Why did they sound the sirens in Jefferson City Wednesday night? The National Weather Service DID issue a severe thunderstorm warning for Cole County. Presiding Commissioner Sam Bushman says JC-PD 9-1-1 staffers activated the sirens without notifying county officials. County Emergency Management Director Nick Tietsort says the Weather Service recently modified their designations …
Read More »Middle school kids face trouble after last week’s threats at a JC school
ABC – 17 — Students who were involved in a social media threat against Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Jefferson City have been suspended and are being referred for expulsion and police investigation, the principal said in a letter to parents sent over the weekend. Principal Shawn Kelsch warned parents of …
Read More »Man pleads to being a ‘felon with a gun’
ABC – 17 — A federal jury convicted a Jefferson City man of illegally having a gun that he used to shoot another person, the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri said. Dana R. Day Jr., 31, was found guilty Wednesday on one count of …
Read More »Big Bucks for the KWOS Commerce Bank One for One Holiday Food Drive! Thank You!
Lots of less fortunate Mid – Missourians will have food on the table this Christmas thanks to you. KWOS teamed up with our other Zimmer stations and ABC – 17 for this week’s Commerce Bank One for One Holiday Food Drive … The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri …
Read More »Vandals hit JC park
Abc-17 — The Missouri State Fire Marshal is helping to investigate what sparked a fire Monday night in Jefferson City. Fire Department crews responded to the 300 block of Jackson Street at 8:46 p.m. Once firefighters arrived, they saw flames coming from a window on the second floor of the …
Read More »JCMO fire under investigation
Abc-17 — The Missouri State Fire Marshal is helping to investigate what sparked a fire Monday night in Jefferson City. Fire Department crews responded to the 300 block of Jackson Street at 8:46 p.m. Once firefighters arrived, they saw flames coming from a window on the second floor of the …
Read More »Windy weather for Mid Missouri
ABC-17 — An intersection in downtown Columbia is back open this morning, after being closed due to a traffic light down in the road. the intersection at Seventh and Cherry was closed around 9:20 p.m. The signal fell during storms Wednesday night. In Miller County, the Iberia Rural Fire Protection …
Read More »Big pot bust on I – 70
ABC – 17 — Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers found 60 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 70 in Boone County. Troopers stopped Renard Patten, 43, of Columbia, a 2017 Chevy Traverse for following too closely Monday afternoon. According to a Twitter post, Callaway County Sheriffs …
Read More »Man who spent years behind bars says it’s time for legal marijuana
You might remember the story of Jeff Mizansky. He’s the Sedalia man who spent 21 – years of a life without parole sentence after his ‘third strike’ marijuana conviction before Governor Jay Nixon commuted his imprisonment. Mizansky thinks it’s unfair that Missourians are still jailed for something that’s legal if …
Read More »KWOS and the Commerce Bank One for One Holiday Food Drive
KWOS is teaming up with ABC 17 and partnering with the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri to help feed people in need this holiday season. Commerce Bank One for One Holiday Food and Fund Drive. The Food Bank is accepting donations of non-perishable food and money to help …
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