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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City River Market opened to the public today with a ribbon-cutting held by city and county officials at 3 p.m. The contract for this project was approved in September 2024, and groundbreaking took place in May 2025. Jefferson City spokeswoman Molly Bryan said the project costs $8.3 mi
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Salvation Army says it is doubling the number of beds at its shelter. According to a Facebook post, the Center of Hope shelter is undergoing a full renovation that will double its capacity from 31 to 62 beds. The project includes adding a new family wing, transitioning open
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three Missouri Supreme Court hearings are set to take place Wednesday regarding potential November ballot measures. Respect Missouri Voters will be at the Supreme Court as the group continues to fight for Amendment 6 regarding the citizen-led petition to be on the November ballot. The group l
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Arguments challenging Missouri Senate Bill 3 will be heard again Tuesday morning after a lawsuit was dismissed and appealed. State Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove), State Rep. Bryant Wolfin (R-Ste. Genevieve) and Ron Calzone from Maries County filed the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality o
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is in custody after authorities claim he repeatedly assaulted a baby. Noah J. Humphus, 23, was charged on Thursday in Cole County with first-degree domestic assault and child abuse. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond and has not had a court date scheduled. Th
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One patient was flown to University Hospital on Sunday after a mountain-bike accident occurred on the Binder Park trail system in Jefferson City, according to a social media post from Cole County Emergency Services. “Due to the remote location of the patient specialized resources from the Jefferson
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was indicted by a federal grand jury in a fatal overdose case, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of justice. Bryan Isiah Thomas, 37, is charged with multiple counts of distributing fentanyl and a count of distributing drugs resulting in death. He is bei
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Second Mountain held a two-day leadership conference highlighting culture change inside maximum security prisons at Jefferson City Correctional Center. Second Mountain is a nonprofit based out of Kansas City that focuses on creating culture change inside of prisons. The prison leadership conf
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Forty-nine Lincoln University students are temporarily moved out of Anthony Hall until at least the end of the fall semester after mold was discovered growing in an empty dorm room. Students were initially notified on Wednesday and moved out that evening and throughout Thursday. "We got an em
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has been charged with three felonies after a 3-week-old baby fell and allegedly tested positive for multiple drugs. Tayvian Brown was charged on Wednesday with three counts of child endangerment. A no-bond warrant was issued on Wednesday and she was not listed on the Cole Cou
Staffing at the Jefferson City Fire Department has been stagnant for about two decades, according to Chief Matt Schofield. And despite a significant increase in call volume during that period, additional fire personnel and some equipment remain unfunded in fiscal year 2027. The post Jefferson City firefighters face 36%
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moniteau County man was charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor after two children and an adult were injured on Monday night from a crash during a high-speed chase. Jaden Bennett, 23, of California, Missouri, was charged on Tuesday in Cole County with aggravated fleeing, two counts of first
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