Jefferson City Archives

Leonard and Bloemke-Warren win seats on Jefferson City School Board of Education

April 5, 2022 3:05 PM Hannah Falcon

Jefferson City residents are voting on the two open seats on the Jefferson City Board of Education as four candidates make their bids this election day

Jefferson City voters begin casting ballots to decide on sewer upgrades, council seats and board of education

April 5, 2022 8:01 AM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Jefferson City started casting their ballots early Tuesday morning as the municipal election got underway. Voting begins at the Calvary Baptist Church polling location in Jefferson City Tuesday morning. At the Calvary Baptist Church polling location, election officials told ABC 17 News that 12 people had already voted by

Jefferson City Council approves funding to take further action on 14 properties along historic East Capitol Avenue

April 4, 2022 9:58 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council unanimously approved funding to take further action on 14 properties along historic East Capitol Avenue. City staff declared the following buildings dangerous, with the recommended abatement for these nuisances being demolition: 109 Adams St.; 113 Adams St.; 401 E. Capitol Ave.; 407 E. Capitol Ave.; 409 E. Capitol Ave.; 410

Jefferson City Council to discuss American Rescue Plan funds and building demolitions

April 4, 2022 6:12 AM Meghan Drakas

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) At Monday night’s city council meeting in Jefferson City, the council is set to discuss potential projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act and multiple building demolitions along the Capitol Avenue area. American Rescue Plan Act Funds The city council is expected to discuss potential funding for different projects and

Mid-Missouri waste management centers help community members with spring cleaning

April 2, 2022 7:55 PM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Columbia and Jefferson City is starting off April with some spring waste cleaning and collections. Every first and third Saturday from April until November, community members will get to drop off household hazardous waste items free of charge in Columbia. This Saturday was the first day community members could drop off household hazardous waste

Former city councilwoman sues Jefferson City over paver removal

April 1, 2022 11:42 AM Kennedy Miller

Former Councilwoman Edith Vogel filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin and the city over the removal of pavers with a Confederate message from a riverwalk.

Helias Catholic High School placed on lockdown after a threat was made within the school

April 1, 2022 4:06 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Helias Catholic High School was placed on lockdown just before 12:30 p.m. on Friday after administrators addressed a threat made within the school building.

Jefferson City 2022 spring clean up starts Monday

April 1, 2022 2:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Jefferson City spring cleanup is being held next Monday and April 11 depending on which side of Highway 54 residents live on.

Holts Summit man sentenced to 15 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter

March 31, 2022 8:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

A man who pleaded guilty in a murder case in Jefferson City was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Some Missouri sewer districts are opting out of COVID-19 testing as state enters ‘endemic’ phase

March 31, 2022 11:55 AM Marina Diaz

Sewer districts across Missouri are opting out of the state’s Sewershed Surveillance COVID-19 tracking program.

Judge denies bid to nix new Jefferson City ward map ahead of Election Day

March 31, 2022 2:19 PM Joushua Blount

A judge has denied three Jefferson City voters’ request to throw out the city’s new ward map.

Jefferson City will vote on $44 million sewer bond issue in the April election

March 30, 2022 12:54 PM Kennedy Miller

Jefferson City voters will decide April 5 if they will allow the city to raise millions of dollars through bonds to update the sewage system.

Gov. Parson announces Missouri to shift to an endemic phase of the COVID pandemic on Friday

March 29, 2022 10:04 PM Karl Wehmhoener

On Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., Gov. Mike Parson will host a press conference to discuss the status of Missouri’s COVID-19 response moving forward.

Candidate filing closes with no new congressional map

March 29, 2022 5:28 AM Meghan Drakas

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s candidate filing closed Tuesday at 5 p.m. as the state’s redistricting map is still in limbo. The Missouri House passed a motion to move the maps to a convention committee that would consist of members from both the State House and State Senate. “I think it’s in our best interest

Life sentence recommended in killing of Jefferson City corrections officer

March 29, 2022 5:09 PM Matthew Sanders

A jury has recommended a life sentence Tuesday against the man accused of shooting and killing a Jefferson City corrections officer.

Officials say levee repairs are almost complete after the 2019 flood destroyed them

March 29, 2022 7:58 PM Kennedy Miller

Officials say they just have two more levees to repair after a flood-damaged them back in 2019.

Omicron BA.2 COVID variant detected in Missouri

March 29, 2022 11:55 AM Marina Diaz

The new omicron sub-lineage known as BA.2 has been detected in Missouri’s sewage.

House Committee throws out governor’s plan to raise starting teacher salary

March 28, 2022 8:10 PM Hannah Falcon

In a Monday afternoon budget committee hearing, Chair Rep. Cody Smith, R-Jasper, removed the governor’s proposal to allocate $21.8 million to matching school districts in raising the starting salary for teachers to $38,000.