Some Columbia Public Schools teachers prepare for the switch to in-person learning
Ariel Schwarting, a third grade teacher at Grant Elementary, is setting up a system for her students to keep supplies separate in the classroom.
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CMCA launches Boone Cares utility assistance program
Eligible Boone County residents are now able to apply for support to pay past-due utility bills through CMCA’s Boone Cares utility assistance program.
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Failing grades increase as CPS students learn online
Online learning continues to show it’s challenges within Columbia Public Schools as data shows failing grades are significantly up this year as students learn online.
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Cole County to grant Jefferson City $900,000 in CARES Act funds, asking for top priorities
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As the end of the year grows closer, the Cole County Commission is still working on getting out CARES Act dollars to several entities including Jefferson City. At the commission’s meeting on Tuesday, leaders decided that Jefferson City would be eligible for about $900,000 of the nearly $9 million given to
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Callaway County reports fifth COVID-19 related death
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Continue ReadingMissouri outsources contact tracing in coronavirus battle
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri is outsourcing contact tracing to private companies as part of the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Tuesday that the state this week approved contracts with nine companies to help track down people who may have been in contact with those who test
Continue Reading Some happy, some let down by Columbia Board of Education’s decision to send some kids back to class
Families with students in Columbia Public Schools have differing opinions of the school board’s decision for elementary students to return to the classroom.
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Columbia Board of Education votes to not send middle and high school students back to in-person learning
School board President Helen Wade said during the board’s four-hour meeting that the youngest kids are the ones that need to be in-person first.
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Columbia Board of Education votes for pre-K through 5th grade to return to a four day week next week
The Columbia School Board voted to allow some students to return to the classroom.
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Online classes come with new challenge: How to stop cheating
Online school comes with all sorts of new challenges. Among them is ensuring students don’t cheat on exams when they’re taken outside the classroom.
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Inspectors say two Columbia bars violated COVID-19 health orders
Health inspectors cited two Columbia bars on Saturday for what they said were violations of public health orders meant to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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MONDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports fewest new cases since Aug. 17
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Jefferson City Schools decides to not shorten quarantine time for employees
School board will review whether teachers should be considered essential workers.
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Missouri agency working to fix state’s COVID-19 dashboard
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two days after a “database extract error” incorrectly showed a massive one-day increase in coronavirus cases in Missouri, the problem remains unresolved. Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox said Monday that the state is still working to pinpoint the cause of the problem, which is related
Continue ReadingSUNDAY UPDATE: Boone County reports 25 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health and Senior Services reported an error on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard on Sunday.
Continue Reading Columbia Board of Education to vote on return to learn; parents await decision
The Board of Education is set to vote on an in-person four-day week learning model on Monday for Columbia Public Schools to return to classrooms, while parents await to see how the decision could impact their families.
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SATURDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 66 new COVID-19 cases
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports 144,230 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.
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Extra Mizzou home game brings fewer crowds to some businesses in Columbia
Local businesses in downtown Columbia saw smaller crowds this home game compared to the Alabama game on Sept. 26.
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Mizzou staffing back on track for game day; health officials hope to see same compliance
After a potential staff shortage due to a sudden change in location of the University of Missouri’s football game, officials said Mizzou is back on track, while local health department officials hope to see the same compliance taken on Saturday’s game as they did previously.
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FRIDAY UPDATES: Randolph County reports new COVID-19 death; Boone County reports 53 new cases
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