JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City NAACP is partnering with First United Methodist Church to help community members get to their polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Individuals can call 573-635-6886 to request a ride to the polls or drop by the Jefferson City NAACP office — 211 W High Street — on Thursday, Nov. 3 or Nov. 8 from
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters responded to the fire in the 1800 block of Mississippi Street around 9:40 a.m. Monday, according to the Jefferson City Fire Department. Crews said firefighters arriving at the scene found heavy smoke coming from the house. Firefighters were still at the home as of about 11:20 a.m. conducting salvage and
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Open burning season is starting in Jefferson City, right on the heels of a dry stretch that has led to outbreaks of wildfires in Mid-Missouri.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man faces several charges after allegedly assaulting a minor and leading law enforcement on a chase on Saturday. Curtis Matheney, 28, was charged with: First-degree assault of a special victim.Resisting arrest.Escaping from custody while under arrest. He was also charged with fourth-degree assault and fourth-degree domestic assault, both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Mid-Missouri families consider their trick-or-treat plans Monday night, officials offer a few ways to have a safe Halloween. AAA recommends buying or creating a noticeable costume. The organization suggests using lights or bright and reflective materials to make trick-or-treaters easy to see. Parents can add reflective tape to costumes and treat
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Mid-Missouri schools last week saw a string of police incidents and threats of violence.
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Community members came together Sunday, four years after 4-year-old Darnell Gray’s body was found in Jefferson City.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A call for interested parties to buy buildings — declared by an inspector to be unsafe and uninhabitable — is now open in Jefferson City. The Jefferson City Council voted at its last meeting to open this period — which will last until Nov. 30 — after a number of people
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after an alleged incident occurred during a custody exchange on Thursday, according to Jefferson City police. The man’s girlfriend got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend at her residence about money for child care. Once the children were brought to the vehicle by
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A court case filed against the Cole County’s Sheriff’s Office was dismissed with prejudice on Monday. The Cole County Sheriff’s Office and Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler were listed as defendants on Casenet. They appeared by counsel. The plaintiff, Brandon McNeese, did not appear. McNeese, of St. Louis, claimed the department
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A special commission formed to study how to attract and keep quality teachers in Missouri will present its final recommendations to the State Board of Education in Jefferson City on Tuesday.
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Lewis & Clark Middle School in Jefferson City received a tip from a student that a classmate had a gun Tuesday but the weapon turned out to be a BB gun, police said.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Red Cross is helping a family after their home caught on fire Monday night. Crews responded to the house fire in the 800 block of E. McCarty Street around 8 p.m., according to the Jefferson City Fire Department. At the scene, firefighters found smoke in the back of the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ozark man has been charged with several felonies after a Saturday night crash in Jefferson City that left one dead. Robert Harris, 58, is charged with: Second-degree involuntary manslaughter;Driving while intoxicated – causing the death of another;Driving while intoxicated – casuing serious personal injury;Second-degree assault;Armed criminal action. The crash occurred
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to say two victims were affected by the crash. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ozark man has been charged by the Cole County prosecutor for a deadly drunk driving crash. 58-year-old Robert Harris now has several felony charges including DWI involving death and involuntary manslaughter. The crash happened yesterday
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Robert Thrasher was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter Wednesday at the Cole County Circuit Court. Thrasher, 39, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty in regards to a the April 20, 2017, homicide of Jerry Robertson, according to Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. Thrasher will
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Students at a Jefferson City high school got a lesson in paying attention and being buckled up while driving Friday.
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An organization that represents missing people placed a new memorial in a Jefferson City park Friday for a boy allegedly killed by his caretaker four years ago.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT plans to prepare staff and drivers Thursday with a statewide winter weather drill. The exercise comes amid a shortage of plow drivers, according to the department. MoDOT officials say the winter weather drill is expected to help with training drivers. “With years of high turnover, we are nearly 30% below
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged in relation to a September 2021 shooting near Vibez Lounge on Fifth Street in Columbia. Wayne Warmack, 38, is charged with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, both felonies. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $100,000 bond. An arraignment
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