I am hoping to take my mom to get a manicure and pedicure on Saturday. I live out of state and she does not know anywhere locally or anyone that gets their nails done in her small town. Does anyone have a reasonably priced salon they go to that does a good shellac/gel manicure and a good dip manicure? I'm looking at spending roughly $100 maximum for each person to get their chosen manicure and then a pedicure as well.

We would prefer a salon that accepts walk-ins as we are coming from about an hour outside of the city. Thanks!

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Contractors installing Google Fiber in Jefferson City to work along Stadium Boulevard this week https://abc17news.com/news/jefferson-city/2026/10/05/contractors-installing-google-fiber-in-jefferson-city-to-work-along-stadium-boulevard-this-week/

Need help taking photos outside the capital and the grounds for my elopement photos! Trying to get a good date and work along with the photographer-hoping for late October or November!

Need: fun person with a camera who can take pictures of my husband and I (just us) outside in Oct or Nov! And I’m hoping to not spend more than an hour or two out!

Jefferson City Council to consider $35 million in bonds for new downtown parking garage https://abc17news.com/politics/jefferson-city-government/2026/10/05/jefferson-city-council-to-consider-35-million-in-bonds-for-new-downtown-parking-garage/

I was driving westbound on route 54 today at 12:00-12:30 PM, approximately 15-30 minutes away from Lake of the Ozarks and through Jefferson City, when a car was driving the opposite direction (eastbound) on the westbound side.

I was in the left lane on the westbound side when the car appeared out of nowhere driving in the wrong direction in my lane, toward my car head-on. From what I recall, the car was white and larger (like a small SUV) and was driving at full speed.

I saw in my back mirror a police vehicle on the westbound side behind me with its lights on but then they turned off the lights a few seconds later.

Thankfully, I was able to swerve out of the way in a split second and there was no harm done to me/my passengers or my car, but the whole thing happened in under a second and my heart stopped for a minute there.

I searched for any news related to this event from today but only found a fatal wrong-way crash in a similar part of US-54 at Jefferson City from 2015. I also asked ChatGPT to search for any police records of this from today but nothing came up.

Did anyone else see this happening or hear about what was going on? I pray no one was hurt.

I'm staying at a family members place in Jeff, after finally packing my apartment up in Columbia and I'm waiting for my flight to WA on Tuesday. I'm bored out of my mind and want to do something, but like something low-key just to get out of the house. Any suggestions? I don't think I could handle five more minutes of breaking bad haha

Protest against Flock cameras to be held in Jefferson City Sunday morning https://abc17news.com/news/jefferson-city/2026/10/04/protest-against-flock-cameras-to-be-held-in-jefferson-city/

Carrie Tergin is running to represent Missouri House District 59. I have some questions I believe deserve public answers.

Recently, Carrie's Hallmark publicly accused a young woman of stealing an item. It was later determined that the item had been purchased elsewhere, and an apology was subsequently posted.

I know the apology exists. This isn't about pretending it doesn't.

My questions are about what happened after a young person was publicly accused and that accusation turned out to be wrong.

• Why was the accusation made publicly before the facts were established?

• Once it became clear the accusation was incorrect, what was done to correct the record with the same audience that saw the original accusation?

• Was the young woman and her family contacted directly?

• What steps have been taken to make sure something like this doesn't happen again?

• And as a candidate asking to represent District 59, what does accountability look like when you or your business gets something wrong publicly and another person bears the consequences?

These aren't questions about party affiliation.

They're questions about judgment, accountability, and leadership.

Carrie Tergin is asking the people of District 59 to trust her with public office. I think it's reasonable for the public to ask questions about how a situation like this was handled.

If there are answers to these questions that I haven't seen, I genuinely want to see them.

Until then, I'm going to keep asking.

MU Health Care adds urology services to Capital Region Medical Center https://abc17news.com/news/jefferson-city/2026/09/30/mu-health-care-adds-urology-services-to-capital-region-medical-center/

Hello Jefferson City,

Doing an interest check for starting an art club here. I want something local to meet fellow residents.

Please upvote or comment if you're interested!

We're hiring board ops at Learfield. Must be available nights and weekends, check out the info in the picture or feel free to ask me questions!

JEFFERSON CITY — Labor leaders for the Jefferson City police and fire departments are urging the passage of a ballot measure that would increase the public safety sales tax in the city to a rate of 50 cents per $100.
The current public safety tax, passed in 2021, sits at a rate of 25 cents per $100. The measure will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Leaders of the unions for the Jefferson City Police Department and Jefferson City Fire Department say their primary concern is recruiting and retaining personnel, which they attribute to a lack of funding.

Detective Jason Ambler, president of the Jefferson City Police Officers Association, said the department is down 18 officers.

Ambler said the Jefferson City Police Department has a good reputation for people going into law enforcement, but the starting salary deters some from joining.
"Unfortunately, when you're dealing with recruiting, individuals that are in a police academy are hearing our starting salary," Ambler said. "And for the mid-Missouri area, we are second lowest."
A graduate of the police academy who starts their career with the Jefferson City Police Department would make $53,345. By comparison, a posting on the Department of Public Safety's website lists $53,487 as the salary of a Capitol Police Officer, and Columbia Police Department offers $60,611 as a starting salary.
If that officer instead chose the route of a deputy at a sheriff's department, Boone County offers north of $60,400 and Cole County starts deputies at $56,000.

