Columbia Board of Education reviews DESE’s annual performance report
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education reviewed the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Annual Performance…
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Columbia Public Schools looks to renew agreement for bus services
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is looking to renew its contract agreement with Student Transportation of America, a bus company, for…
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Local pediatric center offers free services to Rock Bridge students after classmates’ death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Little Tree Pediatrics is offering free individual and group therapy sessions for Rock Bridge High School students following the…
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Understanding how to become a school bus driver in Missouri after area driver has 31 charges following alleged incident in Cole County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A school bus driver was arrested this week in Cole County and and faces 31 charges. Robert Hern, 59, is charged with…
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Federal lawsuit accuses former CPS security staff of concussing student
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A lawsuit from a Columbia family accuses a former security staff member of concussing their teenaged soon and chipping his…
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Columbia Public Schools scores 70% on performance report
Columbia Public Schools earned a 70% score on this year’s version of the state’s education report…
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Columbia student motorcycle crash victim identified
Columbia Public Schools on Tuesday confirmed the name of the Rock Bridge High School student killed in a motorcycle crash on a busy stretch of road…
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Columbia bookstore supports drag storytimes despite pushback from Republican lawmakers
The most recent in a series of bills in the Missouri legislature related to drag shows and transgender people is one that criminalizes drag shows…
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CPS’ request for summary denied; lawsuit with Sells heads to jury trial in summer
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wayne Sells’ lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools will have a jury trial. CPS filed a motion for summary judgement last…
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Columbia Board of Education candidates speak at forum; disagree on gender-affirming closets
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Candidates for the Columbia Board of Education spoke Tuesday night at a forum held by the Boone County Pachyderm Club. The forum…
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Attorneys for CPS, Wayne Sells argue over name of RBHS athletic field
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge will soon decide what to do about Columbia Public Schools removing the name of a donor from Rock Bridge…
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Spectrum Health Care Clinic closes its doors in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Spectrum Health Care Clinic closed its doors Wednesday without notice. The clinic was located at 1123 Wilkes Boulevard in…
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Missouri lawmakers again take up transgender issues as legislation impacts Columbia schools
The morning after a Columbia Board of Education member left a meeting citing ongoing stress from the Missouri legislature’s continued focus on LGBTQ+…
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Columbia Board of Education member leaves meeting, citing slew of legislation
Columbia Board of Education member Katherine Sasser said she could no longer fulfill her role on the board at Monday night’s meeting.…
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Columbia Public Schools still seeking more bus drivers after long struggle with shortages
Columbia Public Schools’ transportation provider is still looking to hire bus drivers nearly three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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CPS superintendent apologizes, will review permission-slip process following drag performance
Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood apologized to parents in a letter Wednesday following a drag performance at a diversity event…
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Judge directs Boone County clerk to add Basye to Columbia school board ballot
Boone County Judge Brouck Jacobs on Tuesday ordered the county clerk to add former lawmaker Chuck Basye’s name to Columbia’s April school board…
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Judge rules in favor of Basye in lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools
A Boone County judge on Monday ruled in favor of former lawmaker Chuck Basye in his lawsuit to add his name to the Columbia Board of Education ballot…
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Missouri AG issues another letter to CPS over drag performance at diversity event
A drag queen performance last week at diversity breakfast where Columbia students were present continued Wednesday to draw the ire of Missouri…
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Bench trial scheduled for Basye-CPS lawsuit
An emergency hearing in a former state representative’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to get his name on the April election ballot is set…
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