COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teachers labor union filed a lawsuit against the Higher Education Loan of Authority of the State of Missouri, also known as MOHELA, over claims the business misled borrowers. The American Federation of Teachers — a teachers union based out of Washington D.C. — represents 1.8 million public school teachers, health care
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Students from 10 Missouri high schools participated in a mock DWI crash Monday during a leadership conference at Stoney Creek Hotel in Columbia. The TRACTION (Teens Taking Action To Prevent Traffic Crashes) conference is being held through Tuesday, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transporation. Students from schools
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) One daycare owner in Moberly loves her job so much that she has been working without a personal paycheck for months now, due to delayed payments by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Naomi Hess, owner and director of Play N’ Learn Daycare, accepts children on state subsidy, but hasn’t
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Stephens College launched its Missouri Women Work-Women program Thursday with a roster of 10 students.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In August, students will return to the University of Missouri’s campus for the 2024 fall semester, months before the presidential election. Students are also returning after former President Donald Trump was grazed in the ear by a bullet in an assassination attempt on Saturday during a rally in Pennsylvania. A spokesman for
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The Voluntary Action Center started its Back to School Program on Monday which provides school supplies to students in need in the Boone County area.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The new weapons detection systems at Columbia Public Schools will not only be able to identify weapons, but they are also capable of detecting vapes. The district approved the purchase of Opengate weapons detection systems in April. The district purchased 15 units, which will be located at all three high schools when school
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A private investigator has wrapped up his investigation on Riley Strain. Strain, 22, went missing in Nashville, Tennessee, on a University of Missouri fraternity trip on March 8. He was kicked out of Luke’s Bridge 32 bar on Broadway and 3rd Avenue just before 10 p.m. that night. Video surveillance showed him walking
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After months of planning, the Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved the last of its new school boundaries at a meeting on Monday night. The district presented its final recommendation with adjustments that were made based on feedback from previous discussions. Phase 2 of the plan will be implemented at the start
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri System President Mun Choi announced updates to the university’s master plan during Thursday’s Board of Curators meeting. The campus master plan is a decades old, ever-changing list of current and potential campus renovations that aim to improve research and education for faculty and students. MU spokesman Christian Basi said
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri System Board of Curators approved the budget for fiscal 2025 at a meeting in Springfield, Missouri, on Thursday. The budget includes more than $2.06 billion in revenue for MU’s Columbia campus. Documents show this is an increase of about 10% compared to the projected fiscal 2024 budget of
Continue Reading Tennessee authorities have concluded that there’s no evidence that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing after a night of drinking in Nashville, was overserved alcohol the night he disappeared.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a Lincoln University student in 2018 saw his appeal rejected on Tuesday. Alfred Chism Jr, of Jefferson City, was sentenced in April 2023 to 25 years for second-degree murder and five years for armed-criminal action. The sentences will run consecutively. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A soy oil experiment that went array was the cause of a June 18 evacuation at the Agricultural Engineering Building on the University of Missouri’s campus in Columbia, according to a damage report. The report states that $50,000 in damage was reported. Previous reporting indicates a “pressurized release” caused a response and evacuation.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Miller Performing Arts Center, which is home to many community theater and school musical productions, is closed for the summer. The nearly 100-year-old building is having renovations done to its auditorium. Renovations cost $1.5 million, which is coming from a bond issue approved by 68% of voters. Renovations began Monday
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Columbia Public Schools is using summer school to get accustomed to its new weapons detection systems.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A toxicology report earlier this week showed that Riley Strain’s blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit to drive, but the bar that served him may not be liable. A report from the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s Office shows that Strain had a blood alcohol content of 0.228, His
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Columbia Public Schools on Tuesday celebrated the start of work to renovate and add to its trade school.
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Student driver vehicles can be seen on the roadways in Mid-Missouri this summer as schools offer their summer driver’s education courses.
Continue Reading Riley Strain’s autopsy and toxicology report show that alcohol contributed to his accidental drowning death.
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