JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: Video that included a Missouri Department of Natural Resources sign has been removed. A sharp increase in camping violations on Missouri Department of Conservation areas prompted new regulations requiring campers to obtain permits beginning in March 2027. Under the new regulations, campers will need to purchase a $5 permit
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City voters will decide next Tuesday whether to double the city’s existing public safety sales tax to help fund police and fire department salaries, benefits and equipment. Voters approved the quarter-cent sales tax in 2021. The tax generates 25 cents for every $100 spent on taxable purchases in Jefferson City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old deputy was injured in a crash on Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City on Sunday. Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said in response to an email that the male deputy was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening and released from the hospital. The Jefferson City Police Department, which is investigating
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Jefferson City girl was seriously injured in a crash that occurred Thursday afternoon in Russellville, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at the intersection of Routes C and AA, according to the report. A 29-year-old Russellville woman was in her 2015 Ford
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new childcare subsidy program helped one Mid-Missouri mother cut her childcare costs by more than half. Kids Win Missouri oversees the Child Care Works program, which is designed to help families afford childcare while helping employers recruit and retain workers. The program splits childcare costs among the state, participating employers
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) More Mid-Missouri students are exploring careers in the skilled trades, according to construction industry officials. More than 1,500 high school students registered for Build My Future Central Missouri, a construction career showcase held Wednesday at the Jefferson City Jaycees Fairgrounds. The event featured hands-on activities where students could practice laying bricks,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The prosecution is no longer seeking the death penalty for a man accused of shooting and killing two people in 2022 at a Jefferson City bar. Damien Davis, 39, is charged in Cole County with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission is considering an ordinance that would prohibit residents from leaving storm debris in the public right-of-way for the county to remove. Cole County Western District Commissioner Harry Otto said the proposal follows a July 4 storm that left fallen trees, branches and other debris throughout the county.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that started in an encampment damaged a large chunk of an advertising billboard along Highway 50 in Jefferson City on Sunday night, according to the fire department. Firefighters were called out at about 11:30 p.m. to a camp in the 1400 block of westbound Highway 50, the Jefferson City Fire
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Millions of dollars are pouring into the fight over abortion rights as Missouri voters prepare to decide the fate of Amendment 3 for a second time in two years. Her Health, Her Future hosted its “Say Yes on 3” rally at Concord Baptist Church in Jefferson City, where speakers shared why
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Lodging Association has filed an appeal in its case against the city. The lodging association filed a lawsuit in 2025 against the city, the Jefferson City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. It alleges that lodging tax funds collected for the Jefferson City
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Millions of dollars are being raised and spent in the fight over Missouri’s abortion policy. Thursday was the quarterly deadline for committees to file with the Missouri Ethics Commission over money raised and spent during the election cycle. Groups involved in the debate over Amendment 3 were among the many groups to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Commission voted Tuesday to increase health insurance premiums for county employees in 2027 as rising medical and prescription costs put pressure on the county’s insurance budget. The county’s health insurance reserves have declined from about $3.2 million at the beginning of 2023 to a projected balance of slightly
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This will make for a drastic spike in water bills. The average St. Louis County customer using 5,900 gallons per month would be billed $23 more. Customers outside the county who use 4,500 would have to pay an additional $15 per month.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City municipal government is preparing for the possible demolition of the historic former J.C. Penney building, though officials say a developer could save part of the structure. The building at 206-208 E. High St. has been on the city’s dangerous-building list since 2023 and has been vacant since 2018,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate who pleaded guilty to attacking a guard in 2022 at Jefferson City Correctional Center will be sentenced in December. Gavin Syring, 29, pleaded guilty on Oct. 1 to first-degree assault and violence against a Department of Corrections employee. Court filings show he will be sentenced at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday in Cole County after authorities claim he ran over a woman’s leg with his car. Matthew Hope, 35, is charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. He waived his arraignment, pleaded
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Across the Show-Me State, more than 122,000 Missourians aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the latest data from the Department of Health and Senior Services. One-in-three seniors die from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia across the country. “That is a staggering figure,” said Senior Program
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City officials are considering new regulations for homeless shelters, drawing concerns from local advocates about how the rules could affect existing services. The Jefferson City Public Works and Planning Commission voted Thursday morning to send a proposed ordinance regulating shelters to the City Council. The ordinance would apply to overnight
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Lincoln University students and alumni want a federal judge to fix what they claim is decades of underfunding from the state. Seven people, represented by Calloway Law and the 1890 Project, filed the federal lawsuit against Gov. Mike Kehoe, the state’s higher education departments, and University of Missouri
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