to a flyer promoting the parade, the parade route will begin at the corner of Missouri Blvd. and High Street. The parade will then head east down High St. to Adams St. before returning to
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As the end of the budget year nears for Jefferson City, council members are waiting to hear the result of negotiations from the current public yard waste site, All Seasons Landscaping.
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After suffering about $100,000 in damage from a fire in April, Trinity Lutheran Church and School welcomed students back to class Tuesday.
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CALLAWAY CO, MO. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was seriously hurt in a car crash involving one vehicle early Monday morning in Callaway County. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Johnny Siebert, 29, was driving South on U.S. Route 63 just after midnight when he saw a deer on the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic is moving again on the Missouri River Bridge after a crash created a back up in the westbound lane for about half an hour Saturday. The back up started around 10 a.m., according to a rave alert from Jefferson City Police, and the crash was cleared around 10:30 a.m. Jefferson
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