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Missouri schools and law enforcement agencies lack requirements for active shooter drills

October 16, 2025 4:47 PM Erika McGuire

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite the growing number of school shootings in the United States, many Missouri school districts and law enforcement agencies lack standardized requirements for active shooter drills. In Missouri, teachers are required to participate in simulated active-shooter drills under the state’s ASIRT statute. However, broader safety training, such as how to identify threats or

CID hopes downtown Columbia maintains historic character as MU seeks developers for entertainment district

October 16, 2025 7:49 PM Euphenie Andre

COLUMBI, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is looking for developers interested in helping create a new entertainment and hospitality district on campus a project aimed at boosting the local economy and enhancing the gameday experience for fans. The university said its goal is to create an experience similar to the University of Tennessee and

Schlude say police have limited options for calls about homelessness; RATI director points at City Council for ‘lack of action’

October 16, 2025 7:24 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following calls from University of Missouri System President Mun Choi to address homelessness in downtown Columbia, police say their options remain limited. At a September press conference, Choi urged city leaders to consider a loitering ordinance and take steps to “clean up encampments” and tackle homelessness. Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude said

Man sentenced to probation in 2023 Jefferson City park shooting

October 16, 2025 8:36 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged in connection with a 2023 shooting at McClung Park in Jefferson City pleaded guilty this week to a felony. Syvonn Byrd, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to five years of supervised probation. He was previously charged

Spencer Smith announces bid for Boone County circuit associate judge

October 16, 2025 7:58 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Hallsville schools staff members resign after month on leave for Charlie Kirk posts

October 16, 2025 11:41 AM Matthew Sanders

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

Group seeking to overturn new Missouri congressional map responds to AG lawsuit

October 16, 2025 12:06 PM Alison Patton

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

Moberly man accused of crashing into car, smashing windshield with piece of metal

October 16, 2025 5:20 PM Ryan Shiner

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

31 fans ejected from Mizzou-Alabama game, season total sits at 94

October 16, 2025 4:33 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Shutdown chronicles, healing through action, rare sumo match: Check out the day’s stories

October 16, 2025 4:24 PM CNN Newsource

By 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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participates in a memorial ceremony for soldiers killed in the war

Netanyahu says ‘struggle is not over’ as dispute with Hamas over hostage bodies continues

October 16, 2025 4:20 PM CNN Newsource

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

Dump truck driver argues immunity in wrongful death case involving Moniteau County crash

October 16, 2025 4:12 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Waynesville man sentenced to 10 years after taking manslaughter plea

October 16, 2025 4:03 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Marimar Martinez and Ian Santos Ruiz appear in federal court on October 6.

A federal vehicle involved in Chicago ramming case was moved about 1,000 miles from the city. It could be important evidence

October 16, 2025 3:24 PM CNN Newsource

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

Jefferson City man indicted by grand jury in double-murder case

October 16, 2025 3:09 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Jueza exige respuestas al Gobierno de Trump sobre cumplimiento de orden para evitar la violencia con manifestantes en Chicago

October 16, 2025 2:15 PM CNN Newsource

Por 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

Palestinian militants wearing the uniform of the al-Qassam Brigades

Trump threatens to ‘go in and kill’ Hamas if group doesn’t stop killing in Gaza

October 16, 2025 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

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

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump says he will meet with Putin in Budapest to discuss war in Ukraine

October 16, 2025 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

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

Armed police officers stand with their weapons inside a police cordon near Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall

‘A new era’: UK facing rising threats from state actors as well as terrorists, says MI5 chief

October 16, 2025 10:43 AM CNN Newsource

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

What to know about the indictment of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton

October 16, 2025 10:07 AM CNN Newsource

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