JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri River 340 heads into day two as the Jefferson City Carl R. Noren Access checkpoint opens Wednesday morning for the longest non-stop river race in the world. Hundreds of racers are paddling the river in this annual race across the state that began at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Kansas
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An open lot in west Jefferson City is paving the way for affordable housing opportunities. Several groups including members of the city government, the Missouri Department of Economic Development and Central Missouri Community Action broke ground Tuesday for the Stronghold Landing Project, an affordable housing construction project, at 5011 Old Lohman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with four felonies after he was accused of shooting at a vehicle in 2024. Keiron Robinson, 23, was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with shooting at a vehicle, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of illegal gun possession. He is being held
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual Salute to America festival was held Friday around the Capitol in Jefferson City and included areas set up to help attendees beat the heat. A cooling station and a reusable water bottle refill station were available, as was a Jefferson City bus with cool air and water. Cole County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 43-year-old Jefferson City man was charged with six felonies after he allegedly drove his SUV erratically to throw two 13-year-olds off of it. Seth Wilson was charged with two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He
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The ambush killing of two firefighters in Idaho on Sunday has left firefighters nationwide shaken.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday’s Missouri Senate committee hearing brought University of Missouri Health Care and Anthem to the table, but not to a solution, as both groups walked away without a clear plan to cover the health care of thousands of Mid-Missourians. In testimony, both MU Health Care and Anthem claimed to have made
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Independence Day is on Friday this year and residential trash pickup will be impacted in a number of Mid-Missouri cities. Trash pickup normally scheduled for Fridays in Jefferson City, Fulton and Boonville will occur on Monday. However, trash will be picked up like normal on Friday in Columbia, the city wrote in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department announced road closures in a Monday press release for Friday’s annual Independence Day celebration in downtown Jefferson City. Road closures will start at 6 a.m. Friday and are expected to reopen by 2 a.m. Saturday. The event begins at 2 p.m. in the 200 block of Broadway,
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The United Way’s Cole County Community Organizations Active in Disaster is set to host the Cole County Ready Festival Saturday afternoon, focused on emergency preparedness and safety.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Board of Education on Thursday night unanimously approved its operating budget for next school year. The $172 million budget includes the largest base pay increase Jefferson City teachers have seen in 17 years. Certified staff will see an $1,800 increase to $43,300. The total raise for teachers with one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hot temperatures have arrived in Mid-Missouri, turning playground equipment into potential burn hazards for children. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, each year more than 200,000 children go to the emergency room with injuries from playground equipment. Jefferson City Parks and Recreation says a young girl was injured at the Community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The body of a Boonville woman missing since Monday has been found in the Missouri River. The Boonville Police Department wrote in a social media post Wednesday that the body of Katelynn Nelson, 33, was found in the river near Jefferson City. Nelson was reported missing early Monday. Police say she was
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Editor’s note: Additional financial information about Anthem was added on June 25, 2025, as was information from an updated statement provided by MU Health Care. A paragraph describing the timeframe in which operating gains occurred for MU Health Care has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Â Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says negotiations with MU Health
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center died Sunday morning, according to a Tuesday press release from the Department of Corrections. The release says Jerry Thebeau, 66, died at 2:51 a.m. Sunday at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. He was received by the DOC at Oct. 20, 2005 and was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center was charged with several felonies after he allegedly stabbed a corrections officer on Feb. 29, 2024. Gary Owen Miller, 50, was charged in Cole County with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of violence toward a DOC employee and two counts
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officials say a use tax could generate nearly $70 million in additional revenue at a time when traditional sales tax is waning. Jefferson City’s June sales tax report shows the city was short nearly $400,000 of its projected revenue for the fiscal year. The city’s projected 10-year budget showed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) is looking to become the Cole County Clerk next year. Griffth – who will be at the end of the limits of his term next year – told ABC 17 News on Wednesday that he plans on running for the clerk’s office. He said that he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts across much of central and southwest Missouri are temporarily offline as the National Weather Service in Springfield conducts a scheduled system upgrade, just as strong storms are forecast to impact the region. The service disruption began Monday morning and is expected to last through Wednesday, June 18. It
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was hurt after they were hit by a car in Jefferson City on Monday. Jefferson City Police said officers responded to a report of a crash at 11:41 a.m. on Monday in the 1400 block of Missouri Blvd. Police said a 57-year-old was driving a Chevrolet Silverado when they
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