JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City drivers will soon no longer be able to make a left-hand turn into the Texas Roadhouse and McDonald’s parking lot on Missouri Boulevard. The Missouri Department of Transportation held an open house public meeting on Tuesday to showcase its plans to improve the intersection at Missouri Boulevard. According to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In-person, no-excuse absentee voting for the Nov. 5 election begins on Tuesday in Missouri. Do you plan on voting early? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
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According to the Jefferson City Police Department, officers were called to a crash at 7:34 p.m. on Sunday in the 2900 block of E McCarty Street.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As of Tuesday, more than 1,000 people in Boone County and more than 1,200 in Cole County have voted absentee, according to each county’s respective county clerk offices. Have you voted absentee in the Nov. 5 election? Do you plan on voting absentee? Let us know in the comments and in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new program at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City aims to help adults who need help managing withdrawal symptoms. According to a Thursday press release, StepOne Service is an inpatient three-to-five-day acute withdrawal management service for those experiencing withdrawal symptoms from alcohol and opioids. The program launched on
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City businessman who pleaded guilty earlier this year to three felonies, including fraud, was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Tod Ray Keilholz, 61, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison without parole. He pleaded guilty on March
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission announced in a Tuesday press release that public hearings to hear Ameren customer comments will begin in January. In-person meetings will occur around the state and some will be virtual, the release says. “Ameren Missouri has filed a rate increase request with the PSC. The requested
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised over $65,000 as of Sunday. 264 people showed up to the walk showing support for the Alzheimer’s Association, carrying purple, blue, yellow and orange flowers to show their connection to the disease. Walk to End Alzheimer’s Committee member Haley Johannpeter said she finds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This month President Joe Biden signed two pieces of bipartisan legislation into law which aim to aid the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association nearly 7 million people across the U.S. are battling the disease and this number is only expected to grow. NAPA Reauthorization Act The NAPA Reauthorization
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) According to the latest data from the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 122,000 Missourians 65 years and older are battling Alzheimer’s Disease. Across the country, nearly 7 million people are living with the disease. Almost two-thirds of those affected are women. “The mission of the Alzheimer’s Association is to raise funds and awareness
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The northern lights were able to be seen in Mid-Missouri once again on Thursday evening. Check out some viewer-submitted photos in the gallery above. Do you have any photographs you want shared? Add them to our Facebook page and they can end up on-air and online. We will be adding more photos
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A high school student and his family are spearheading a relief effort in Jefferson City to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. Xander Gunn, a senior at the Jefferson City Academic Center, first got the idea to start accepting donations for hurricane victims from his family. His parents Joespeh and Lindsey
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police and Fire Departments are in the process of receiving 79 new Motorola radios, the purchase totaling $582,326.60 in various grants approved by the Jefferson City Council on Monday. Through this purchase, Jefferson City first responders are expected to be more efficient in their emergency response time by
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council unanimously approved the 2025 budget at its meeting on Monday night. Councilman Mark Schwartz motioned to move to adopt the annual budget from the informal calendar with a roll call vote. The council adopted a substitute bill which is only a few dollars different than the approved
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Lincoln University broke ground on a new building Thursday that it hopes will improve health education.
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A Jefferson City man has downloaded files showing child pornography for “decades,” he allegedly told investigators during a search at his home Wednesday.
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Jefferson City leaders are asking the community to provide input on the city’s trash system.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City News Tribune will be holding a forum for local candidates running for the Missouri House 6 p.m. Tuesday at city hall. The forum will be moderated by News Tribune Editor Gary Castor, and will pose questions from the News tribune staff and community members to the candidates. In
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found guilty of killing his girlfriend in November 2022 was sentenced to five years of probation on Tuesday. Joshua Wilbers, of Jefferson City, was found guilty on July 17 of first-degree involuntary manslaughter for shooting and killing Hallie Phillips, 20. Wilbers was initially charged with first-degree involuntary
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday overruled a decision that sided with Lincoln University in a discrimination lawsuit. Jim Marcantonio — a former university employee — sued LU, claiming it created a “hostile work environment.” In the lawsuit from 2019, Marcantonio claimed former President Kevin Rome ordered him to hire young, Black employees,
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