JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Saturday, May 22 will mark two years since an EF-3 tornado left a path of destruction between Eldon and Jefferson City. The above drone footage from 2019 and 2021 shows how far efforts to rebuild the capital city have come. On Sunday, ABC 17’s Connor Hirsch returns to some of the areas hit
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces multiple charges Tuesday after a violation on Interstate 70 in Cooper County leads to a drug and money seizure and the recovery of a stolen gun. According to a tweet by Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, William James was pulled over in a2015 Dodge Challenger
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Local health officials say they’ve seen a small increase in vaccine demand since the 12 to 15 age group became eligible for the Pfizer vaccine a week ago. The Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services department has put in an order for more Pfizer doses. This is the department’s first vaccine
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Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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Two people could face charges after a vehicle chase ended in Jefferson City on Monday night.
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Officers arrested the driver, Tiffany Lasley, on suspicion of drug possession and distribution and resisting arrest after the chase that started in the 3800 block of West Truman Boulevard, according to a Jefferson City Police Department news release.
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Semaj Harris was charged with aiding a shooting from a vehicle and illegal gun possession in a May 5 shots-fired incident at Community Park on Marshall Street in Jefferson City.
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Gov. Mike Parson has directed all state workers to return to work in person Monday, with no mask or social distancing requirements.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The president of Lincoln University has announced she will be leaving at the 2020-2021 school year concludes. President Jerald Woolfolk is the 20th president of the university, and has been serving since June 2018. In a statement, Woolfolk said she has been away from her family for too long, and it’s
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager from Jefferson City has died after a car crash on Thursday evening. ABC 17 News initially reported 19-year-old Cooper Smith of Jefferson City received serious injuries after the crash. The Missouri State Highway Patrol updated it’s report to reflect it was fatal. Smith was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is dead after a fatal crash on US 54 early Saturday morning, and police are asking the public for help determining what happened. The Jefferson City Police Department said Bradford William Mason, 59 of Ballwin, Missouri was pronounced dead at the scene after the fatal crash. Officers esponded to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This week, the Missouri legislature passed multiple bills which are now waiting for further action from Governor Parson. Senate Bill 51: Establishes Provisions Relating to Civil Actions Arising from COVID-19 Pandemic Missouri lawmakers passed Senate Bill 51 which would give protection to businesses and hospitals from being sued over exposure to COVID-19,
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Cooper Smith, 19, of Jefferson City, was driving on Blackberry Lane when his 2019 Kia Forte went off the road, hit a trash can and a guy wire and overturned, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Smith was wearing a seat belt, the patrol reported.
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Police said Dacota Pierson, 22, of Fulton, and Clayton Duniphan, 17, of Columbia, have both been arrested for second-degree burglary and receiving stolen property.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to lesser terrorist threat charges. Brian Groner, 28, was ordered to six months in Cole County Jail. Groner was charged back in August and November of 2019 with felony counts of making terrorist threats, the charges were later changed to
Continue Reading If signed by Parson, the bill would allow police to only use chokeholds if they or someone else are in serious danger.
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On Wednesday, the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services will let the health order expire at noon and will no longer require businesses to enforce social distancing and mask-wearing.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man that pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of child pornography on July 9, 2020 has filed a motion to remove his plea. Dana Cline, 52, originally agreed to plead guilty to a single count of possession of child pornography after his arrest in 2018. Prosecutors originally
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon, a class D felony, after Cole County Sheriff’s deputies found pipe bombs, drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop in 2018. Deputies found meth and two pipe bombs in a vehicle being driving by Charles McBrearety after the traffic
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City fire department responded to the Goldschmidt Cancer Center just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday after reports of a fire. When crews arrived they found smoke and flames showing from the roof and occupants leaving the building. The first crew on scene used a ground ladder to get to the
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