By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him over his false comments about the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. Jones has faced mounting legal pressure after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 29-year-old Wellsville man was seriously hurt after a crash in Montgomery County just before midnight Monday, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, the man was driving a 2002 Saturn LS south on Highway 19 at Harness Dr. when he went off the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of trying to set a house on fire in Northeast Columbia will make an appearance in front of a judge at the Boone County Courthouse Tuesday morning. Brandon Butchkoski, 47, will be in front of Judge Benjamin Miller at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday for a bond review hearing. Butchkoski
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is advocating to change a state law. During its Monday night meeting, board members discussed their 2025-26 legislative priorities, one of which had to do with superintendent payouts. CPS is now advocating to change the state law, making it so that superintendents are paid no more than
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump and other world leaders gathered Monday to sign a Middle East peace deal, bringing relief and hopeful reactions to local groups in Mid-Missouri. George Smith, with Mid-Missouri for Justice in Palestine, is relieved but also concerned following the recent peace deal. “It’s a relief to have the actual genocide
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will no longer use alternative methods of instruction for inclement weather days following recent changes to state law. The Columbia Board of Education addressed the recent changes during its meeting on Monday. The district announced the change in an email to families on Oct. 10, stating that new state
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A report from the National Transportation Safety Board indicates pilot error was the likely reason for a July 22 plane crash in a cornfield near Centralia. The report says the pilot failed “to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level maneuvering.” Wren Johannaber, 31, of Huntsville, suffered serious injuries after crashing a crop
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the federal government shutdown nears the two-week mark, Columbia College is stepping in to support military students by launching a tuition assistance program. The college announced the creation of the “You Stand For Us, We Stand By You” program in a news release on Monday. The release states that the program
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PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were jailed in Randolph County on suspicion of hindering prosecution in a homicide investigation that ended with a man shot dead by law enforcement officers. Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, Missouri, were arrested Sunday night and booked into the Randolph County Jail without bond, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported, but one person was displaced from their home after a kitchen caught fire on Sunday afternoon at an apartment in the 800 block of 7th Street in Boonville, according to a Monday social media post from the Boonville Fire Protection District. The post says firefighters were called at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KM(Z) No injuries were reported after a small plane crashed over the weekend at a golf course near Richland Municipal Airport in Pulaski County. A social media post from the Tri-County Fire Protection District says first responders were called at 5:38 p.m. Saturday after a “small, ultralight type aircraft went down on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was seriously injured in a crash on Sunday night after he hit a deer on Route E in Cole County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the 49-year-old man was heading westbound on Route E on his 2003 Harley Davidson Softtail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to strengthen safety by expanding the use of weapons detection systems across campuses and major district events. Weapon detection use is being considered at more extracurricular activities and athletic events, according to CPS documents. This year, all high school dances will include weapons screening. CPS first rolled
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump flies home from the Middle East on Monday, the region fading from view out his windows will undoubtedly be a changed one: the hostages who suffered underground in Gaza the last two years are free, and the bombs that leveled the Strip have stopped falling.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The date of Kent Heitholt’s killing has been corrected. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge ruled last week that a Columbia native, whose murder conviction was overturned, is owed an extra $1.3 million in his lawsuit against two insurance companies. Ryan Ferguson was convicted of the 2001 killing of Columbia Daily
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The federal government shutdown is entering its third week. Last week saw developments such as the mass firings of federal workers (particularly those in Health and Human Services) and the closure of the Smithsonian and the National Zoo. Looming on the horizon — a missed paycheck for American military members. Democrats have stood firm on
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two firefighters were treated for minor burns after a fire broke out at a home in Moberly on Sunday. According to a social media post from the Moberly Fire Department, firefighters were called to a home in the 300 block of Austin Street just before 2 p.m. Smoke and flames were showing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia rolled out five taxi and rideshare locations this weekend in an effort to help keep traffic moving. But some rideshare drivers said it’s been difficult to navigate this new system. “It’s been a challenge,” is how most rideshare drivers are describing this weekend. “Which when you’re dealing with
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PARIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County deputy was shot in a deputy-involved shooting in Paris on Sunday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A press release from the MSHP says Randolph County deputies and investigators with the Division of Drug and Crime Control were asked to help the Ralls County Sheriff’s Office with a
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Saturday marked the second weekend of an increased police presence in downtown Columbia that followed the September shooting that killed Stephen’s College student Aiyanna Williams.
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