JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Time is running out to pass the state budget bill, but several votes are still needed for this to happen. The state budget deadline is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Friday, which means lawmakers will reconvene at 10 a.m. on Friday morning at the state Capitol with the goal of passing
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some government offices in Mid-Missouri will be closed Monday in observance of President Harry S Truman’s birthday. Jefferson City announced in a Wednesday press release that city offices will be closed Monday. City offices will resume a normal schedule Tuesday. Boone County offices will also be closed for Truman Day, according
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child to death refused to appear in court Wednesday. Sergio L. Sayles, 36, was charged in April with first-degree murder, armed-criminal action, evidence tampering and first-degree stalking. He remains in the Cole County Jail without bond. A motion for continuance was filed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two bills are also making progress in both chambers of the Missouri Legislature as the end of the session approaches. SB369 would ban parking fees within a mile of the Capitol except when enforced by a licensed peace officer. HB246 would ban parking fees for parking on public streets. Both bills are
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple has been charged with child sex crimes in Jefferson City. Jerad Miller, of Jefferson City, and Shellie Miller, of Columbia, are each charged with two counts of first-degree sodomy, first-degree accessory to endangering the welfare of a child, fourth-degree accessory to child molestation, accessory to the delivery of a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The committee has canceled its Tuesday hearing. The deadline to pass a budget is 6 p.m. Friday. ORIGINAL: On Tuesday, lawmakers from the House and Senate will hold a joint committee meeting to discuss their budget differences. This meeting comes less than a week after the Senate passed a much
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Missouri’s state government just gave out a round of grants to mostly small school districts to enhance their security measures.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is in critical condition after he crashed his motorcycle Monday on Highway 50 in Jefferson City, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. Shane Steck, 43, was injured in the crash. He was not wearing a helmet, according to police. He was brought
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A National Guard veteran and former law enforcement officer announced his run Monday for a state House of Representatives district in Jefferson City.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was injured Monday in a four-vehicle crash that closed down the Highway 63 ramp at Highway 54 in Jefferson City for about an hour, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department. The crash occurred as a 2014 Ford Fusion – driven by Keagan Rothermel, of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Several people were taken into custody Friday night following a police chase in Jefferson City. According to a news release from the Jefferson City Police Department, a 21-year-old Jefferson City man, and 35-year-old Columbia were sent to Cole County Jail and are facing different charges. According to the release, the chase
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) According to police, this is the fifth time that the location of We B Smoking on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City has failed an alcohol compliance check. The Jefferson City police department says three businesses did not check for a minor’s ID before selling alcohol to them. The Police Department, along
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department is hoping to get a new fire engine to station at the Jefferson City Memorial Airport, according to House Bill 20. The money for the new fire apparatus would come from the state budget. HB20 has $1 million written in for the hopeful purchase. The money
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Police in a St. Louis suburb have arrested a man accused in a multistate theft ring involving Menards stores, including one in Jefferson City.
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More than 50 people have been involved in injuries crashes along Highway 63 in Boone and Cole counties, including a crash that claimed a woman’s life Tuesday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centertown man was charged with a pair of felonies after allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a Jefferson City Hotel on Sunday. Ian Roberts, 30, is charged with second-degree statutory rape and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held without bond at the Cole County Jail.
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A suspicious envelope was sent to the Missouri Supreme Court building on Tuesday, a state spokesman said.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Diocese of Jefferson City has concluded a church trial involving stolen funds by a former pastor. A church court on April 6 determined the Rev. Ignazio Medina transferred $300,000 in church money to personal accounts while he was pastor of St. Stanislaus Parish in Wardsville. He was the pastor there
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who is charged with first-degree murder wants his case dismissed. Chris Niemet, 46, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet also would have been 14 at the time. Niemet was charged in 2020. On Friday a motion to dismiss the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill that would ban phone use while driving is now closer than ever to passing. Similar bills have been introduced in the past but never passed either chamber of the Missouri legislature. According to AAA, 84 bills have been introduced on distracted driving in the past 13 years. The bill
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