JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with child sex crimes after he was accused of sexually assaulting a youth at a residence. Jimmie Payne, 38, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree child molestation and attempted second-degree child molestation. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday and no bond was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Safety concerns have caused the owners of a few buildings around Jefferson City to seek demolition. Built in 1887, 626 Jefferson Street served as a range of businesses, but has been empty since April 2021. Due to the building’s age, the property’s owner Prairie Farms applied for a demolition request on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City provided its residents with an opportunity to declutter Saturday morning during an electronic recycling event. The event allowed residents to drop off old cell phones, TVs, computers, and other gadgets that have been collecting dust. According to Dawn Kirchner, the neighborhood specialist for Jefferson City, the city hosts an
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City will continue with its same health insurance provider in 2025 after recent controversy surrounding coverage for city employees. City Spokesperson Molly Bryan said the city changed insurance brokers over the summer, but is still continuing with its same health insurance provider — Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield — in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An elderly man was charged with a felony after he allegedly flashed a gun at his doctor during an appointment on Thursday in at a Madison Street office in Jefferson City. Robert Lynn Cook, born in 1948, of Jefferson City, was charged on Thursday with unlawful use of a weapon and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at a parking garage in Downtown Jefferson City on Wednesday morning, a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department says. The report says that police responded to the crash at 201 Madison Street. The driver of a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder made a left
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As some other states are bracing for potential unrest on Tuesday, officials from Boone and Cole counties expect no major hiccups. CNN reports that Washington state and Oregon have National Guard troops on standby after ballot drop-off locations were set on fire last month. The Associated Press reports that some election offices
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A company that was expected to give Jefferson City employees health coverage has backed out of a potential agreement with the city, a Monday press release from Jefferson City says. The announced two weeks ago that it would enter into an agreement with Quantify Specialty Care to help employees with “more
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation has now delayed trout stocking at McKay Park Lake in Jefferson City until later this week, according to a Monday press release. The release says stocking was originally set to occur last week before the winter catch-and-release season began on Nov. 1, but the water is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office said in a Friday press release that one sex offender was arrested and another 16 were noncompliant during Halloween checks. The release says 135 sex offenders in the county were checked. Sex offenders are required by law to avoid Halloween-related contact with children and must remain
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Street repairs on two Jefferson City streets will require “intermittent lane changes,” according to a Thursday press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. Road repairs will begin on Monday in the eastbound lanes of the 300 block of East McCarty Street and the southbound lanes of the 300
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City on Wednesday released a Request for Proposals that is aimed at redeveloping some properties in a neighborhood near East Capitol Avenue. A press release says the RFP focuses on five properties, with four vacant parcels in the East Capitol Avenue area and one parcel at 320 East Miller Street.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With early voting underway in Cole County, thousands of Mid-Missourians have already cast their votes a week before the election day. Absentee voting began on Monday in Cole County and according to the county clerk’s office, roughly 5,800 people have already have already cast an early ballot in person, according to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A newly released video shows the moments before the death of a prison inmate whose family has sued the state. Othel Moore, 38, died last December in the Jefferson City Correctional Center after he was not given emergency care in what the family calls indifference and complete disregard for the sanctity
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Dave Griffith is looking to return to Missouri’s 60th House District for a fourth and final term, while his opponent, Jamie Howard is hoping to change that narrative in his first run. Griffith was elected to his first two-year term in 2018. Prior to that, he served as the Executive Director
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge heard arguments Monday over why a man accused of first-degree murder in the death of two people at a Jefferson City bar should not receive the death penalty. The hearing began at 9 a.m. in the Cole County Circuit Court. Multiple pieces of research were presented to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) People in Jefferson City gathered in Community Park on Friday evening to honor the life of Darnell Gray. Friday marked the sixth anniversary of Gray’s death after the toddler was allegedly struck and smothered to death by his caretaker. The event — put on by Missouri Missing and In the Gap
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct the nature of the complaint. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A first-term Jefferson City councilman has filed a complaint with the state against the city government alleging violations of open meetings and records laws. Second Ward Councilman Aaron Mealy shared a copy of the complaint sent to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation said in a Thursday press release that it is closing the Capitol View Access in Callaway County “due to boat ramp development issues and improper use of the area.” The access will close immediately. MDC wrote several factors were considered, including increased vandalism since the boat
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 4,200 people have voted early in person in Boone County, according to Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon. No-excuse absentee voting began in Missouri on Tuesday. There were 1,500 people who voted the first day. In Boone County, no-excuse absentee voting takes place every day – except on Sundays – between 8
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