Jefferson City Archives

Metal shelf in road causes Jefferson City pileup

February 27, 2024 11:28 AM Matthew Sanders

A three-vehicle crash restricted traffic for nearly an hour Tuesday morning on a major Jefferson City highway.

Candidate filing for the August Primary begins Tuesday

February 27, 2024 7:15 AM Marina Diaz

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidate filing for the August primary begins at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and closes on March 26th at 5 p.m. Candidate filing will be held in the James C . Kirkpatrick State Information Center located at 600 West Main Street in Jefferson City. Offices that file with the Secretary of State

U.S. Army Corps, DNR discuss flood resilience study in Jefferson City

February 26, 2024 4:13 PM Nia Hinson

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources met to discuss the Lower Missouri Jefferson City spin-off study. The study comes after the Missouri River flooded in 1993, 2011 and 2019, leaving billions of dollars in damage to buildings and agriculture. Community Planner with

Two injured after car chase with MSHP trooper ends in crash

February 24, 2024 7:48 AM Gabrielle Teiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been arrested after a car chase from the Missouri State Highway Patrol and crashing into multiple parked cars early Saturday morning. According to a release from the Jefferson City Police Department, at 2:13 a.m. Travion Reams, 30, was driving the 2006 Ford Fusion with passenger Antoinette Jones,

Eldridge man accused of pulling gun on woman in Jefferson City parking lot

February 23, 2024 8:51 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 62-year-old Eldridge man was arrested Friday morning after police say he pulled a gun on a woman in a parking lot at a doctor’s office. Marc Soulie was charged on Friday with unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree harassment and fourth-degree assault. He was arrested and brought to the Cole

First of several projects on Highway 54 in Jefferson City to begin next month

February 23, 2024 7:26 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first of several projects to improve safety and extend the life expectancy of roads and bridges along Highway 54 in Jefferson City is set to take place at the beginning of March. Three projects in total will occur in March, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of

Cost cited as reason for Jefferson City Council rejecting yard-waste removal bids

February 23, 2024 6:43 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City residents have until Friday, March 1 to burn their yard waste after the City Council this week decided to discontinue its yard waste drop-off services. The City Council stated in a Thursday press release that it decided not to move forward on proposals that would have provided subsidized yard

Jefferson City man charged with child sex crimes

February 23, 2024 2:41 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with multiple child sex crimes on Thursday. Jonathan Wong, 25, was charged with first-degree child molestation, statutory sodomy and incest. He was arrested on Thursday and a warrant was listed as “served” on Friday. Police received a report about a sexual assault on Feb. 13

Understanding ‘SOS mode’ on iPhones after AT&T national outage

February 22, 2024 7:17 PM Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 74,000 AT&T customers across the nation reported being without service Thursday morning after the company’s network went down, according to reporting from CNN. For many iPhone users, the word “SOS” appeared in the top right corner of phone screens, where the device’s cell signal is typically located. The word indicates

Rally held by LU alumni at Capitol in tribute of VP of student affairs who died

February 22, 2024 9:10 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A rally took place Thursday at the Missouri Capitol by the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Lincoln University Alumni Association. The rally was held as a tribute to former Vice President of Student Affairs Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, who died by suicide on Jan. 8. The university has drawn criticism from some students

Jefferson City Council doesn’t approve bids, yard waste services discontinued

February 22, 2024 6:44 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council in a closed session on Tuesday decided not to move forward on proposals that would have provided subsidized yard waste services to residents, according to a Thursday release from the city. A temporary yard waste drop-off site in Jefferson City closed for the season last month. There

Google Fiber coming to Jefferson City after City Council approves agreement

February 21, 2024 4:50 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved an agreement that would bring Google Fiber services to the city. Google Fiber is a broadband internet service ran by Google, the company most known for its search engine website. Google Fiber has been in Kansas City since 2012. Google Fiber spokeswoman

Cole County man accused of stabbing man, charged with domestic assault

February 21, 2024 3:10 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged on Monday with three felonies after he allegedly tried to kill a man by stabbing him on Sunday. Adam Wieners, 25, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He was arrested on Sunday evening and a

Jefferson City man, Oklahoma teen seriously injured in Cole County crash

February 19, 2024 3:50 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a teenager were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Saturday in Cole County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2012 Volkswagon GTI – driven by Crist Yordy Cruz Morales, 25 of Jefferson City — was stalled in the passing westbound

Jefferson City man convicted by federal jury for January 2023 armed bank robbery

February 16, 2024 3:37 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was convicted in federal court on Thursday for robbing a credit union in January 2023, according to a Friday press release from the Department of Justice. Tre Joseph Connor, 29, of bank robbery, brandishing a gun during a violent crime, and one count of being a felon

Snow makes roads slick around Central Missouri

February 16, 2024 11:38 AM Matthew Sanders

Roads around Mid-Missouri were becoming covered as the clock approached midday Friday as snow continued to fall.

Jefferson City School District calls off class for Friday

February 15, 2024 8:19 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District will not have class on Friday. Inclement weather is expected to come through Mid-Missouri on Friday morning and the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday. “ JC Schools will be CLOSED FRI 2/16 due to the potential for sleet &

Three indicted separately by Jefferson City grand jury for child sex crimes

February 15, 2024 5:05 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were indicted by a Jefferson City grand jury in separate cases for child sex crimes. Isaiah Laws, 32, of Macks Creek, was charged with second-degree child molestation. He is accused of molesting a child in Cole County who was younger than 12 years old on Jan. 1, 2020, according

Inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center charged with first-degree murder

February 15, 2024 3:38 PM Ryan Shiner

An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center was charged with first-degree murder on Thursday.

Missouri Supreme Court sets June execution date for convicted killer David Hosier

February 14, 2024 2:22 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has set an execution date for David Hosier, who is on death row for killing a Jefferson City woman in 2009. The court on Wednesday scheduled Hosier’s execution for 6 p.m. June 11 at the state prison in Bonne Terre, Missouri. It is the second execution