Jefferson City Archives

WATCH: Rock Bridge vs. Capital City

January 12, 2023 7:23 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Rock Bridge varsity girls basketball team hosted Capital City on Thursday night. Watch a replay of the live stream above.

Jefferson City Public Works announces road closure

January 12, 2023 5:23 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Department of Public Works announced in a Thursday press release that Adams Street between Hickory and Union streets beginning 8 a.m. Monday. Improvements are part of the City’s Adams Street Sidewalks 2022 Project, according to the press release. The road is expected to be closed until 5 p.m. Thursday,

Multiple schools cancel or delay class due to winter weather

January 12, 2023 7:09 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The snow and cold temperatures are making a return to Mid-Missouri on Thursday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking some snow fall and above freezing temperatures on Thursday morning. Multiple schools have already canceled or delayed classes for Thursday. Canceled classes: Morgan Co. R-I (Stover) SchoolsMorgan Co. R-II (Versailles) SchoolsSouth

Area government offices to be closed Monday for MLK Day

January 11, 2023 9:58 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Area government offices will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The City of Columbia sent out a press release announcing its offices will be closed, also noting trash will not be collected on Monday. The public transit system will not run and parking meter regulations will not

Judge grants motion of continuance for woman accused of killing a 4-year-old in 2018

January 11, 2023 8:35 PM Marina Diaz

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) During Wednesday’s motion hearing, a woman accused of killing a 4-year-old boy in 2018 was granted a motion of continuance. Givens was charged with first-degree murder, endangering the welfare of a child, abuse or neglect of a child, and abandonment of a corpse in relation to the death of 4-year-old Darnell

Gas odor detected near Phillips 66 storage terminal in Jefferson City

January 9, 2023 9:50 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFEFSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A rave alert was issued Monday evening for Jefferson City and part of Cole County. “JeffCity/ColeCounty: PHILLIPS PIPELINE RT C/IDLEWOOD RD HAS SPILLED A LARGE AMT OF GAS ODORANT CREATING A LOT OF CONCERN. THIS IS NOT A GAS LEAK, JUST THE ODOR,” an email stated. A Phillips 66 spokesman confirmed

Silver Advisory canceled for missing Jefferson City man

January 7, 2023 2:32 PM abc17news-Newsroom

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office has canceled an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing Jefferson City man. Harold Tyrene Ross, 63, was located safe Sunday morning, according to the Cole County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say he went missing from the Bristol Manor care facility at 510 Kensington Park in Jefferson City

FULL INTERVIEWS: Jefferson City, Columbia Public Works speak on wintry road conditions

January 7, 2023 10:09 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Britt Smith, Jefferson City Public Works ABC 17: Could you start off by telling us how the roads are looking in Jefferson City? SMITH: Well, here in Jefferson City everything is just wet at the moment. We’ve got that wintry miz coming down but road temperatures are staying above freezing. We’ve got

Marijuana expungement, release application for people incarcerated out now

January 6, 2023 6:40 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – People incarcerated for certain marijuana crimes can now apply to have their sentences thrown out. The Missouri State Public Defender’s Office released the application on its website. The one-page form allows for people in a jail, prison or halfway house to ask a court to order their release on drug charges

State health department to post personal marijuana cultivation applications

January 6, 2023 9:34 AM Joushua Blount

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The process to make recreational marijuana more accessible to Missourians will take a step forward this weekend. Starting Saturday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services will post applications for personal cultivation licenses. The license will allow approved applicants to grow their own marijuana. The future use of recreational marijuana

Former Boone County business owner indicted for allegedly defrauding clients; pleads not guilty

January 5, 2023 10:35 AM Matthew Sanders

A grand jury indictment alleging $1.5 million in fraud and embezzlement was unsealed Thursday against a Boone County business owner.

Chain-reaction crash slows Jefferson City bridge traffic

January 5, 2023 8:14 AM Zachary Farwell

A crash that caused delays on the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City on Thursday morning happened when a box truck rear-ended another vehicle.

Gov. Parson brings in legislative session with prayer breakfast

January 5, 2023 6:30 AM Joushua Blount

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Michael Parson helped kick off the 2023 legislative session in Jefferson City Thursday morning. The governor hosted the annual prayer breakfast at the Capitol Plaza Hotel from 7:30 until 9 a.m. On Wednesday, state lawmakers returned to the State Capitol for the first day of the legislative session. House leadership

Cole County sales tax reduced

January 4, 2023 8:24 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County law enforcement sales tax has been reduced to three-eighths of a cent. This comes after voters approved a half-cent tax in 2007. The Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce said this change was part of that went into effect January 2008. The tax was scheduled to be reduced to

Man faces several charges after allegedly breaking into classroom at East Elementary

January 4, 2023 5:10 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A homeless man faces several charges after police say he broke into a school classroom trailer. Tarrance Woods, 37, is charged with second-degree burglary, possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, making a false report and second-degree property damage. Woods is being held without bond at the Cole

Nine people displaced after Jefferson City apartment fire

January 4, 2023 2:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire after nine people were displaced, the department said in an email Tuesday. The department went to the 900 block of Jackson Street on Tuesday, where fire was seen coming from the first floor of a five-unit apartment building. No

Jefferson City man sentenced for drug trafficking, illegally possessing gun

January 3, 2023 4:46 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for illegally possessing a firearm and distributing methamphetamine, according to a press release. Clint Alexander Doll, 35, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On July 28, 2022, Doll pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing

Local law enforcement encourages New Year’s revelers to find sober rides home

December 30, 2022 7:22 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Before you go out to ring in the New Year, make sure you have a safe and sober ride home. The Jefferson City Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Columbia Police Department and several other local law enforcement agencies will have extra officers on the roads looking for drunk drivers this New

A look back at 2022 in Mid-Missouri

December 30, 2022 4:33 PM ABC 17 News Team

Here is a look at some of the top stories of 2022, as chosen by the ABC 17 News staff:

Jefferson City police subdue man with pepper spray during traffic stop

December 30, 2022 2:46 PM Matthew Sanders

Police used pepper spray to subdue a man who was resisting arrest during a traffic stop Friday on Highway 50/63 in Jefferson City.