Missouri budget bill includes funds for AI weapon detection systems in schools
The Missouri legislatures passed a $51 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Friday, including funding to implement firearm detection software in schools.
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Columbia Public Schools to discuss potential cell phone ban for the 2024-2025 school year
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools plan to discuss potential cell phone ban procedures for the 2024-2025 school year in Monday night’s school board meeting. The district states, for several years they have heard from multiple stakeholders, internally and externally, that cell phones are causing a distraction to learning environments. Teachers have said in the
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is the pace of life in Columbia better or worse in the summer?
Columbia is a college town as much as any, and it shows in the summer.
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University of Missouri new graduates experience first traditional graduation ceremonies
COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) For some University of Missouri 2024 graduates, the ceremonies held by the university marks their first traditional graduations. The class of 2024 was a part of the high school graduating class of 2020, whose ending to the school year was altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data from Education Week,
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Man charged with hazing Danny Sanutulli accepts plea agreement, will serve jail time
A man who was charged with assault in the suspected hazing of former University of Missouri student and fraternity pledge Danny Santulli has accepted a plea deal that will require him to spend time in jail.
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Spring graduation numbers expected to climb at the University of Missouri
The University of Missouri is expecting to graduate more than 5,200 students this weekend, an increase from the number of spring graduates in 2023.
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Columbia Public Schools set to hold another open house to unveil possible phases for attendance changes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will hold its third of seven open house Wednesday at the Aslin Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to unveil possible phases for attendance changes. In an open house held yesterday, CPS presented the five options of Phases 2 and 3 for the next part of its school
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Next possible phases for attendance changes unveiled for Columbia schools, some areas of town could change schools within district
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools held an open house Tuesday at Hickman High School to present the five options of Phases 2 and 3 for changing school boundaries. The meeting also allowed the public to provide feedback on the plans. Phase 1 of the plans were approved on April 17, which addressed the expansions
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Governor signs bill allowing charter schools in Boone County, raising teacher salaries
Gov. Mike Parson signed a bill Tuesday that includes allowing charter schools in Boone County and raising public school teacher salaries among its provisions.
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Several dozen University of Missouri students arrested during Stop Day
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several dozen University of Missouri students were arrested during the university’s stop day on Friday, according to a university spokesman. Stop Day, or Reading Day, is a decades-old tradition at the university intended to give students extra time to study and catch up on classwork. University spokesman Christian Basi said several dozen
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About two dozen police calls made to East Campus area Friday afternoon during MU’s ‘Stop Day’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, University of Missouri students celebrated “Reading Day,” also known as “Stop Day.” It’s intended to give students a day off from class each semester to study, before finals start next week. This year, the Columbia Police Department and MUPD planned to work to prevent students from violating the city’s nuisance ordinance. CPD passed out flyers earlier
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Superintendents ask Parson to veto bill that would allow charter schools in Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Superintendents from Boone County schools and neighboring districts signed a letter on Friday that asks Gov. Mike Parson to veto a bill that would allow charter schools to operate in Boone County. SB727 passed the Missouri House last month. The bill mentions that school districts in Boone County would be added to the
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More than 5,500 MU students to graduate this month
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 5,500 University of Missouri students in Columbia will graduate next week, according to a Friday press release from the university. There will be 5,569 degrees awarded for the commencement ceremonies that occur Friday, May 10-Sunday, May 12, the release says. That total is down from the May 2023 ceremonies, where
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MU, CPD remind students of Columbia’s nuisance ordinance as Stop Day approaches
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is working with the Columbia Police Department to try and prevent students from violating the city’s nuisance ordinance during Stop Day this Friday. Stop Day, or Reading Day, is a decades-old tradition at the University of Missouri that gives students a day off before finals each semester. The
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University of Missouri says lessons learned during 2015 protests led to peaceful ceasefire demonstration
A pro-Palestine protest in Columbia this week saw no safety incidents.
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Contract change leads to layoffs for Jefferson City school bus provider
The company that provides transportation for the Jefferson City School District plans to lay off more than 100 workers this summer as the district goes with a different contractor.
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In pictures: A lookback at student protest movements in the US
By Alaa Elassar, Nicquel Terry Ellis and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Students have established encampments and occupied campus buildings to protest Israel’s war in Gaza, roiling college campuses across America. Many of them say they’re inspired by the long – if often turbulent – history of university activism in the United States. As universities
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Columbia Public School board members address ‘confusing’ suspension policy
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education is discussing possible ways to address inconsistencies in the district’s “confusing” Student Suspension and Expulsion Policy. During Monday night’s policy committee meeting, members of the committee noted that the district’s current policy, which was adopted in 1996 but was last revised in 2003, needs to be streamlined.
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Jewish students disagree during on-campus protest against war in Gaza
A group of University of Missouri students has planned a walkout and march for late Monday morning to show their support for the people in Gaza.
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MU set to introduce new athletics director
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri announced that new MU Athletics Director Laird Veatch will be formally introduced on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Stephens Indoor Facility. The event will be open to the public and will be carried live on ABC 17, KMIZ and abc17news.com The former Memphis AD is preparing
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