Watch the ceremony live in the player. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City and state leaders celebrated the new $23 million terminal at Columbia Regional Airport (COU) on Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Gov. Mike Parson and Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe spoke at the event about the potentials the new terminal brings. City and state leaders broke
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A Capital City High School student will be subject to “full disciplinary actions” from school administrators after making a threat on social media, according to an email sent to families Tuesday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University released its annual campus security and fire safety report earlier this week. The report is released every October and covers crime statistics from the past three years. This report covers 2019-21. In the past three years, there has been a significant decrease in dating violence, from 15 incidents in
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Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is proposing a new rule that would require libraries to distinguish which books are age-appropriate for children.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After a more than three-hour meeting, the Jefferson City Council unanimously decided on Monday to delay any decision to demolish 11 properties on or near Capitol Avenue for another four weeks while the city finds interested bidders. The City Council were going to vote on whether or nor several properties would
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City council plans to vote Monday night on the proposed 2023 fiscal year budget. City council members are scheduled to meet at city hall at 6 p.m. The proposed budget includes more than $75 million in funds. Jefferson City Council agenda Council members met twice in August to go
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There is no cure, but the Alzheimer’s Association is hoping to change that.
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Both Jefferson City and Cole County are set to hold State of the City and County meetings Friday afternoon, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ.) A home in Jefferson City has been torn down after it was considered unsafe to the community. Jefferson City demolition workers are in the process of demolishing 407 East Capitol Ave. The building has been there for more than a century, but Housing Property Inspector Dave Helmick said there have been so many issues
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with second-degree domestic assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. Randdell Craig, 38, allegedly went to his ex-girlfriend’s residence to pick up his belongings when he attempted to strangle and strike her, according to a probable cause statement. The alleged victim grabbed a gun to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County man was charged Wednesday with several felonies after allegedly shooting at his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend. Kevon Mason, 36, of Jefferson City, is charged with first-degree burglary, second-degree assault and armed criminal action. Mason is accused of breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment on Sunday and shooting her new boyfriend,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 2:12 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of Cordell Street. Fire personnel saw smoke coming from the house and quickly extinguished the fire. There was moderate fire damage to one room and smoke damage throughout the house. No injuries were reported, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than six million Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, which in turn, affects millions of other people. One of those people is Columbia area resident April Cockrell. Cockrell served as the leadership chair for the 2022 Columbia Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Up until recently, she also served
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Members of the Jefferson City NAACP plan to hold a voter registration event Wednesday at their office in downtown Jefferson City. The event is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City on Thursday will close the 900th Block of Belair and the 2500th block of Royal Air from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Road closed signs will be posted. Motorists are urged to find alternate routes. For additional information, contact the Department of Public Works at (573) 634-6410.
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The Alzheimer’s Association in Mid-Missouri is reminding residents of a plethora of resources available to those diagnosed with the disease and their family.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s note: The original version of the story stated the crash happened on Saturday night. The article has been corrected to reflect the crash happened on Sunday night. Jefferson City Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 1600 block of Highway 50 around 7:30 Sunday night. The westbound lane of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The battle against Alzheimer’s starts at home, and the ABC 17 News team is helping support that work with the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, the disease is a type of dementia that affects a person’s memory, thinking and behavior. The dementia symptoms eventually grow to be severe
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunday night was the Alzheimer’s association luminary ceremony in Jefferson City. The ceremony is to remember those lost to the disease ahead of the Jefferson City walk to end Alzheimer’s. The first 120 people who attend the event received a luminary kit, which represents 120,000 Missourians living with Alzheimer’s. This is just one
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department said on Thursday that it received a $180,000 federal grant to buy body cameras. The Jefferson City Council approved for the police department to apply for the grant in May. JCPD expected the total cost to be $661,643. The rest of the money will have to
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