COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Columbia employees held a rally Friday to advocate for higher living wages ahead of contract negotiations. The event included workers from the University of Missouri, MU Health Care and the City of Columbia. The workers are represented by the LiUNA Local 955 union. The union is demanding a living
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is in custody and charged with multiple felonies after the Morgan County R-2 in Versailles went on a temporary lockdown on Thursday evening. Superintendent Bryan Pettengill said in a statement that the campus was put on lockdown Thursday evening after a report of a person trying to bring a gun
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Editor’s note, 2/5: The story has been corrected to reflect how academic calendar changes made by the UM System would affect Reading Day. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved an $83 million renovation of the old Women’s and Children’s Hospital in east Columbia, now known as the Keene Street Medical
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Realtors hosted the first candidate forum for the 2026 municipal elections in April. Candidates for the Columbia School Board and City Council introduced themselves and spoke on a variety of topics. Four candidates are running for three open seats on the school board. Those candidates include current school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former West Middle School teacher who was charged with several child sex crimes last month was given a home-detention order after he received a bond. Zachary Hutchinson, 38, of Columbia, was charged on Jan. 21 in Boone County with three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, one count of child enticement, sexually
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Stephens College students returned to their residence halls Monday morning following a carbon monoxide scare this past Wednesday. Searcy and Prunty Halls were evacuated last week after a carbon monoxide sensor was activated on Wednesday night. The school then closed the two residence halls and shut down the boiler of both
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Brent Hodge will be the next superintendent of the Boonville R-1 School District, the district announced in a Thursday social media post. Hodge has served as the principal of Boonville High School since 2023 and was picked out of a national field of 18 candidates, the post says. Current Superintendent Mark Harvey
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both parties in a lawsuit over charter school applications in Boone County asked a judge on Friday to vacate a hearing next week after Saint Louis University rescinded its application for Frontier Schools. Columbia Public Schools filed a lawsuit last month, claiming the establishment of charter schools in Boone County is unconstitutional.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two residence halls on Stephens College’s campus have been closed after they were evacuated on Wednesday for carbon-monoxide-related issues, according to a letter from the college’s president. The letter from Stephens College President Shannon Lundeen says a carbon monoxide sensor was activated on Wednesday night. A resident adviser at the dorm called
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of college students in Columbia are hoping to tackle important issues in the city through a new advisory council. The Columbia Collegiate Advisory Council met for the first time Monday night at city hall. The board is composed of nine college students, three of which are from the University of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With below-average cold inhibiting snow removal and more extreme cold expected Tuesday morning, Mid-Missouri school districts began to cancel Tuesday classes on Monday afternoon. Fulton, South Callaway and New Bloomfield were among the districts that decided to call off Tuesday classes as the sun was still shining Monday. In the case of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A winter storm that buried Mid-Missouri in 5 inches or more of snow, depending on location, has now caused some area schools to call off Monday classes, including the biggest. Columbia Public Schools called off Monday classes a little before 2 p.m. Sunday. The Jefferson City School District told students they would
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Gaming Commission has denied a request from the NCAA to ban wagers on individual student-athlete performance, including player prop bets and first-half wager spreads on college basketball games. NCAA President Charlie Baker sent a letter to the commission on Jan. 15 urging the state to restrict these bets, citing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Star defensive end for the Missouri Tigers Zion Young was officially charged on Friday with a pair of misdemeanors. Young, 21, of Covington, Georgia, was charged in Boone County with driving while intoxicated and speeding 11-15 miles over the speed limit. Missouri State Highway Patrol reports show he was arrested on Dec.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite an 8% increase in revenue last school year, MU Athletics still required more than $25 million in university funding to operate. The athletics department finished the 2024–25 fiscal year with a $9.1 million budget deficit after expenses rose 4%. The shortfall marked a significant improvement from the $18 million deficit recorded
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri this week asked a Cole County judge to dismiss a case filed by Columbia Public Schools over charter school applications. The state filed its motion to dismiss on Tuesday and asked the judge to hold all proceedings in the case until a ruling is reached on the motion.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in the Southern Boone R-I School District will decide on a $4 milllion bond issue in April. The bond issue would fund improvements, renovations and repairs at the schools, according to the school district. The district’s debt service tax levy would not change. If approved, the money would go to replace
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students in the Sturgeon School District will learn from home on Thursday and Friday due to an illness outbreak in the small district and a bitterly cold forecast. Superintendent Dustin Fanning wrote in a letter to parents on Wednesday that the school attendance rate had plummeted to 78% at dismissal time on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gave the Missouri Lottery Commission an overall “good” rating, even as a newly released audit shows lottery funding for schools dropped by more than $35 million while advertising spending increased by $5 million during fiscal year 2024. The audit, released Tuesday, found advertising expenditures jumped from $399,973
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former employee of Columbia Public Schools has been arrested on suspicion of multiple child sex crimes, according to a social media post from the Columbia Police Department. CPD wrote that officers on Wednesday arrested Zachary Hutchinson, 38, of Columbia. He was charged on Wednesday with three counts of second-degree statutory
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