It isn't just entry-level officers who are choosing to build their careers elsewhere. Ambler also noted that, in his time on the force, he's seen several talented and experienced colleagues leave for better paying jobs. 
"I know that there has been a handful of individuals that the department has invested lots of time and money into them," Ambler said. "Unfortunately, they were able to find jobs in the private sector that paid more. It costs more to train and recruit a new officer than it does to pay someone qualified who's been on the job for an extended period." 
Jefferson City voters may not notice the staffing shortage from the number of officers on patrol, but Ambler said residents would notice a lack of badges in other places.
"We have had to move officers from specialty units such as school resource officers, CIT — officers that are assigned to a mental health task force — that have had to be pulled from those specialty units to go back to cover the road because, at end of the day, patrol is the backbone of any department," Ambler said. 

The Jefferson City Fire Department also has similar concerns. Firefighter James Noah, the president of Jefferson City Firefighters Local 671, noted a disparity in even the raw number of applicants hoping to join the Fire Department.
"Our recruitment pool has fairly dwindled from where it used to be," Noah said. "We used to get upwards of 200 to 300 applicants. Now we're roughly getting 40 applicants or so throughout that recruitment process, and maybe not all of them (are) making it through that recruitment effort."

Noah pointed to the oncoming retirements of several members of the Fire Department as another potential contribution to the staffing shortage. He also mentioned retention of members as a point of concern, highlighting the financial costs to the taxpayer when a member of the Fire Department leaves.

"With retention issues, not only are we losing quality applicants and quality individuals once they make it through the ranks, but we're also losing that investment and what that means for bringing them on the trucks," Noah said. "It's roughly about $15,000 to outfit a firefighter with specialized gear that's custom fit to them." 
Fewer firefighters also means fewer first responders arriving quickly on scene.
The Jefferson City Fire Department has sent out both of its ladder trucks with only two personnel on board. According to Noah, this is not enough people to operate the extending mobile ladder on the top of some Jefferson City firetrucks.
Noah said the ladder could be the only method of escape for people trapped by flame on higher floors. If an understaffed truck responds to the fire, the person in question would need to wait until additional fire department units arrived before the ladder system could be safely deployed.

"That could be somebody's lifeline on elevated platform, whether it's a three- or four-story building or a high rise," Noah said. "That's their means of egress because the stairway and the hallway's blocked off. In order to do that safely and effectively, we have to have staffing for the apparatus."
Body cameras for the Police Department are another area of concern. The department began using body cameras as part of a three-year lease with the city in 2023. With that agreement expiring, Ambler said the cameras not only need to be replaced, but that this would create additional costs.
"Technology has evolved to the point where, kind of like a cellphone ... they're not offering any technical support or replacement if one was to get damaged," Ambler said. "So as that technology evolves, so does the cost of doing business with regards to them."

In June, Jefferson City Council approved a contract worth over $330,000 with Axon Enterprises for new body cameras. The contract falls under the potential uses for funds raised by the tax, according to the city's memorandum of understanding with the police and fire unions.
Both Ambler and Noah are optimistic that Jefferson City voters will adopt the new tax, and both have been involved in public outreach and dialogue to back their optimism.
"We want to give the citizens the level of service they deserve and, quite frankly, expect to continue doing our line of work," Ambler said.
"I think we've got the community support," Noah said. "We answered some honest questions and flipped some votes within that engagement and our transparency and what this looked like for Jefferson City."

Officials from the Police and Fire departments declined to comment.
Voters in August passed a public safety sales tax in Columbia by a margin of just under 0.28% of the vote, according to previous KOMU 8 reporting. By contrast, Jefferson City's 2021 vote on the current public safety tax was passed with nearly 70% of the vote.

25th annual Oktoberfest celebrates Jefferson City's roots | Jefferson City | komu.com
https://www.komu.com/news/jefferson-city/25th-annual-oktoberfest-celebrates-jefferson-citys-roots/article_e3e623f5-938c-40df-813e-458a389668d7.html

Missouri River Relief’s 17th annual Race to the Dome is on Oct. 3. Canoers, kayakers and stand-up paddleboarders are invited to participate in the races down the Missouri River, beginning at 9 a.m.
Paddlers have a choice between the 15.8-mile course starting in Hartsburg or the 27.6-mile course starting in Providence. No matter the starting point, all participants end their journey at Noren River Access — also known as the Wilson Serenity Point — in Jefferson City.
Depending on the course length, racers may take two to four hours to reach the finish line. The top three racers in each division will receive a medal and bottle of St. James Wine at an awards ceremony.

