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 first-degree property damage, operating a motor vehicle in a careless manner, leaving the scene of an accident and 28 counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Hern was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A lawsuit from a Columbia family accuses a former security staff member of concussing their teenaged soon and chipping his tooth during school. The lawsuit from the family of “J.J.” as he’s referred to in court documents, was moved from state to federal courts on Monday. J.J.’s family accused former assistant
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Columbia Public Schools earned a 70% score on this year’s version of the state’s education report card.
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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 the day before.
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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 that are open to minors.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wayne Sells’ lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools will have a jury trial. CPS filed a motion for summary judgement last week and was denied. A two-day trial will be held between June and August for a breach-of-contract claim by Sells. The Columbia Board Of Education unanimously voted to rename its athletics field in 2020
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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 was held at the Grand Cru restaurant on Providence Road in south Columbia. Candidates for the April 4 election include Paul Harper, John T. Potter, Christopher Horn, James Edward Gordon,
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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 High School’s athletics field. The Columbia Board Of Education unanimously voted to rename the field in 2020 after Wayne Sells – on Facebook — criticized professional athletes who were protesting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Spectrum Health Care Clinic closed its doors Wednesday without notice. The clinic was located at 1123 Wilkes Boulevard in Columbia. Signs posted on the front door state that the clinic is closed until further notice, citing financial hardships. Spectrum offered medical assistance for HIV/AIDS patients, as well as STI testing and birth
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The morning after a Columbia Board of Education member left a meeting citing ongoing stress from the Missouri legislature’s continued focus on LGBTQ+ issues, lawmakers were set to meet Tuesday to discuss transgender children.
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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’ transportation provider is still looking to hire bus drivers nearly three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that has been blamed for staffing shortages nationwide.
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Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood apologized to parents in a letter Wednesday following a drag performance at a diversity event held by the city two weeks ago where students were present.
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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 election ballot.
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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 for April’s election.
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A drag queen performance last week at diversity breakfast where Columbia students were present continued Wednesday to draw the ire of Missouri Republican officials.
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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 for Tuesday afternoon.
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An initial hearing in a former state representative’s lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools to get his name on the April election ballot has been set for Tuesday.
Continue Reading The organization whose performers dressed in drag at an event Columbia Public Schools students attended last week is responding to the backlash from some parents and conservative state leaders.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In response to statewide backlash, Columbia Public Schools superintendent sent an open letter to Gov. Mike Parson about a field trip some students attended that included a drag performance. Parson is among several Republican Missouri politicians who spoke out Friday about CPS’s field trip to Columbia’s Annual “Columbia Values Diversity” Breakfast. The
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