Dana R. Day Jr., 31, was found guilty Wednesday on one count of being a felon with a gun and ammunition after a jury deliberated for about an hour and 15 minutes following a two-day trial, according to a news release. Another person had bought the gun for him, the prosecutor’s office said.
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Students who were involved in a social media threat against Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Jefferson City have been suspended and are being referred for expulsion and police investigation, the principal said in a letter to parents sent over the weekend.
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An Ashland man charged with two felonies in March 2020 for allegedly telling Jefferson City store clerks he had COVID-19 and asking them if they wanted the disease took a plea deal this week and received probation.
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The crash happened a little before 1:30 a.m. when a truck driven by Timothy Reiner, 36, of Tarkio, Missouri, went out of its lane on the on-ramp and crashed into a curb and street sign, the Jefferson City Police Department said in a news release. The truck drove up onto a concrete divider and began to go back onto Highway 54 before hitting the side of a concrete bridge and landing on its side, police say.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) People donated thousands of pounds of food Wednesday during the One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive for The Food Bank for Central and North East Missouri. The Networks of Mid-Missouri partnered with the Zimmer Radio Group to host the 12-hour food drive. The event was held from 6 a.m.
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Food Bank’s Holiday Food and Fun Drive beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, in Columbia and Jefferson City.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Fire Marshal is helping to investigate what sparked a fire Monday night in Jefferson City. According to a news release from Capt. Ryan Back with the Jefferson City Fire Department, crews responded to the 300 block of Jackson Street at 8:46 p.m. Once firefighters arrived, they saw flames
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The Networks of Mid-Missouri are help with the One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive. The Food Bank is accepting donations of non-perishable food and money to help it provide food for the hungry. The most-needed items are canned meat/protein, canned fruits and vegetables, beans, rice, cereal, peanut butter, soup and pasta.
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Principal Shawn Kelsch said in a letter that police identified the students responsible for the threatening post.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people have filed to run for the Jefferson City Board of Education according to Stephanie Sappenfield, Exec. Asst. to the Superintendent and Secy. to the Board of Education. Anne Bloemke-Warren, Adam Gresham, Marc H. Ellinger and Erika Leonard have filed so far. If anyone files after Thursday, they will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bernard Groner and P&G Development Company have notified the state they do not intend to rebuild, according to Chris Moreland, public information officer for the Office of Administration. According to the cause of fire report, the fire did at least $2.5 million in damage. After the building caught fire in Nov., Groner has
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Three people were hurt in a crash on the Highway 54/63 southbound Missouri River bridge just before noon when a Ford Fusion changed lanes and hit a Lincoln Towncar, sending the Lincoln into the concrete wall, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release. All three of the injured people were in the Towncar, and they were taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In Columbia, Suzette Waters has filed to run for the Columbia Board of Education in the April 2022 election. “A quality education means stretching each student to reach beyond what they are doing to find out what they can do,” she said. She has been an active volunteer in her kids’ classrooms
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The city council voted unanimously Monday night to put a $44 million bond issue on the April ballot. The money would pay for improvements and extensions of the sewer system, according to the ordinance authorizing the ballot issue.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The streets of Downtown Jefferson City were full to see living windows. Living windows is a holiday tradition that has been going on for well over ten years in Jefferson City. Every holiday season, children get to dance in the storefront windows. John Roush has brought his daughter to living windows every
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Ashcroft will speak at the Overturn Roe event in front of the Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City at 12:30 p.m. Rally goers will pray for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the seminal Roe v. Wade decision, according to a news release.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Giving Tuesday marks the start of CoMoGives, a nearly decade long program dedicated to raising funds for non-profits across Mid-Missouri. This year marks the ninth campaign of CoMoGives and the program that started with 30 organizations and raising $62,400 has now turned into 148 organizations and last year raised $1.6 million. John
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Governor’s Mansion just received it’s main Christmas tree for the year Monday morning. The 30 foot-tall Norway Spruce was donated by a couple in Columbia who said the tree had grown too big for their front yard. This Christmas tree will be displayed on the mansion’s lawn while a 20
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Monday through Friday this week there will be limited access to the Jefferson City Animal Shelter due to staffing issues.
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The Missouri State Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating after a house fire in Jefferson City Saturday night.
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