COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Attorney Spencer Smith in a Thursday press release announced his candidacy for the Division 9 Boone County Circuit associate judge role. The release says Smith graduated from Washburn University School of Law in 2017 and worked as the deputy district attorney in Josephine County in Oregon until he became a public defender
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Two Hallsville School District staff members have resigned from the district after a month of paid leave over posts they shared about Charlie Kirk’s death. Anthony Plogger and Kayla Lewis were suspended with pay for sharing posts about Kirk from a page called “So Informed.” The post expressed a lack of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) People Not Politicians’ lawyer claims a referendum on the new congressional map passed by the Missouri legislature is protected under state law. This comes after Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a lawsuit in a federal court on Wednesday to block the referendum from getting on the November 2026 ballot. The new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was arrested and charged after he allegedly followed a vehicle containing multiple people, ramming into it with his vehicle and hitting it with a piece of metal. Alexander McConnell, 22, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, two counts of first-degree assault and a count of first-degree property damage. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A season-high 31 fans were ejected from Memorial Stadium during the Tigers’ game against Alabama this past Saturday. That brings the total number of attendees thrown out of the stadium this year to 94. Of the total from this past week’s game, 26 were alcohol-related. Ejection cards indicate 14 people were tossed
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Hutter, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Cancer rates in young people are growing. These five things can help you stay ahead of the curve. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ A day in the life “Good morning, my fellow federal furloughed employees!” That’s
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By Lauren Kent, Eugenia Yosef, Tal Shalev, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the country’s “struggle is not over,” just days after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal that has since been blighted by a dispute over the return of deceased hostages. Earlier this week, Hamas
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court filings from Thursday show a Moniteau County dump truck driver is arguing he should be given immunity in a wrongful death case involving a crash. The parents of Deborah Kay Coville filed a wrongful death lawsuit against John Kendrick and Moniteau County on Aug. 29 after Coville died from injuries she
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Wanyesville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty last month to voluntary manslaughter. Colin Mar was previously charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action after he was accused of shooting someone in a St. Robert home in March. Court documents in previous reporting
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By Bill Kirkos, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice and an attorney for Marimar Martinez, who was shot by a federal agent after an alleged car ramming in Chicago earlier this month, have painted vastly different pictures of who is responsible for the incident – the woman or the federal agents. But
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of shooting and killing two women last week was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday. Michael Davis, 40, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action and a single count of unlawful use of a weapon in the deaths of
Continue ReadingPor Bill Kirkos y Andy Rose, CNN Una jueza de Illinois declaró tener “serias preocupaciones” sobre si los agentes federales están cumpliendo con su orden de evitar situaciones violentas con manifestantes y periodistas en Chicago. “Francamente, estoy un poco sorprendida. Desde el jueves, cuando presenté la orden de restricción temporal la semana pasada, estoy recibiendo
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By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that if Hamas keeps killing people in Gaza, “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” marking a sharp escalation of his rhetoric against the group as he tries to maintain a ceasefire in its conflict with Israel. The
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss the war in Ukraine after the two men had a lengthy phone call that Trump described as “very productive.” “President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed
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By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom has seen a 35% rise in the last year in the number of suspects investigated annually for possibly working for a hostile foreign government, the head of the UK’s domestic security service, MI5, said in a speech Thursday. In the service’s annual update on threats
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez, Dan Berman, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser-turned-adversary, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday. Bolton, the third high-profile Trump political enemy to be indicted in less than a month, now faces eight counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators is seeking to attract developers for an entertainment and hospitality district on campus to enhance the university’s offerings. The university aims to build on the momentum of the current renovations of Memorial Stadium and continue its goal to enhance the game-day experience for fans. The
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By Andy Rose, Bill Kirkos, Josh Campbell, CNN Chicago (CNN) — The sign outside the door said Courtroom 1403. But inside, it felt a lot more like the principal’s office. “I’m not happy,” US District Judge Sara Ellis said Thursday in a stern tone no student – or attorney – wants to hear. “I’m really
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — After the sentencing of Susan Lorincz – the White woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, through an apartment door in a dispute over Owens’ children playing near her home – the victim’s mother said her family could finally start to heal. “Now, we truly can
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN During a CNN town hall on Wednesday, progressive lawmakers Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced tough questions about the government shutdown and other pressing national issues. If you missed it, these are the key takeaways. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on
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