Jefferson City News Archives

A Vienna woman was killed Oct. 26 in a two-vehicle accident at 9:35 a.m. on U.S. Highway 63 at Scenic Ridge Trails.

A mid-Missouri crash has left two people dead.The Jefferson City Police Department says the crash happened around 1:20 a.m. Saturday in southern Callaway County.Twenty-five-year-old Christina Smith was headed northbound on U.S. 54 and lost control of her car as she tried to exit onto Missouri 94.

Nixon names new economic development director

Missouri labor officials are promoting workplace safety programs after a three-month spike in people killed on the job.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. a ' Friends and family laid 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten to rest in Jefferson City Wednesday.

It has been an especially difficult week for Jefferson City students. Elizabeth Olten was a student at Pioneer Trails Elementary and the 15-year-old suspect is a student at Jefferson City high school.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is appealing a trial court ruling that blocked a proposed hog farm from locating near Arrow Rock.

An organizational meeting of directors and supervisors from 81 of the 911 centers across the state met in Jefferson City on Oct.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Gov. Jay Nixon on Wednesday cut an additional $204 million from Missouri's budget and eliminated nearly 700 jobs in attempt to offset a continued decline in state tax revenues.

A judge heard from the attorney of a 15-year-old accused of murdering nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten, who was laid to rest the same day.

A teenage suspect in the slaying of a 9-year-old Missouri girl will remain in juvenile custody until a judge decides next month whether the first-degree murder case should be tried in adult court.

A teenage suspect in the slaying of a 9-year-old Missouri girl will remain in juvenile custody while a judge decides whether the case should be tried in adult court.

Jefferson City -- The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the convictions and death sentence of a man for a quadruple murder in suburban St.

A juvenile is in custody for the murder of Elizabeth Olten. Charges are pending.

Eds: APNewsNow. By CHRIS BLANK Associated Press Writer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The 15-year-old suspect in the killing of 9-year-old Elizabeth Olten will appear in a Missouri courtroom for a closed hearing.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 10:49 PM The Sylvan Learning Center, which closed down for financial reasons,A reopens in Columbia under new management.

KMOX.com JEFFERSON CITY, Mo -- A state official says the reason Missouri is ranked fifth in the nation in a study on child abuse and neglect deaths, ... Report ranks Missouri fifth in deaths from child abuse or neglect Kansas City Star Missouri ranked 5th in child abuse deaths KRCG Death By Neglect Threatens Missouri Children KCUR all 466 news ...

Police served a warrant at a neighbor's house hours after finding the body of a missing 9-year-old girl in a heavily wooded area of central Missouri.

It took the Lafayette County jurors over four hours to reach their decision. Belle man arrested for meth By Newsdesk KRCG Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 4:55 PM A Maries County deputy pulled over George Moody for driving erraticly on Highway 28 near Vichy earlyA Saturday morning.

JEFFERSON CITY > FARMERS TO GET DISASTER AID Farmers in about two-thirds of Missouri's counties, including St.

AHN Jefferson City, MO - A teenager has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 9-year-old Missouri girl.

Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:17 p.m. A power project more than two years in development is now operational at the Jefferson City correctional center.

St. Martins, MO - After missing for two days, Elizabeth Olten, age 9, was found dead Friday not far from Jefferson City, Missouri, on Friday.

A parole absconder from St. Louis is believed to have shot another man in a Tuesday night robbery near downtown Jefferson City, then was shot by one of his victims who acted in self-defense. Patrick Evans, 37, who was released from prison two weeks ago, was found hiding in a small room in an upstairs apartment at 611 E. Capitol Ave.

Authorities in Cole County, Missouri are looking for a nine-year-old girl who did not come home after visiting a friend Wednesday night.

Friday, October 23, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. ST. MARTINS, Mo. a ' The body of a missing 9-year-old Missouri girl was found in a wooded area near the state capital on Friday, two days after she was last seen walking from a neighbor's home, police said.

ST. MARTINS, Mo. a " Dozens of people have been searching a wooded area near Jefferson City, Missouri for a 9-year-old girl who vanished after visiting a friend.The Cole County sheriff says Elizabeth Olten left a friend's house shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday and was used to walking the quarter-mile to her home through neighbors' yards.

