Tag: Cole County
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Thunderstorms With Hail Cause Damage And Power Outages Throughout Missouri
A line of severe thunderstorms rolled through mid-Missouri causing damage and outages during the evening hours of Friday, Mar. 14, 2025. A confirmed tornado hit Rolla shortly before 8. Wind gusts reached 74 miles per hour in Jefferson City. The Centralia High School reported a power outage yesterday (Friday) afternoon, however were able to continue…
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Jefferson City Police Department Releases Identity Of Person Shot And Killed During Officer Involved Shooting
The following press release is from the Jefferson City Police Department. The deceased individual from Friday’s shooting has been identified as Julie Knehans, 53, of Jefferson City. The officers involved have been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation and a Jefferson City Police Department internal administrative review.…
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One Person Dead Following Officer Involved Shooting In Jefferson City
The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating an officer involved shooting that left one person dead in Jefferson City. According to the Jefferson City Police Department their officers were dispatched to the 200 block of Gordon Street for a burglary in progress during the afternoon hours of Friday, Mar. 7, 2025. During the investigation, officers encountered…
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Man Taken To Hospital With Serious Injuries Following Fire At Jefferson City Storage Building
The following press release was sent out from the Jefferson City Fire Department. Jefferson City Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in a storage building in the 2500 Block of C Hwy in Jefferson City. Dispatched at 0138 hours, first-arriving fire crews encountered heavy fire involvement and immediately initiated fire attack on…
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Structure Fire At Warehouse Tire & Muffler Christy Dr. Jefferson City Mo.
The following press release was sent from the Jefferson City Fire Department. On January 31, 2025, at approximately 9:38pm, emergency crews responded to a structure fire at Warehouse Tire & Muffler, located at 1611 Christy Dr, Suite B, in Jefferson City. The initial report from a car driving by on Hwy 54 stated that a…
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One Person Displaced And Two Cats Rescued After Structure Fire In Jefferson City
One was person has been displaced following a fire at a Jefferson City home during the morning hours of Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to the fire near the 100 block of Taylor Street. According to the press release, a neighbor in the area said smoke was seen coming from…
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Charges Filed Against Three Men Accused Of Forgery And Stealing In Audrain And Cole Counties
Three men charged with forgery and stealing in Audrain County were charged with four counts of Forgery in Cole County. Durrail J. Williams, Anthony Williams, and Tavion D. Young have been charged after being accused of buying items at several Jefferson City businesses with fake $100 bills. On November 21st, Audrain County prosecutors charged the…
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Man And Woman Taken Seriously Injured In Cole County Motorcycle Accident
A Jefferson City man and woman suffered serious injuries following a motorcycle crash in Cole County during the evening hours of Friday, September 27, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report it happened on Highway 50, .5 miles west of Route D. 60-year-old David Rapier was driving the motorcycle with passenger 45-year-old…
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Jefferson City Crash Leaves Three People Injured
Three people are recovering from injuries following a crash on the 2300 block of Missouri Boulevard in Jefferson City during the evening hours of Tuesday, August 6, 2024. According to the Jefferson City Police Department’s crash report it happened just before 6pm. when a 16-year-old girl attempted to make a right turn in her vehicle…
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Fulton High Graduate Assigned To Missouri Highway Patrol’s Troop F
Captain Jason N. Crites, commanding officer of Troop F, is pleased to announce the assignment of a new trooper to Troop F. The trooper was a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s 118th Recruit Class that graduated on December 22, 2023. Trooper Hunter W. Hampton, of Fulton, Missouri, has been assigned to Zone 1,…
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Jefferson City Fire Department Responds To Back-To-Back Fire Calls Wednesday Night
(Photo Provided By Jefferson City Fire Department) The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to two separate fire calls last (Wednesday) night. The first was reported just after 7:30pm in the 600 block of Chestnut Street. Fire personnel arrived to find a small residential structure heavily involved in fire. The building suffered a partial collapse shortly…
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Jury Trial Scheduled For Fulton Man Accused Of Killing His Classmate
A jury trial is set for December for a Fulton man accused of killing his classmate in 1991. 46-year-old William “Chris” Niemet is accused of killing Greg Jones in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones and Niemet were both 14 at the time. Niemet was charged with first-degree murder. A jury trial was initially set for…
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Mexico Man Sentenced To Federal Prison
A 23-year old Mexico man is now sentenced for distributing methamphetamine. Myron Samare Mahaney will spend just over 7 years in federal prison without parole after pleading guilty last November to the distribution charge and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges stem from a pursuit where Mahaney fled from troopers into…
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Death Investigation Of Audrain County Jail Inmate Ongoing
The death of an Audrain County Jail inmate is under investigation, according to Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler. In a press release from Sheriff Wheeler, Audrain County Sheriff Matt Oller contacted him at 8:00 p.m. on September 22 regarding an inmate death in the Audrain County Jail and wanted an outside agency to investigate and…
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Cole County Sheriff Warns of Telephone Scam
The Cole County Sheriff’s Department sent out a press release warning of a telephone scam involving people missing court or missing jury duty. Suspects identify themselves as deputies from the Cole County Sheriff’s Department, saying victims missed jury duty or a court date and now have to pay with money orders or face arrest. The…