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Thursday, September 11th, 2025
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Good morning, Jefferson City. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 11th of September.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ United Way of Central Missouri turned 100 this year and will hold a community block party (its centennial celebration) to kick off its 2025 fundraising campaign. Jefferson City News Tribune
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EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Lincoln University will mark its 100th Homecoming by presenting the inaugural Sapphire Award at the Centennial Masked Ball on Friday, October 31st+ six honorees will be inducted for their leadership and service that reinforce the Blue Tiger tradition. Lincoln University of Missouri
- ➤ Jefferson City High School announced its Homecoming Court with king Jason Spruiell Jr. and queen Jenna Schnipper—Spruiell is the son of Sonya and Jason Spruiell Sr.—. Jefferson City News Tribune
- ➤ American Water is funding a new hydration station for JCAC, a local public school in Jefferson City — the station will be installed soon to provide students with clean water. Jefferson City News Tribune
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Missouri House passed a new congressional map that splits the 5th District and boosts GOP chances, and it will go to the Missouri Senate and Gov. Mike Kehoe for signature this week. Opponents plan a referendum and legal challenge—voters may decide in upcoming elections if the map applies to the 2026 midterms. Jefferson City News Tribune
- ➤ Representative Mark Alford of Missouri's fourth district paused all public events after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday at a Utah college, saying his office will not risk the safety of his family, staff & his own amid rising political violence. ABC 17
- ➤ Yesterday, protesters filled the State Capitol as political leaders and local residents expressed deep concern over Governor Kehoe's special session on redistricting and its effects on minority voters—attendees, including national lawmakers, pledged future legal challenges if the plan went through. KRCG-TV
- ➤ Nearly 1,000 volunteers gathered signatures on Wednesday night for a ballot initiative aimed at protecting majority rule in Missouri—an effort led by the Respect Missouri Voters Coalition that seeks to keep citizen initiative rights intact on the 2026 ballot. The campaign will work to stop legislative changes that could override voters' decisions. Jefferson City News Tribune
- ➤ The city is moving forward with plans to demolish the Madison Street garage after the Jefferson City Historic Preservation Commission approved a demolition review Tuesday—clear steps are now being taken to remove the structure. Jefferson City News Tribune
- ➤ A group of hemp business leaders and advocates filed four initiative petitions Tuesday in Jefferson City asking voters to let marijuana and hemp products be sold in the same stores as alcohol and tobacco. The petitions—led by American Shaman—seek to replace the law that made recreational marijuana legal in 2022 while keeping current tax rules and will gather signatures until May for a November ballot. Jefferson City News Tribune
- ➤ Officials said Wednesday that the senior citizen property tax freeze is expected to lower revenue for county taxing entities – its full impact remains uncertain. Jefferson City News Tribune
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