COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s annual back-to-school sale tax holiday is underway, making certain school supplies, computers, and clothing exempt from all state and local sales taxes during a 72-hour window. The sales tax holiday began Friday morning at 12:01 a.m. and will run through midnight Sunday, Aug. 4. A state law that went into effect
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The ramp from Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City to eastbound Highway 54 will be closed until mid-October, a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. Work on the Highway 54 overpass started last month and lane reductions have occurred as a result. “With the current traffic patterns for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is set to discuss adding two hybrid buses to their public transportation system, JEFFTRAN. The addition of these busses is apart of the Transportation Improvement Program. The group is set to meet at 10 a.m. at City Hall. In total, purchasing and operating
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first two days of the Cole County Fair saw six cases of heat-related illnesses. Chris Pennington, Cole County EMS Training Chief, tells ABC 17 they’ve pulled a crew from a training activity they had planned to have more medical personnel covering the area. “We were offering ‘stop the bleeding’ and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)This is a week has an alert for excessive heat warning through Thursday with heat index being more than 105 degrees each day according to ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Dr. Chris Sampson — and emergency room doctor at University Hospital — warned that dizziness, nausea and a racing heart are initial signs
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Boone and Cole counties are each preparing for more than a quarter of registered voters to cast ballots in the primary next month.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Relatives are suing for prison video of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards. Othel Moore Jr.’s mother and sister say they sued the Corrections Department on Tuesday for not providing the prison surveillance footage. A spokesperson says the corrections department cooperated with a police investigation. Four
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Miles Against Melanoma is trying to help prevent skin cancer in the Jefferson City area with over 65 free sunscreen dispensers.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair organizers are preparing for the heat. The fair began on Monday and takes place each day this week through Friday at the Cole County Fairgrounds as the heat index is expected to hit 110 degrees, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team. “We
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Jefferson City is planning for a conference center and hotel at the site of the old News Tribune building but it will take some time before construction begins.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was charged in a June shooting that left a 19-year-old in critical condition had additional charges filed on Friday. Adonius Boykin is now charged with two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, court
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Utility work in Downtown Jefferson City will cause intermittent lane changes this week in the 300 block of Monroe Street, a Monday press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works says. Work will begin Wednesday and is expected to be completed by Friday, the release says. Road work signs
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Sunday, organizers and vendors for the Jaycees Fair in Cole County spent the day setting up for the upcoming week. While the fair officially starts on Monday, festivities for 4-H and FFA members kicked off on Sunday. Last year’s fair faced significant challenges due to adverse weather, which led to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The demolition of the former Jefferson City News Tribune building at 210 Monroe Street is complete. Jefferson City announced the demolition’s completion Friday on its Facebook page. Crews began tearing down the building in May. The Jefferson City Council had approved a $575,000 appropriation on Nov. 20 for the city to buy the
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Police arrested a man from Michigan and one from Jefferson City after at least one shot was fired during a fight Thursday afternoon.
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Jefferson City this week hired a contractor to clean up its yard waste site.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday after he allegedly attacked a Cole County Sheriff’s deputy with a shovel on Wednesday. Antonio Robles was charged with third-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City received 25 applications from residents hoping to become a part of its homelessness task force, according to a spokesperson for the city. City spokeswoman Molly Bryan said there are eight positions open, five of which are reserved for members from faith-based or nonprofit organizations and three members “at large.”
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City checkpoint opened Wednesday morning for racers in the Missouri River 340. More than 700 racers are paddling the river in this annual race across the state that began at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Kansas City. The Carl R. Noren Access in Jefferson City is checkpoint number four in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was indicted on federal child pornography charges on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Howard Dale Speckhals, 61, was charged with possessing and distributing child porn. He allegedly distributed child porn on the internet from June 25, 2023-March 22, 2024. He was
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