JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with multiple child sex crimes on Thursday. Jonathan Wong, 25, was charged with first-degree child molestation, statutory sodomy and incest. He was arrested on Thursday and a warrant was listed as “served” on Friday. Police received a report about a sexual assault on Feb. 13
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 74,000 AT&T customers across the nation reported being without service Thursday morning after the company’s network went down, according to reporting from CNN. For many iPhone users, the word “SOS” appeared in the top right corner of phone screens, where the device’s cell signal is typically located. The word indicates
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A rally took place Thursday at the Missouri Capitol by the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Lincoln University Alumni Association. The rally was held as a tribute to former Vice President of Student Affairs Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, who died by suicide on Jan. 8. The university has drawn criticism from some students
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council in a closed session on Tuesday decided not to move forward on proposals that would have provided subsidized yard waste services to residents, according to a Thursday release from the city. A temporary yard waste drop-off site in Jefferson City closed for the season last month. There
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved an agreement that would bring Google Fiber services to the city. Google Fiber is a broadband internet service ran by Google, the company most known for its search engine website. Google Fiber has been in Kansas City since 2012. Google Fiber spokeswoman
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged on Monday with three felonies after he allegedly tried to kill a man by stabbing him on Sunday. Adam Wieners, 25, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He was arrested on Sunday evening and a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a teenager were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday in Cole County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2012 Volkswagon GTI – driven by Crist Yordy Cruz Morales, 25 of Jefferson City — was stalled in the passing westbound
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was convicted in federal court on Thursday for robbing a credit union in January 2023, according to a Friday press release from the Department of Justice. Tre Joseph Connor, 29, of bank robbery, brandishing a gun during a violent crime, and one count of being a felon
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Roads around Mid-Missouri were becoming covered as the clock approached midday Friday as snow continued to fall.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District will not have class on Friday. Inclement weather is expected to come through Mid-Missouri on Friday morning and the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday. “ JC Schools will be CLOSED FRI 2/16 due to the potential for sleet &
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were indicted by a Jefferson City grand jury in separate cases for child sex crimes. Isaiah Laws, 32, of Macks Creek, was charged with second-degree child molestation. He is accused of molesting a child in Cole County who was younger than 12 years old on Jan. 1, 2020, according
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An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center was charged with first-degree murder on Thursday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has set an execution date for David Hosier, who is on death row for killing a Jefferson City woman in 2009. The court on Wednesday scheduled Hosier’s execution for 6 p.m. June 11 at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri. It is the second execution
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Each night in the United States hundreds of thousands of students are without a regular place to sleep.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Friday ordered the Missouri Capitol to be lit red and gold, according to a press release from the governor’s office. The dome will be lit through Sunday in support of the Kansas City Chiefs as they play in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs play the San Francisco
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was accused of stabbing the mother of his child to death has been granted a change of venue. Sergio Sayles, 36, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, evidence tampering, second-degree stalking and second-degree harassment in the death of Jasmine King. Cole
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A bronze bust was dedicated to Mel Carnahan on Thursday in Carnahan Gardens at the Missouri Governor’s Mansion, two days ahead of his late widow’s public memorial service.
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LAS VEGAS (KMIZ) Mark and Dana Poese booked their trip from Stewartsville, Missouri, to Las Vegas this summer. A Super Bowl win would cap a season that’s taken them all over the world. The Kansas City-area couple said their experience at last year’s Super Bowl — when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles
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Dozens of Lincoln University students continued Thursday to protest after the death of Vice President of Student Affairs Antoniette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was charged with second-degree child molestation was indicted by a grand jury. A warrant was issued for James Allen Dechant, 73, on Thursday, according to Casenet. He is accused of molesting a child younger than 12 years old on Jan. 11, according to the indictment. Court
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