CPS approves name for new middle school
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools approved the name for a new middle school at its Monday night meeting. The name for the new school will…
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School delay, cancellation procedures laid out ahead of winter weather
Officials are letting parents know, “winter is coming,” and it pays off to prepare for problematic weather. Last winter’s snowfall prompted several…
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Damaged fiber cable blamed for phone outages across mid-Missouri
UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: A CenturyLink spokeswoman said crews restored all services to Mid-Missouri customers Monday. The same company official said…
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New sidewalks planned outside Battle High School
Engineers from the City of Columbia are looking into the cost of building a sidewalk that would lead up to Battle High School. “We look at all…
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Columbia City Council approves school resource officer agreement
The Columbia City Council unanimously approved a new agreement with the school district to provide school resource officers. Four police officers…
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Columbia leaders discuss the future of city workforce development
Columbia leaders discussed workforce development and community contributions Friday at a meeting that brought together officials from Columbia Public…
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Columbia Public Schools happy with progress on annual reports
A Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman said the district is happy with its overall performance in data released by the state Thursday. The Missouri…
Continue ReadingDESE report: some mid-Missouri school district scores rise, others fall
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released its annual performance report, detailing the progress school districts made…
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CPS: Racist image was edit of website screen grab
A racist image spoofing the Gentry Middle School website was a screen shot of the school’s home page that had been edited and uploaded to…
Continue ReadingColumbia Public Schools passes school resource officer agreement
The Columbia Board of Education passed a new school resource officer agreement at its meeting Monday. “As we do with many different…
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Surveillance footage released in Jackson High vandalism investigation
NOTE: This story has been updated to identify some people in the video. Security camera footage outside the Battle High School locker room in…
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End of tax incentive means more money for CPS
A large company in Columbia will now be paying its full amount of real property taxes after a 10-year period. ABC Laboratories, Inc., now known as…
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CPS to pay more in new school resource officer agreement
Columbia Public Schools will bear a greater cost for four police officers to serve as school resource officers under a new proposal. The deal between…
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Nationwide substitute teacher shortage affects CPS
A substitute teacher shortage across the nation is affecting Columbia Public Schools. CPS began a contract to supply substitute teachers with a new…
Continue ReadingNo police reports filed after alleged vandalism at Battle, Jackson football game
A lieutenant with the Jackson Police Department said Thursday that no reports or statements were filed in the six days following allegations of…
Continue ReadingJackson school district: No ‘factual proof’ of racist treatment at Battle football game
The head of a southeast Missouri school district where Battle High School players were reportedly subjected to racist treatment said the school can…
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