JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was employed as a CNA at a Jefferson City assisted-living facility is accused of raping an 81-year-old woman with dementia. Joseph Hull, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident. He is being held at the Cole County Jail
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A Jefferson City man was hurt after a motorcycle crash in Cole County on Monday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of severe storms have affected the Midwest and the rest of the country this year. A lot of damage and a number of fatalities were reported in Iowa more than a week ago. Storms came through Missouri this weekend and caused enough damage to the southeastern part of the state
Continue Reading Two 15-year-old girls were hurt on Sunday afternoon after an accident with a waverunner at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were charged in Cole County after allegedly brandishing guns at another person during a road rage incident on Thursday. Robert M. Matthews, 41, of Jefferson City, was charged on Friday with second-degree assault, illegal gun possession, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Michael John Skyler Libbert,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A second man has been charged in an alleged armed robbery that occurred on May 6 in the 500 block of Elm Street in Jefferson City. Keon Hall was charged with first-degree accessory to robbery, accessory to first-degree assault and accessory to armed criminal action. He was arrested on Thursday and
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Wednesday was the fifth anniversary of the 2019 tornado that hit Eldon and Jefferson City.
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Five years after the May 22, 2019, tornado hit Jefferson City, local leaders say low-income housing is a problem that’s only grown in the area.
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On May 22, 2019, the National Weather Service in St. Louis issued its first-ever Tornado Emergency as an EF-3 tornado tore through the capital city just before midnight.Â
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May 22 is the fifth anniversary of the frightful day for residents of Cole County.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of using a child as a shield from police in 2019 after crashing into multiple Jefferson City police vehicles was found guilty of multiple charges by a jury, according to a press release from Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson. Samuel Allen, 46, of Jefferson City, was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City police officer broke their arm Sunday morning after falling from a 10-foot retaining wall while chasing a woman who had allegedly punched a deputy in their face, according to a Tuesday press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. The release states that police tried to “clear a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A broken clock hangs on the wall in the Capitol Kids business on Ford Street in Jefferson City. The time reads 11:32, forever frozen by the damage an EF3 tornado did to the building in May 2019. Swanson also remembers feeling frozen. “Sitting on the curb in the daylight thinking
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was in federal custody at the Cole County Jail has been sentenced for federal drug charges, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Waun Ramon Ivory, 32, was sentenced on Monday to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty on Oct. 26 to drug possession
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The three juveniles that escaped a Fulton detention center last weekend are back in custody, according to Fulton Police. The Fulton Police said in a FaceBook post that Jefferson City Police helped them locate and detain the three missing juveniles. Three juvenile detainees fled from the Division of Youth Services custody in
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri inmate who is weeks away from execution is in a hospital after suffering what a Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman described as a “medical emergency.” David Hosier is scheduled to be put to death June 11 for killing a Jefferson City couple, Angela and
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Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat in the U.S. and Mid-Missouri, leaving communities to fight against a substance that is taking thousands of lives every year across the country.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with sexually exploiting a child after a victim from a prior domestic violence call found an illicit video on her phone that showed the man and a child. Michael Maute was charged on Wednesday with sexually exploiting a child. He is being held at the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first Thursday Night Live of the season in Jefferson City has been canceled because of storms in the forecast. The band Zero to Ninety was scheduled to play the Downtown Jefferson City event. The event is presented by Downtown Jefferson City and features live music, food and drinks for people
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The left-turn lane of Dix Road that turns onto Southwest Boulevard in Jefferson City will close on Monday. The Jefferson City Department of Public Works announced in a Wednesday press release that the closure would last about four days. Construction crews will close the left-turn lane for the Southwest Boulevard Crosswalk
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