(Editor’s note, 9/10: The story corrects the day of the week that the state senate will begin taking up legislation in the special session.) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds gathered at the Missouri State Capitol Wednesday afternoon to protest state Republicans taking one step closer to officially redrawing Missouri’s congressional maps. The rally was held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman whose blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit to drive was charged after she allegedly hit multiple cyclists Sunday morning at Binder Park in Jefferson City, court documents say. Tatum Townsend, 25, of Fulton, was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, second-degree assault, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A former bishop of the Jefferson City Diocese has died. John Gaydos was 82 and served as a bishop from 1997 until his retirement in 2017. Gaydos passd away at St. Agnes home in Kirkwood,Mo. Gaydos held pastoral and administrative positions in the archdiocese of St. Louis before his appointment by Pope
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri lawmaker committee voted 10-4 to advance a new congressional map on Thursday afternoon. Gov. Mike Kehoe last week called for a special session to redraw district lines for the state’s representation in the U.S. House of Representatives after President Donald Trump had suggested doing so weeks ago. The map
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who is accused of killing the mother of his child filed a motion this week to defend himself in court. Sergio Sayles, 39, is charged in Cole County with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with evidence and first-degree stalking in the 2023 death of Jasmine King. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Work is now complete on the Highway 54 tri-level bridge ahead of schedule, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Construction crews with E&C Bridge LLC finished work on the bridge over Missouri Boulevard on Wednesday night. MoDOT said in a news release Thursday that the work was expected to stretch
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The special session on redistricting kicked off Wednesday with a quick meeting at noon. Governor Mike Kehoe announced the special session last Friday. Kehoe unveiled the first map to be considered by the General Assembly at noon Wednesday in Jefferson City. According to a press release, the new Missouri First Map:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City council members could face expulsion if found to have disclosed information shared in closed meetings. The council put the issue Tuesday night on its informal calendar. A vote is set to take place on Sept. 15. The rule makes it so that council members and the mayor have a “duty
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Filling up your tank may not sting as much as it did a few years ago. As travelers hit the road for the holiday weekend, Missouri is standing out as one of the states with the lowest gas prices in the country. Jeff Pawlow, stopped in Columbia for a gas break as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe said Friday that he will call a special session on redistricting and initiative petition reform. “Today, I am calling on the General Assembly to take action on congressional redistricting and initiative petition reform to ensure our districts and Constitution truly put Missouri values first,” Kehoe said in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A section of a Cole County business collapsed after a fire broke out Friday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop F shared a video on X of a building on fire at Bee Seen Signs in the 500 block of Babe Ruth Drive, just outside Jefferson City, around 7:30 p.m. on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As the Labor Day weekend approaches, drivers will still have to adapt to work zones along the highways. One work zone that has become a hotspot for several traffic crashes in recent months is the U.S. Highway 54 bridge rehabilitation project. The road in certain areas, both westbound and eastbound, is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City, County and State offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day. Several city services will be impacted by the holiday in Columbia. Residential curbside trash and recycling will not be picked up on Monday. It will be delayed by one day for the rest of the week. Go COMO will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were taken into custody on Thursday after a drug search warrant at a Jefferson City home. Aaron Mosley, 33, and Christopher Knox, 38, were taken into custody and charged with second-degree drug trafficking. Court documents state the search warrant was done at an apartment on Elm Street. Police reported finding
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A discrimination lawsuit filed by the former warden of Jefferson City Correctional Center provides details about the workings of the facility, including when multiple inmates died by homicide. The lawsuit filed by Doris Falkenrath, the warden at JCCC from April 2021 until June 2024, claims that she was discriminated against for her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council voted to approve a new city property tax rate. During a special meeting held on Thursday, the vote on a property tax that is slightly lower than the current one was approved by all eight members at the meeting. State statute requires the city to set property rates
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s man attorney has resigned as of Wednesday. Jefferson City spokesperson said in a release that Ryan Moehlman has resigned from his role as the City Attorney. Moehlman has been with the city since September 2016, providing legal counsel and support to the council, mayor and other departments. “His steady guidance,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Cole County judge is now considering a challenge to language used for a 2026 ballot measure on reproductive healthcare. The ACLU and other groups sued the state in July over the passage of House Joint Resolution 73. The measure passed in May and puts a question on the ballot in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works are looking for sponsors to foot an around $18 million renovation bill for the city’s High Street viaduct. The updated estimate that was announced Tuesday morning during a Cole County Commission meeting is around $6 million more than what was expected in November 2023.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone Fire Protection District has announced its next fire chief. M. Jay Niemeyer was announced as the Fire Chief for Southern Boone Fire on Monday over social media. Niemeyer is replacing Jim Bullard, who retired in April after 47 years of service. The new chief has been a firefighter since
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