Jefferson City resident rescued after early morning fire
One person is reported to be recovering after an apartment fire in Jefferson City early Friday morning.
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Mid-Missouri school districts still battling low attendance rates four years after pandemic
The number of chronically absent students in Missouri has increased in the past five years, and some of Mid-Missouri’s largest school districts are experiencing the trend.
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Former Jefferson City corrections officer, wife sentenced in federal child porn case
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former officer at the Jefferson City Correctional Center and his wife were sentenced in separate appearances on Monday for recording a sexual assault of an unconscious 4-year-old, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Paul Emerson Schofield, 35, and his wife, Sara Ellen Schofield, 31, both of Jefferson City, had
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Jefferson City man found guilty of multiple rape charges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man on Friday was found guilty by a jury on two counts of first-degree forcible rape, according to a press release from Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. Francis Henry Kempker, 53, will be sentenced in June, according to the release. He is currently being held in the
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Crowd comes to watch solar eclipse at Missouri State Capitol
Many people are expected to gather at state parks across Missouri to watch the total solar eclipse, with the state being in the line of totality for the solar phenomenon.
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Former Jefferson City football coach urges governor in video to stop Dorsey execution
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former football coach for the Jefferson City Jays is pushing for Gov. Mike Parson to stop the upcoming execution of Brian Dorsey. Dorsey, 52, has an execution date set for Tuesday. Dorsey was found guilty by a Boone County jury in 2008 for shooting and killing his cousin, Sarah Bonnie, and
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Two incumbents unseated in Jefferson City
Jefferson City will have at least two new city council members after Tuesday’s election, with no incumbent in races in two of five wards.
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ELECTION UPDATES: Southern Boone to get to work this summer after winning ballot issues
Updates on Election Day in Mid-Missouri.
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Chase leads from Columbia to Jefferson City Airport
A chase that began in Columbia ended with a suspect’s arrest at the Jefferson City Airport.
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One taken to hospital after cars get stuck in Jefferson City floodwaters
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – Cole County first responders took one person to the hospital on Monday night after a storm flooded roads across the city. Jefferson City Fire Department assistant chief Jay Niemeyer told ABC 17 News that firefighters had to help people from three cars stuck in the water on Edgewood Drive and
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Stranded boat riders on Missouri River in Jefferson City rescued by fire department
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two adults and two children were rescued by the Jefferson City Fire Department on Monday after the motor in their boat stopped worked while they were riding on the Missouri River, a press release from JCFD states. No injuries were reported, the release says. The department received a call around 5:30
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Significant power outages reported in Cole, Camden counties
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several power outages were reported Monday evening into Tuesday morning in Mid-Missouri, and Pulaski and Phelps counties saw significant outages after a round of storms rolled through the area. Last night a tornado warning was issued for Pulaski and Phelps counties, and several customers in those areas are waking up Tuesday morning
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VIEWER PHOTOS: Hail is seen around Mid-Missouri after storms roll through area
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The first round of heavy storms on Monday hit Mid-Missouri in the afternoon. A tornado warning was issued for Cole and Osage counties and was lifted just before 7 p.m. Several viewers submitted photos of hail in various sizes. Do you have photos you would want to share? Share them on our
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Yard waste drop-off site in Jefferson City reopens
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The yard waste drop-off site on Ellis Boulevard in Jefferson City is now reopened, the city wrote in a Thursday social media post. The city expected to have the site reopened by April 1, according to previous reporting. The site on Ellis Boulevard closed in January and the city originally opted to
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Columbia man charged with rape and assault arrested, has court appearance
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was charged with rape and assault was booked into the Boone County Jail on Thursday evening. Aleksey Grigory Salaz, 21, was charged with first-degree rape, first-degree assault and first-degree sodomy. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held on
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Jefferson City businessman pleads guilty to stealing federal stimulus money
A Jefferson City businessman pleaded guilty Thursday to defrauding the government of $12.4 million through COVID-19 stimulus loans.
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Columbia man charged with first-degree rape, first-degree assault
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Thursday with first-degree assault, first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. Aleksey Grigory Salaz – born in 2002 — is accused of raping and assaulting a woman he met on Feb. 24 at Harpo’s Bar and Grill in downtown Columbia. He is not in custody, according to Boone
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Four out of five Jefferson City Council races contested in Tuesday election
In four out of five of the Jefferson City Council elections this month, candidates face competition.
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Tuesday marks last day candidates can file for the August primary
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates planning to run for office in the August primary have until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday to file for office. The U.S. Senate, governor, and state legislature are just a few of the offices up for grabs in the August 6th election. Candidate filing for the August primary in Missouri opened
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Three suffer moderate injuries in three-vehicle crash in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on Monday in the eastbound lanes of Highway 54 at Ellis Boulevard in Jefferson City caused a temporary lane closure, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. According to the crash report, a 2019 Ford truck – driven by Bradley Ross, 45 of Springfield —
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