Mexico man hurt after motorcycle crash in Jefferson City
One man was hurt after a crash on Highway 54 at the Madison Street Overpass in Jefferson City on Sunday night.
Continue ReadingOne man was hurt after a crash on Highway 54 at the Madison Street Overpass in Jefferson City on Sunday night.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County EMS have saved multiple lives of fire victims with the use of CyanoKits. On Friday, Jefferson City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire and rescued a victim found on the second floor. The victim was found in life-threatening condition, with “strong suspicion of cyanide poisoning secondary to smoke
Continue ReadingOne person is reported to be recovering after an apartment fire in Jefferson City early Friday morning.
Continue ReadingThe number of chronically absent students in Missouri has increased in the past five years, and some of Mid-Missouri’s largest school districts are experiencing the trend.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former officer at the Jefferson City Correctional Center and his wife were sentenced in separate appearances on Monday for recording a sexual assault of an unconscious 4-year-old, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Paul Emerson Schofield, 35, and his wife, Sara Ellen Schofield, 31, both of Jefferson City, had
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man on Friday was found guilty by a jury on two counts of first-degree forcible rape, according to a press release from Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. Francis Henry Kempker, 53, will be sentenced in June, according to the release. He is currently being held in the
Continue ReadingMany people are expected to gather at state parks across Missouri to watch the total solar eclipse, with the state being in the line of totality for the solar phenomenon.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former football coach for the Jefferson City Jays is pushing for Gov. Mike Parson to stop the upcoming execution of Brian Dorsey. Dorsey, 52, has an execution date set for Tuesday. Dorsey was found guilty by a Boone County jury in 2008 for shooting and killing his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and
Continue ReadingJefferson City will have at least two new city council members after Tuesday’s election, with no incumbent in races in two of five wards.
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Continue ReadingA chase that began in Columbia ended with a suspect’s arrest at the Jefferson City Airport.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Cole County first responders took one person to the hospital on Monday night after a storm flooded roads across the city. Jefferson City Fire Department assistant chief Jay Niemeyer told ABC 17 News that firefighters had to help people from three cars stuck in the water on Edgewood Drive and
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two adults and two children were rescued by the Jefferson City Fire Department on Monday after the motor in their boat stopped worked while they were riding on the Missouri River, a press release from JCFD states. No injuries were reported, the release says. The department received a call around 5:30
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several power outages were reported Monday evening into Tuesday morning in Mid-Missouri, and Pulaski and Phelps counties saw significant outages after a round of storms rolled through the area. Last night a tornado warning was issued for Pulaski and Phelps counties, and several customers in those areas are waking up Tuesday morning
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first round of heavy storms on Monday hit Mid-Missouri in the afternoon. A tornado warning was issued for Cole and Osage counties and was lifted just before 7 p.m. Several viewers submitted photos of hail in various sizes. Do you have photos you would want to share? Share them on our
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The yard waste drop-off site on Ellis Boulevard in Jefferson City is now reopened, the city wrote in a Thursday social media post. The city expected to have the site reopened by April 1, according to previous reporting. The site on Ellis Boulevard closed in January and the city originally opted to
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was charged with rape and assault was booked into the Boone County Jail on Thursday evening. Aleksey Grigory Salaz, 21, was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree assault and first-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held on
Continue ReadingA Jefferson City businessman pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the government of $12.4 million through COVID-19 stimulus loans.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Thursday with first-degree assault, first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. Aleksey Grigory Salaz – born in 2002 — is accused of raping and assaulting a woman he met on Feb. 24 at Harpo’s Bar and Grill in downtown Columbia. He is not in custody, according to Boone
Continue ReadingIn four out of five of the Jefferson City Council elections this month, candidates face competition.
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