COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s man attorney has resigned as of Wednesday. Jefferson City spokesperson said in a release that Ryan Moehlman has resigned from his role as the City Attorney. Moehlman has been with the city since September 2016, providing legal counsel and support to the council, mayor and other departments. “His steady guidance,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Cole County judge is now considering a challenge to language used for a 2026 ballot measure on reproductive healthcare. The ACLU and other groups sued the state in July over the passage of House Joint Resolution 73. The measure passed in May and puts a question on the ballot in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City and Cole County Public Works are looking for sponsors to foot an around $18 million renovation bill for the city’s High Street viaduct. The updated estimate that was announced Tuesday morning during a Cole County Commission meeting is around $6 million more than what was expected in November 2023.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southern Boone Fire Protection District has announced its next fire chief. M. Jay Niemeyer was announced as the Fire Chief for Southern Boone Fire on Monday over social media. Niemeyer is replacing Jim Bullard, who retired in April after 47 years of service. The new chief has been a firefighter since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Starting in early September, Highway 50 over Vetter Lane in Jefferson City will be narrowed a crews work on the bridge for several months. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, starting Sept. 8, construction crews will start to narrow Highway 50 over Vetter Lane to one lane in each direction. Traffic
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officials introduced an $86.9 million spending plan Thursday that Mayor Ron Fitzwater described as a “bare bones budget to meet the needs of this city.” The proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, presented to the City Council’s first Budget Committee meeting, comes in close to last year’s approved total of $86.5
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The trial for a Jefferson City man who was accused of assaulting a man who later died in 2023 ended in a hung jury, according to Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson. Jeremy Alexander, 24, was charged in the case with first-degree assault. He was also previously charged with second-degree felony murder, but
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County deputies on Wednesday took part in an active-shooter training session at Lincoln University, giving deputies a realistic scenario to prepare for the worst. Inside an empty Perry Hall, about a dozen deputies practiced their response. “So the training is about the response to an active shooter, we try to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Center of Hope is expanding its services to help better address homelessness in the city. The year-round homeless shelter– located on Jefferson Street– opened a new homeless resource center. The center now allows anyone to stop into the center and gain access to resources and support. “Our caseworkers want
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Pope Leo XIV has chosen the Rev. Ralph O’Donnell as the Bishop-select for the Diocese of Jefferson City, according to a press release. The Diocese held a press conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Cathedral of St. Joseph on W. Main Street in Jefferson City. O’Donnell spoke to a fraction
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated to correct information about the Puri Group’s purchase of the property. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a decade after its closure, the Truman Hotel is coming down. Puri Group Enterprises, the building’s owner, said Tuesday that criticism from the community over the deteriorating building was the motivation behind
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night approved a measure 8-2 that would allow a private company to oversee its parking operations. The city approved a five-year contract with PCI Municipal Services LLC. The total contract costs $4,844,312, with $645,000 being spent in its first year. Meeting documents indicate the city
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition is underway for the dilapidated Truman Hotel in Jefferson City. Mayor Ron Fitzwater confirmed crews started tearing down the building on Monday afternoon. The former hotel in the 1500 block of Jefferson Street has long been called an “eyesore” by city officials. Discussions around the building’s demolition have occurred for
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) This fall, Jefferson City students have a free option for getting to and from school. Jefferson City Transit is waiving bus fares for students on Tripper routes throughout the fall semester. The free service applies to anyone riding the Tripper Routes, which operate Monday through Friday on school days. No student ID
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Dozens of people gathered outside of the State Capitol on Saturday, protesting a recent push made by some republican lawmakers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a dozen felonies in Cole County after a chase in Jefferson City allegedly led to him hitting an officer’s patrol vehicle. Travion Reams, 32, of Columbia, was charged with aggravated fleeing, six counts of armed criminal action, three counts of second-degree assault, one count of first-degree
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Binder Drive in Jefferson City required an emergency closure by city crews near the intersection with Marilyn Drive after a “void” was discovered underneath the road, according to a Friday press release from the city’s department of public works. The closure will occur between 215 and 217 Binder Drive, the release says.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) When students return to school throughout Missouri, they might notice one change: no phones allowed. A new state law requires all school districts to establish a no-phones policy, even if the district previously had one, like Jefferson City School District. “We had a policy where kids didn’t have them in classrooms.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County’s top prosecutor will not accept criminal cases submitted by a deputy who recently pleaded guilty to a pair of misdemeanors. Prosecutor Locke Thompson wrote a letter to Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler saying he would not take cases submitted by Mercy Gonzalez, who pleaded guilty last week to reckless driving
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By Alison Patton JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University opened its doors Wednesday to invite new students on campus ahead of the fall semester. Madison Nelson is a freshman who moved into the newly renovated Dawson Hall. “I’m actually very excited for the semester,” Nelson said. “I feel like Lincoln will bring the inner me
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