Jefferson City Archives

Open burn season set to begin in Jefferson City

October 31, 2022 12:29 PM Ethan Heinz

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.

Cole County Sheriff’s Office: Man assaults minor, leads deputies on chase, tries to escape from patrol car

October 31, 2022 5:05 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Groups offer ways for trick-or-treaters to stay safe this Halloween

October 31, 2022 6:25 AM Joushua Blount

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

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you worried about safety in local schools?

October 31, 2022 2:47 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mid-Missouri schools last week saw a string of police incidents and threats of violence.

Vigil held four years after boy’s body recovered in Jefferson City

October 30, 2022 6:55 PM Leila Mitchell

Community members came together Sunday, four years after 4-year-old Darnell Gray’s body was found in Jefferson City.

Jefferson City opens call for interested parties who want to buy Capitol Avenue properties

October 28, 2022 5:22 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Police: Man charged with multiple felonies after threatening to ‘air this place out’ during custody exchange

October 28, 2022 4:22 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Court case against Cole County Sheriff’s Office dismissed with prejudice

October 26, 2022 6:45 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Missouri education leaders begin meetings on teacher recommendations

October 25, 2022 5:23 PM Marina Diaz

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.

Student with BB gun removed from Lewis & Clark Middle School, faces expulsion

October 25, 2022 5:27 PM Ryan Shiner

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.

Monday night fire displaces Jefferson City family

October 25, 2022 6:17 AM Zachary Farwell

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

Police: Ozark man charged with manslaughter in drunken driving crash

October 24, 2022 4:22 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Ozark man charged with involuntary manslaughter after DWI crash

October 23, 2022 8:18 PM Hannah Falcon

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

Cole County man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter

October 21, 2022 11:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

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

Mock car crash educates students on Buckle Up Phone Down Day

October 21, 2022 2:37 PM Ethan Heinz

Students at a Jefferson City high school got a lesson in paying attention and being buckled up while driving Friday.

New memorial dedicated in honor of Darnell Gray

October 21, 2022 6:57 AM Joushua Blount

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.

MoDOT to hold statewide winter weather drill amid staff shortages

October 20, 2022 7:00 AM Joushua Blount

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

Jefferson City man faces weapons charges stemming from 2021 Columbia shooting near Vibez Lounge

October 20, 2022 2:46 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Boeing flies fighter jet as loud boom heard in Jefferson City area

October 20, 2022 11:50 AM Zachary Farwell

The origin of a loud boom heard across Jefferson City on Thursday morning is unknown.

Jefferson City police make arrest after man with gun reported in ‘residential living center’

October 20, 2022 11:42 AM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police arrested an armed man at a “resident living center” Friday night, according to a news release.