Missouri's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says it is dropping plans to create statewide math exams for 'integrated math' curriculums.

Cole County, Missouri authorities are looking for a 9-year-old girl who did not return home after visiting a friend.

St.Louis Review JEFFERSON CITY a ' George Lombardi, director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, has quite a selling point.

JEFFERSON CITY - Missourians, today is your day. That's because today is "Missouri Day." It's not a holiday in a traditional sense.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Wet weather is getting the blame as a new report shows Missouri's fall harvest running two weeks to a month behind the normal rate.

Jefferson City -- More criminal charges could be coming against the owners of a southwest Missouri group home where 11 people died in a November 2006 fire.

DAVID A. LIEB JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. a ' Employees in Missouri 's parks system learned Monday that more than 100 positions are being eliminated because of declining tax revenues that finance that agency.

Former politician turned political consultant Rod Jetton has heard it all before.

Preliminary hearings have been set for three of the six suspects in last week's home invasion at a mobile home in the Apache Flats area west of Jefferson City.

Jefferson City Police have arrested and chargedA a St. Louis man for shooting a man he planned to rob.

COLUMBIA Gov. Jay Nixon will hold a press conference 10 a.m. Friday in Jefferson City to address why two Lake of the Ozarks beaches were not closed this summer.

Five Springfield area residents took part in the 36th Annual Silver Haired Legislature in Jefferson City on Oct.

Prosecutors have charged an eighth person in a robbery that led to the death of one of the robbers.

A Jefferson City man is recovering in the hospital this morning after he was shot during a robbery last night and police say the gunman is on the loose.

Jefferson City -- Two St. Louis residents have asked a court to strike down Missouri's latest economic incentives law in an attempt to halt tax credits for a massive redevelopment project.

Filing for a position on the Jefferson City council begins today. Five seats are up for election in 2010.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. a ' A Senate budget leader called for restructuring Missouri's Career Ladder program on Thursday.

Thunderstorms did not deter some people from spending last night outside a new Jefferson City restaurant.

Two mid-Missourians have been charged with murder after a deadly blaze in a two-story building in Linn.The Jefferson City News-Tribune reported Friday that prosecutors in Osage County charged 34-year-olds Lisa R. Willer and John R. Tharp with second-degree murder and first-degree arson.

Three more people have been charged in a Jefferson City home robbery that left one of their accomplishes dead from a gunshot.

In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 photo, Pat, left, and Loren Holmgren of Clancy, Mont., look at the Lewis & Clark Trailhead monument in Jefferson City.

Employers can mandate H1N1 flu shots but what happens if you refuse to get one? Curbside recycling less than a month away By Kermit Miller Tuesday, October 06, 2009 at 6:19 PM Workers are already distributing the collection bins and the waste hauling company is trying to anticipate any possible snafu's. 1 dead, 3 charged in burglary gone bad By ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. a ' The Missouri Department of Transportation is turning to YouTube to gain support for rebuilding I-70. MoDOT created a video showing the deterioration that takes place below the pavement over a period of 50 years.

Columbia's first Catholic high school will be named after the nation's first known black priest.

A Russellville man has claimed a $3 million Missouri Lottery prize. Lottery officials said 45-year-old Roger Schnieders bought the "$200,000 A Year for Life" scratcher ticket at a Casey's General Store in Jefferson City on Sept.

A western Missouri town plans to use gas from a landfill to produce electricity to power homes.

Lewis and Clark remain popular among history buffs visiting the state capital. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports that nearly 1,800 visitors learned about the Corps of Discovery's Captain's Mess from Jefferson City-area volunteers this travel season.

Friday, October 02, 2009 at 12:28 p.m. Update: Oct. 2 at 12:47 p.m. A Coca-Cola delivery truck is on its side on the intersection of Missouri Blvd and Highway 50 near Captial Plaza and St.

The Missouri health department is sponsoring a week of events on the rights of residents in long-term care facilities.

Thursday, October 01, 2009 at 5:10 p.m. The Jefferson City High School Homecoming Parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. this evening.A Bring an umbrella, support the Jays, and have a great time!A A pep rally will follow the parade on the north side of the capitol.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. a ' The summer e-coli controversy at the Lake of the Ozarks continues to generate more political fallout.