Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat in the U.S. and Mid-Missouri, leaving communities to fight against a substance that is taking thousands of lives every year across the country.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with sexually exploiting a child after a victim from a prior domestic violence call found an illicit video on her phone that showed the man and a child. Michael Maute was charged on Wednesday with sexually exploiting a child. He is being held at the
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Former ABC 17 Stormtrack meteorologist Kevin Schneider joined Chief Meteorologist remotely from Colorado on Thursday to talk about the 2019 tornado that hit Eldon and Jefferson City.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first Thursday Night Live of the season in Jefferson City has been canceled because of storms in the forecast. The band Zero to Ninety was scheduled to play the Downtown Jefferson City event. The event is presented by Downtown Jefferson City and features live music, food and drinks for people
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The left-turn lane of Dix Road that turns onto Southwest Boulevard in Jefferson City will close on Monday. The Jefferson City Department of Public Works announced in a Wednesday press release that the closure would last about four days. Construction crews will close the left-turn lane for the Southwest Boulevard Crosswalk
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was previously charged with child sex crimes in Cole County was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Jonathan Wong, 25, was charged with two counts of using a victim younger than 12 years old
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The temporary barrier in the eastbound lane of Highway 54 in Jefferson City will be removed on Tuesday night, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. One lane will be closed from 7 p.m.-6 a.m. MoDOT crews will also restripe the roadway to two 12-foot lanes, after
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Road work that was set to begin Wednesday on Wehmeyer Drive at Highway 94 in Jefferson City has been rescheduled to Monday, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Wehmeyer Drive is being realigned with the entrance into Hitachi Energy, according to the press release. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City crews are working to move a Republic Service truck that fell through concrete Tuesday afternoon in the 200 block of Franklin Street. The city wrote on its Facebook page that the ground may have caved in “due to a failed storm or wastewater line, but further inspections will be
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As warmer summer days are approaching, including Memorial Day Weekend, Columbia and Jefferson City are short on lifeguards.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly stabbed a police patrol vehicle and threatened others on Sunday. Lawrence Boose Jr. was charged with first-degree attempted assaulted, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of firing a gun during a fight in Jefferson City saw his assault charge upgraded and received an additional charge. Derrek Maurer, 28 was charged on Thursday with illegal gun possession, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He was previously charged with illegal gun possession and second-degree
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A busy intersection in Jefferson City has reopened a crash that left three people injured. Around 11:30 Sunday morning, Jefferson City police responded to a three car crash at the intersection of West Truman and the Highway 50 East off ramps. Kristin Sills, 46, took a left turn in front of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction crews will close Wehmeyer Drive at Highway 94 in Jefferson City on Wednesday to realign the entrance into Hitachi Energy, according to a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The road will be closed for five days, according to the release. A left-turn lane is being added
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been changed to remove references to an insurance claim by Trinity Lutheran School in 2019. The school did not make an insurance claim after the 2019 tornado. Severe storms caused damage across Missouri this week, and now, insurance companies say they’re dealing with a large number of
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WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man died in a Thursday morning crash on Route W in Cole County, south of Deer Haven Road, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Antonio J. Perez Burgos was pronounced dead at the scene, the report states. He was 27. According to the report,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a dozen roads in Cole County were closed Wednesday evening because of flooding, according to an email from Cole County Public Works Administrator Teresa Wilson. Storms went through Mid-Missouri on Wednesday after coming through earlier in the week. The 11 roads closed in Cole County included: 9900-10200 blocks of Scrivner
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is trying to raise money for a family who woke up to find a large tree had fallen on their house. Ronald Swanson says his gym director at Capitol Kids, Melissa Church, had part of her home severely damaged by storms that rolled through Mid-Missouri on Tuesday.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty on Monday to child porn possession. Justin Loafman will be sentenced at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at the Cole County Circuit Court. He is currently being held at the Cole County Jail. He was previously charged with child porn possession and first-degree promoting child
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Traffic had to be diverted around a busy Jefferson City intersection during the Tuesday morning commute, police say.
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