Jefferson City Archives

Jefferson City raises some parking meter fees

August 16, 2022 4:59 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Jefferson City Council voted Monday to raise the parking time limit and meter rate on Capitol Avenue.

Jefferson City Council holds public hearing on budget, property tax rates

August 15, 2022 9:46 PM Leila Mitchell

The Jefferson City Council held a public hearing Monday night on its fiscal year 2023 budget and its property tax rate.

MoDOT moves 54/63 ramp work in Jefferson City to Wednesday

August 15, 2022 4:41 PM Matthew Sanders

The closure of the Highway 63 ramp onto westbound Highway 54 in north Jefferson City has been pushed back to Wednesday.

Traffic delayed in Jefferson City due to motorcycle crash

August 14, 2022 6:00 PM Hannah Falcon

A motorcycle crash on Highway 54 delayed traffic for just over half an hour Sunday afternoon.

Inflation remains high while gas prices drop

August 14, 2022 5:34 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, 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

Jefferson City man charged with statutory rape

August 12, 2022 9:39 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Jefferson City man is accused of raping a person under the age of 17.

School safety priority for new Jefferson City police chief

August 12, 2022 7:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

Jefferson City’s new chief of police said he is working to keep students safe once school’s back in session.

Gov. Parson appoints former Columbia mayor to state commission

August 12, 2022 6:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Gov. Mike Parson announced the former Columbia mayor and another man were appointed to the State Highways and Transportation Commission.

Man shot during family disturbance in west Jefferson City

August 11, 2022 4:43 PM Matthew Sanders

Police were investigating a crime scene Thursday afternoon in west Jefferson City.

Jefferson City budget committee discusses increasing pay for city employees for next fiscal year

August 11, 2022 9:47 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON 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

Wrongful death lawsuit filed after two-vehicle crash in Cole County

August 11, 2022 8:25 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The widow of a man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit after a two-vehicle crash in October 2020 in Cole County.

Jefferson City man charged with parental kidnapping

August 10, 2022 11:05 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON 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

Cole County upgrades emergency dispatch system to decrease call times

August 10, 2022 5:29 PM Hannah Falcon

Cole County Commissioners approved just under $125,000 to upgrade the emergency dispatch system used by fire, police and emergency medical services.

No one hurt in Jefferson City house fire

August 10, 2022 11:51 AM Matthew Sanders

No one was home when a house caught fire in west Jefferson City on Wednesday, according to a Jefferson City Fire Department news release.

Woman sentenced to probation for starting fire inside Jefferson City church

August 10, 2022 7:31 AM Zachary Farwell

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge sentenced a woman Tuesday for starting a fire inside a Jefferson City church. In October, the Cole County Prosecutor’s Office charged Anne-Marie Mullins with breaking into Christian Fellowship Church on Beck Street in late May 2021. Mullins pled guilty at a court hearing Tuesday to amended misdemeanor

Blair Oaks School Board tables transgender student policy discussion

August 9, 2022 6:56 PM Leila Mitchell

The board was prompted to take a look at the policy when someone wrote a letter frustrated about the policy.

Missouri Chamber of Commerce calls Inflation Reduction Act a ‘tax hike’ on businesses

August 8, 2022 11:54 AM Kennedy Miller

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce made public its opposition to the Inflation Reduction Act moving through Congress, saying it would mean a tax increase on the state’s business.