COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Eight new cases of cyclosporiasis were reported in Boone County on Wednesday, according to a spokesman from the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services. Total cases in Boone County now sits at 53, a jump from 45 on Tuesday. Cole County’s health department reported seven total cases on Wednesday. The Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man convicted of causing the West Quincy levee to fail in the Great Flood of 1993 is set to have a parole hearing Wednesday after 33 years in prison. James Scott was found guilty of causing the levee to fail and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Republican candidates hoping to represent Jefferson City in the Missouri House say they’re hearing a lot on the campaign trail about one issue — a ballot measure that would phase out state income tax, if approved by voters. Missouri’s 60th District covers Jefferson City south of the Missouri River. The seat
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City inmate was charged with first-degree murder and other charges after authorities claim he killed another inmate on June 4. Brandon Cole Smith, 43, of Licking, was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with first-degree murder, violence to an inmate and armed criminal action after a grand jury indictment was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City council approved two resolutions related to a planned conference center Monday night, and also nominated two people for the vacant Ward 3 seat. One resolution approved the project development plan, including the budget, finance plan and schedule. The resolution included an amendment to reflect the final budget and schedule.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)The The Jefferson City Council is set to meet Monday night to discuss the next steps in development projects around the city and Third Ward council seat nominations. City leaders will meet at Jefferson City Hall at 6 p.m. Monday to discuss the conference center and hotel and its design, as well
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Some left-leaning political organizations are getting together on Saturday for a “Get Out The Vote” rally advocating that voters turn down August ballot Amendments 4 and 5.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An April inspection report obtained by ABC 17 News from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services shows improper medication disposal and storage at Heisinger Bluffs Senior Living in Jefferson City. A Jefferson City man filed a wrongful death lawsuit last week against the facility with claims of medical negligence, not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire in an empty building near a grocery store in Jefferson City led to the Gerbes on West Truman Boulevard to be evacuated on Thursday afternoon. A press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department says the grocery store was temporarily evacuated and no injuries were reported. The store has since
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) There are multiple road and lane closures in Jefferson City Thursday, with some due to water mains and utility lines. Crews implemented an emergency road closure Wednesday afternoon on W. High St. from Clay St. to Bolivar St. due to utility damage. Ameren is fixing the damaged pole and work is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than a month after opening its doors, one of Jefferson City’s only accredited sober living homes for men is already full, with six more people waiting for a bed. Landmark Recovery’s Men’s Sober Living Home opened on June 1 helps men with reentry into the workforce. Residents include men who may
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) Cole County election judges will see a pay increase starting with the August election, marking the county’s first wage increase for these workers since 2019. Previously, Cole County election judges made $120 per day along with $15 for training. But under a newly appointed plan, judges will now receive $210 per
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial has been scheduled for next year for a Lincoln University sprinter who is accused of killing her boyfriend in Jefferson City in February. Denita Jackson, 28, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A jury trial is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County deputies arrested a man on Monday who is wanted for murder in Franklin County, a press release from the Cole County Sheriff’s Office says. Jacob T. Davis, 30, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 700 block of Cliff Street on suspicion of second-degree murder and first-degree drug trafficking.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City is seeing a sizable difference in the money collected from parking enforcement after changing the rates for metered parking fines earlier this year. Previous reporting shows the city issued 4,674 expired meter citations between Jan. 6-June 30 this year, compared with 3,963 during the same period in 2025. From Jan.
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JEFFESRON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department required the help of a Missouri State Highway Patrol diving team on Friday after it encountered a “suspicious object” in Binder Lake. Officers were called at 9:42 a.m. Friday to the 300 block of Binder Lake Road for a report of a “suspicious incident,” according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported Thursday after a home in the 300 block of Union Street caught fire, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department. Firefighters were called at 6:37 p.m. by multiple people and had the fire under control fewer than 20 minutes after arrives. The home’s only
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,300 Ameren customers were without power in Cole County on Thursday. The outage began at 7:14 p.m., after a strong cell entered the area. There were 1,264 customers without power at 7:54 p.m. Power was mostly restored before 9:50 p.m. Ameren’s map then showed Osage County having 537 customers without power
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with possessing child sex abuse materials on Thursday in Cole County. Kaeden Turner, 24, is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond in this case. He has a bond review in a second case he was charged in this week for 10:30 a.m. Friday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Public Works and Planning Committee met on July 9 to discuss research on safety requirements for shelters, including those that house homeless individuals, and to create a draft of the ordinance. According to the Department of Planning and Protective Services’ memorandum, officials want to find out more about: Occupancy
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