JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Salute to America in Jefferson City kicked off Tuesday morning. Salute to America is Mid-Missouri’s largest Independence Day celebration. The 14-hour event included several activities. Two major highlights of the event are the 5k run and the Independence Day Parade. Temperatures reached 96 degrees in the afternoon but that didn’t stop hundreds of
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B.R.A.K.E.S, a national teen defensive driving program, is coming to Jefferson City this weekend.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Alcohol compliance checks were conducted Thursday evening in Jefferson City. Members of the Jefferson City Police Department, the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and the Jefferson City Council for Drug Free Youth conducted the checks at various businesses throughout the city. Five-out-of-14 businesses failed to properly identify underage purchasers,
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Small balls filled with gel or water were used to hit people this week outside a state office building in downtown Jefferson City, police said Friday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education unanimously approved the budget for fiscal year 2024. The budget will include a $1,3000 increase to teacher salaries, the largest in 15 years. Portions of the budget will also go to a series of upcoming projects including the early childhood learning center, Bel Air Elementary and Thorpe Gordon Elementary.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department is investigating several people being “hit with projectiles” Tuesday afternoon near the Harry S Truman Building. Officers are not sure yet what the projectiles were, but did not believe they were pellets or paintballs because of the lack of distinctive marks left behind, JCPD Lt. David
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Cole County prosecutors charged five people with weapon offenses and stealing after an apparent dustup that ended in a Walmart parking lot Sunday.
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Police found a handgun and drugs and detained three juveniles Sunday in Jefferson City after a report of shots fired.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Police arrested five people after a weapons offense involving two handguns Sunday afternoon. At about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jefferson City Police responded to a scene in the 2800 block of Sue Drive. Police did not go into detail about the offense that lead to the investigation. A victim provided
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man who was recently released from jail was arrested again on Wednesday after a witness told law enforcement that the man planned to kill a judge and prosecutor. Kody Sidebottom, 27, is charged with two counts of tampering with a judicial officer. He is being held without bond
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An empty house was destroyed in a fire in Jefferson City on Wednesday.
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JEFFERSON CITY Mo (KMIZ) On Wednesday morning, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services met to go over the process and timeline for awarding marijuana microbusiness licenses. The licenses are a way for underrepresented individuals to legally engage in the marijuana market. The department will provide six licenses to each of the eight Missouri
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A Moniteau County construction company will pay thousands of dollars to a federal agency over a worker’s death last year.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Cole County Sheriff’s deputy’s discrimination lawsuit against the county has been dismissed without prejudice. Cole County filed a motion to dismiss on June 9, and it was granted Thursday. David Barrett filed a lawsuit in June 2022, alleging he was fired due to racial discrimination. According to previous reporting,
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Many households across Mid-Missouri this summer will pay more to stay cool.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial is scheduled to being in December for a Fulton man accused of killing his Russellville classmate in 1991. William “Chris” Niemet, 46, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones, in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet also would have been 14 at the time. Niemet was charged in
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Mid-Missourians are seeing electric rate increases from three major utility providers this summer.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University was given a 10-year reaccreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, according to a Wednesday press release from the school. The report from the HLC found the University met all criteria for accreditation, reaffirming its accredited status until the 2032-2033 school year. Lincoln has been accredited by the HLC since 1926.
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Mid-Missouri charities are helping the elderly and others get air conditioning as the hot summer months approach.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with four counts of forgery after allegedly cashing fraudulent checks totaling more than $17,000. Justin Trim, 32, is not in custody, according to the Cole County Jail. A warrant was requested Tuesday, according to Casenet. On Feb. 24, Jefferson City police spoke with a
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