Report of road rage leads to charges for Jefferson City man
A Jefferson City man was in the Callaway County Jail on Thursday after a woman said he pointed a gun at her and her children during a road rage incident.
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City man was in the Callaway County Jail on Thursday after a woman said he pointed a gun at her and her children during a road rage incident.
Continue ReadingA former corrections officer at Jefferson City Correctional Center sued an inmate this week over a July beating that left the guard in a coma for six days.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Colleges and universities in Mid-Missouri are preparing for the return of students next week. Thursday is the second day for the University of Missouri students to move into their dorms. Mizzou students and staff are scheduled to start classes Monday. As more students move in, MU officials remind families about detailed maps
Continue ReadingMid-Missouri schools are hiring counselors and are partnering with local mental health clinics, to combat what child and adolescent psychiatrists are calling a mental health crisis.
Continue ReadingLocal school districts say they have hired more teachers ahead of the start of the school year after dealing with a shortage last year.
Continue ReadingA Columbia man and Jefferson City woman are accused of stealing a vehicle and fuel cards from a Missouri Department of Transportation maintenance shed in Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Council voted Monday to raise the parking time limit and meter rate on Capitol Avenue.
Continue ReadingThe Jefferson City Council held a public hearing Monday night on its fiscal year 2023 budget and its property tax rate.
Continue ReadingThe closure of the Highway 63 ramp onto westbound Highway 54 in north Jefferson City has been pushed back to Wednesday.
Continue ReadingA motorcycle crash on Highway 54 delayed traffic for just over half an hour Sunday afternoon.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Inflation is still working to average itself out, however national gas prices have now dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time since March of 2022, according to AAA. The most recent AAA gas price map shows, the national average at $3.95 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel and $3.54
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City man is accused of raping a person under the age of 17.
Continue ReadingJefferson City’s new chief of police said he is working to keep students safe once school’s back in session.Â
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson announced the former Columbia mayor and another man were appointed to the State Highways and Transportation Commission.
Continue ReadingPolice were investigating a crime scene Thursday afternoon in west Jefferson City.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Budget Committee met Thursday night to discuss the budget for the next fiscal year. The fiscal year starts on November 1 and goes until October 31 of 2023. The committee went over the proposed highlights for 2023 along with a discussion on revenue and the city’s financial plan
Continue ReadingThe widow of a man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit after a two-vehicle crash in October 2020 in Cole County.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is facing a parental kidnapping charge after the mother reported their 3-year-old daughter missing on Friday. A Cole County prosecutor has charged Thomas Chee with one county of parental kidnapping. The child’s mother called the police after Chee allegedly picked up the child from daycare but then
Continue ReadingCole County Commissioners approved just under $125,000 to upgrade the emergency dispatch system used by fire, police and emergency medical services.
Continue ReadingNo one was home when a house caught fire in west Jefferson City on Wednesday, according to a Jefferson City Fire Department news release.
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