JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department is warning residents about an increase in vehicle break-ins and thefts in the community. The department said there have been several reports of vehicles being entered this week, including one vehicle stolen from Mesa Avenue. On Friday, the department shared surveillance footage on social media showing The post Jefferson City police see an increase in vehicle break-ins and thefts appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

A 23-year-old Jefferson City man is facing two felony charges after a four-month-old girl in his care was hospitalized with multiple broken bones and other injuries. Court documents say doctors contacted police Thursday after finding bruising and fractures to the child’s ribs and legs. Medical professionals said some injuries were consistent with shaking. The child’s...

The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously voted yesterday that Secretary of State Denny Hoskins put the map on the November ballot. The Supreme Court’s ruling reversed a Cole County judge’s decision, who originally said that Missouri’s referendum powers do not apply to redistricting, but the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the plain text in the...

Cole County EMS responded to a report of an unresponsive individual in the Missouri River in Jefferson City Friday afternoon around 3:17 p.m. They located the person floating face down near the Noren River Access in North Jefferson City. Crews launched a rescue boat around 3:37 p.m. and found the individual deceased. Detectives with the...

A Jefferson City man is facing charges after allegedly abusing an elderly person. Authorities responded to a report in the early hours of Thursday and discovered the elderly victim on oxygen, in tears in the kitchen of the home. The victim claimed that 31-year-old Tommy Teyrell Jones was heavily intoxicated and punched them causing them...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dead body was found floating face down in the Missouri River near the Noren River Access in North Jefferson City, the Jefferson City Police Department announced in a Friday press release. First responders were called at 3:17 p.m. for a report of an unresponsive person floating face down, the release says. The post Body found in Missouri River near Jefferson City appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.

A Cole County jury has found 33-year-old Korey D. Owens guilty on two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy involving a child. The charges stem from a 2015 child abuse investigation. Prosecutors say the victim testified about extensive abuse, with that account supported by disclosures to multiple adults, including forensic interviewers and Children’s Division investigators. The...

A federal grand jury in Jefferson City has indicted two suspects for March’s daring $1.3 million armed robbery of Boonville’s Isle of Capri casino. The daytime robbery included two heavily-armed […]

(Missouri Independent) – An effort to restrict the legislature’s ability to rewrite laws and constitutional amendments approved by voters through the initiative process will be on the Nov. 3 ballot, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a unanimous decision overturning Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green, the court ruled Secretary of State Denny Hoskins […] The post Missouri voters will decide limits on lawmakers rewriting ballot measures appeared first on KTTN 92.3 FM &