A former Columbia Public School teacher alleges in a newly filed lawsuit that she was “forced out” of the district for taking and sharing photos of rooms used to isolate students at the district’s school for children with special educational needs.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Columbia shooting suspect now faces a federal gun charge after his arrest in Jefferson City. Federal prosecutors charged Shaune Price for unlawful possession of a gun. Jefferson City police arrested Price on March 23 after stopping a Greyhound bus Price was on and found a gun in his bag.
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Prosecutors charged a 30-year-old man with a felony after he allegedly took a woman’s phone and sent himself images of her.
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Missouri’s rate of new coronavirus cases jumped last week, going from 0 cases per 100,000 people to 61 in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s weekly coronavirus report. The increase put the state in the medium coronavirus transmission category under the CDC’s definition. However, most counties maintained a low transmission level last week. Howard
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Columbia city leaders are expected to hear feedback from the public about how to spend more than $1 million meant for housing needs.
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In the city’s most recent city council meeting, Columbia’s city council passed a motion 4-3 allowing the council to consider and vote on repealing the ban on roll carts.
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The pandemic highlighted issues nursing homes nationwide have faced for years, like staffing shortages and inadequate funding and pay, according to a new report.
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First responders practiced how to respond to an aircraft emergency in Columbia on Tuesday afternoon.
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Reports of new coronavirus cases remained low Tuesday in Cole and Boone counties, with each adding a few new cases to their totals.
Continue Reading A Columbia man has been charged with a felony for allegedly taking a woman’s cellphone and using it to send himself lewd photos of her.
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The new Columbia mayor and fourth ward councilman officially took their places in Columbia’s government Monday night.
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Columbia Public Works is asking for city council to authorize the hire of more bus drivers for the paratransit program.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges Monday in connection with a weekend shooting in downtown Columbia that hurt one person. Prosecutors charged Victor Leonardo Arriaga, 20, of Jefferson City with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Columbia police arrested Arriaga after the shooting that took place around 1:45 a.m. Sunday near
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Columbia Public Schools called the Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit over its former mask rule moot since the district dropped its mandate. The district asked Judge Joshua Devine to dismiss the attorney general’s January lawsuit on Thursday. The district argued that it no longer has a policy requiring masks that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The swearing in ceremonies for the new Columbia Mayor and new Fourth Ward City Councilman will take place Monday night at 5 p.m. at City Hall. City council will also formally announce the results of the election to impose a local use tax. Tomorrow night is the first time Mayor-elect Barbara Buffaloe
Continue Reading The Columbia Police Department is investigating after they said multiple shots were fired on Ninth and Cherry Street Sunday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo .(KMIZ) The April 5 election results are complete and new Columbia City Councilmen Nick Foster is set to be sworn in on Monday at 5 p.m, as well as Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffalo. Nick Foster will now lead the Columbia’s Fourth Ward following Ian Thomas who led the ward since 2013. Foster won this year’s election
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The Columbia Police Department confirmed multiple shots were fired near Columbia Auto Repair, with one person in custody following the shooting.
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A Columbia man wanted for multiple crimes faces charges after he barricaded himself in a residence in north Columbia on March 22 for nearly four hours.
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Columbia city officials are turning up the lights downtown in the hopes of deterring violent crime.
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