JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City has issued about 32% more expired-meter parking tickets this year after hiring a private company to manage the city’s parking operations. The Jefferson City Council hired PCI Municipal Services last year to take over parking operations and management under a five-year, $4.8 million contract. The change also brought new
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lanes at a downtown Jefferson City intersection will be closed later this week for water service replacement, according to a press release from the Jefferson City Department of Public Works. Beginning 7 a.m. Thursday, contracts will conduct a water service replacement at 330 Bolivar St. The release says the work will require
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Contractors who are installing Google Fiber will be seen along Stadium Boulevard in Jefferson City this week. Contractors from Verita Communications will be working along the road between Southwest Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue, according to a Monday press release from Jefferson City. Work will occur 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. The
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council introduced a bill and approved a resolution related to a new downtown parking garage at its meeting Monday. The council introduced a bill authorizing the sale of $35 million in bonds to finance a new parking garage at the corner of Madison Street and East Capitol Avenue.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council on Monday night unanimously passed its budget for fiscal year 2027. The fiscal year for the city begins Nov. 1 and ends Oct. 31. The total budget is $88,573,996. with the General Fund expected to be $45,542,623 per city documents. City information and previous reporting show it’s an
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after a woman died following a crash in Jefferson City. Damon L. Crocker, 57, of Centertown, was charged with one count of DWI resulting in the death of another. Court documents state that Crocker was seen on surveillance footage leaving the Office Bar around 3:54 p.m. Friday.
Continue Reading
The group Show Me Resistance is planning to gather in Jefferson City on Sunday as part of a “Get the Flock Out of Missouri” protest against Flock cameras.
The protest is set to start at 11 a.m. at Community Park, located at 725 Marshall St., where people will rally before splitting off to gather around Flock cameras in the city.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman died Friday evening after she was hit by a truck. According to a news release from the Jefferson City Police Department, officers were called to The Office bar in the 900 block of West McCarty Street shortly before 4 p.m. for a reported vehicle-pedestrian crash. A 67-year-old woman
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge that has been closed to vehicles since 2018 could reopen as Jefferson City seeks state funding to replace it and improve access to Washington Park. The Jefferson City Council will vote Monday on a grant application to replace the Ohio Street bridge. The bridge, which crosses Wears Creek to
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Traffic backed up Friday morning heading into Jefferson City due to a car crash. The Missouri Department of Transportation warned drivers that westbound Highway 54 had been narrowed near the Missouri River Bridge for the crash. A MoDOT camera showed a line of traffic in both lanes on the highway heading
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced on Thursday that it is expanding specialized care to Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City to include urology services. A press release from MU Health Care says the new clinic will be located on the third floor of the Madison Street Medical Building and surgeries can begin
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of raping an 81-year-old dementia patient at a nursing home while he was employed as a certified nursing assistant has pleaded down to lesser charges. Joseph Hull, of Jefferson City, was originally charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident. He pleaded guilty
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Beginning Thursday, cellphones will no longer be allowed in the Cole County Courthouse for most members of the public. An order from Aug. 24 that is shared on the county’s website says exceptions are made for attorneys in good standing, state and county employees on court business, law enforcement personnel, jurors, bondsmen
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University in Jefferson City is set to receive $1.58 million in federal funding, according to multiple press releases from government officials. The money is part of a one-time investment of more than $174 million by the federal government toward Historically Black Colleges and Universities, according to a Sept. 22 press release
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported, but an adult and two children were displaced by a fire at a Jefferson City duplex on Tuesday afternoon. A press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department says crews were called at 2:46 p.m. to the 1000 block of Elizabeth Street. The fire was found in the
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City will get $10 million in financial assistance from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for upgrades to its wastewater collection system, a Wednesday press release from the DNR says. The release says the city expects the funding to cover the entire project. “The completed project is expected to reduce sanitary
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Council’s rejection of rezoning for a permanent homeless shelter won’t stop a community group working on the project, according to a statement from Housing the Community Jefferson City. Housing the Community released the statement after the city council voted 6-3 Monday night to reject rezoning for a homeless
Continue Reading
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The hardwood at historic Fleming Fieldhouse now bears the name of a two-time NBA Champion. On Monday morning, Jefferson City High School officially dedicated the Jays’ basketball court to local legend and two-time NBA Champion Ogugua “OG” Anunoby. They did so with an all-school assembly, which was attended by Anunoby’s former
Continue Reading The Jefferson City Room at the Inn hopes to move forward with possible next steps towards expansion after Monday.
The Jefferson City Council is set to hold a public hearing Monday night about possibly rezoning a vacant building in the city to house a new resource center and emergency shelter.
Continue Reading
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An employee at a Jefferson City Walgreen’s has been charged after she allegedly stole $7,822.61 from the business over multiple months. DeBreana Daniels, of Jefferson City, was charged in Cole County with stealing more than $750. She posted a $5,000 bond on Aug. 11. A criminal summons was issued for Daniels on
Continue Reading