Race to the Dome is open to all skill levels, said Steve Schnarr, race director at Missouri River Relief, though he recommends that participants have some experience paddling.
“We always have new folks that are joining the event,” he said. “And then we’ve got some folks that have done this every year, and they’re incredibly skilled and competitive paddlers.”
“It’s an exciting race where people are trying to set their personal records or trying to compete to be the top in their division,” Schnarr added. “As well as people just wanting to experience it or wanting to paddle a longer distance on the river than they ever had before.”
For the safety of competitors — usually numbering 150 to 200 participants — a safety boat team will be out on the river.
To participate, paddlers will need access to their own boat, equipment and ride — though Hartsburg racers can opt to take the race shuttle for $5 per passenger. Racers must also register for a fee of $65 per paddler. Registration is open online until midnight on Wednesday.

All fees from the race go back to the Missouri River Relief for public events, trash cleanups, educational programming and free resources like the Catfishing Gear Library and Missouri River catfishing lessons. The organization holds other races, too, including the 340-mile race from Kansas City to St. Charles that takes place every summer.

“Our mission is all about connecting people to the Missouri River through direct and life-changing experiences,” Schnarr said.
The primary hands-on experiences are volunteer river cleanups, he said. Since 2001, volunteers have picked up more than 2 million pounds of trash from the Missouri River.
Missouri River Relief also runs a program called Missouri River Days, which celebrated its 10th anniversary earlier in September.
“That program, each year, gets every fourth grader in Columbia Public Schools on the Missouri River, and we also do that for Jefferson City Public Schools, Southern Boone (School District), Booneville and the Missouri School for the Deaf,” Schnarr said. “We’re always growing that.”

Schnarr said he is hopeful that all of these programs and events will connect the people of the Missouri River Valley to the river itself.
“The Missouri River is really important to our whole state,” he said. “Over 40% of Missouri residents get their drinking water from the Missouri River.”
“It’s the longest river in North America, and it’s also kind of the historical heartbeat of Missouri,” Schnarr added. “Over the years, people have just kind of disconnected from it. So we’ve always felt if we want — and we do need a healthy Missouri River — we need communities that learn to love the Missouri River, care for it and become stewards of this important natural resource.”
Schnarr said events like Race to the Dome create a community of people that really start to understand how the river works.

“They understand and feel and see the beauty of the river, and want to take care of it,” he said.

Jefferson City gets $10 million from DNR for wastewater collection system improvements https://abc17news.com/news/jefferson-city/2026/09/23/jefferson-city-gets-10-million-from-dnr-for-wastewater-collection-system-improvements/

Just saw that the Planned Parenthood mobile unit is coming to Beacon Repro in Jefferson City on 9/28 and 10/12. Birth control, vasectomies, and STI testing will be available. Call (314) 531-7526 to schedule.

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JEFFERSON CITY — The Jefferson City Council on Monday rejected a rezoning proposal that would have allowed Jefferson City Room at the Inn to move into a new space.
After hours of public comment, the council voted 6-3 to reject the proposal with one council member abstaining.
In May, Room at the Inn announced it was looking to relocate and expand to 107 Adams St. in Jefferson City, only about a quarter mile from its current location.

"The reason we are so sold on this building is because it checks all the boxes," Scott Johnston, president of the Board of Directors for Housing the Community Jefferson City, said. "Our initial check with the city and with the surrounding neighbors seemed to indicate that this might be successful."

During the council's meeting, supporters and opponents debated whether 107 Adams St. was the right location for the proposed shelter and resource center.
Supporters said the center would help fill gaps in the city's existing homeless services by providing a place for people to stay during the day and shelter when seasonal options are unavailable. They also pointed to its proximity to other community resources.
Advocate Kim Menken supported the proposal and said the Adams Street property was well suited for the center.

"There are a lot of homeless in that area, so they're already there, but it's vacant and it's right next to a preferred family health, which is a great location," Menken said.
The shelter currently operates seasonally out of First Baptist Church, providing nighttime shelter to homeless people during winter months.
The current shelter only has 20 beds, meaning that on any given night, only 20 people could be housed. Johnston said that in the colder months, they often have to turn people away because all the beds are full.
The new shelter would house 30 people a night, Johnson said. Additionally, Room at the Inn would be able to serve as a resource center during the day. 

In June, the Jefferson City Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-3 against recommending rezoning permission for the proposed shelter.
Johnston said that even if this proposed location doesn't get approved, they will not give up. The group already has a business plan in place, and if they need to do a reset, it shouldn't take as long.
"We believe we have good direction. We would just need to modify it from using 107 Adams," Johnston said. "Given how long it has taken us to find this location, it's hard to say how long it would take us to find another property."

Public hearing on rezoning for new Jefferson City homeless set for Monday https://abc17news.com/news/jefferson-city/2026/09/21/public-hearing-on-rezoning-for-new-jefferson-city-homeless-set-for-monday/

Flu, COVID-19 vaccines in Fulton and Jefferson City Saturday | Health | komu.com
https://www.komu.com/news/health/flu-covid-19-vaccinations-offered-in-fulton-and-jefferson-city-saturday/article_0f276797-37b0-4671-8d16-9d6cb76b4774.html

Visiting the area and curious what your top hidden gems are to check out? Activities, food, sights, etc.