People from all over the state of all abilities gathered in the Missouri State Capitol rotunda to make their voices heard on the 21st Annual Disability Rights Legislative Day.
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The Columbia City Council approved a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Grant Montessori Preschool Board announced that the program will not be re-opening for the 2022-2023 school year. The preschool has helped teach over 180 preschoolers over the past ten years. The GMP Board said in a release that it is evaluating alternative plans to reopen a similar program in central Columbia
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EPA awards rebates totaling $17 million to fund clean school buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health
Continue Reading BUNCETON, Mo. (KMIZ) Cooper County R-IV in Bunceton has canceled classes Tuesday due to a sewer break. School officials say the collapsed sewer line has affected the school and surrounding houses. The City of Bunceton’s maintenance department told ABC 17 News that crews will be digging up the sewer line to fix it. City officials
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A suspect is in custody after a shooting injured an administrator and a school resource officer Friday morning at Olathe East High School in Kansas, police tweeted.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is set to be in Boone County court Tuesday morning over a face mask mandate lawsuit brought against the school district by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt. On Jan. 21, Schmitt filed lawsuits against 36 school districts over what Schmitt stated was “illegally enforcing mask mandates.” The Jefferson City School District
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(KMIZ) LINK: Closings & delays 6:35 a.m. The Jefferson City School District is the latest school district to cancel classes for Friday. Poor road conditions in Callaway County made it unsafe for school buses, according to a Twitter post from the school district. Due to the potential for unsafe travel conditions for buses and drivers,
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Check back for updates related to the winter storm.
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Lingering ice and snow will have Columbia Public Schools students going to class late Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council plans to authorize a new contract with Columbia Public Schools on Monday to bring back police officers in some school buildings, and some people are against the change. The SRO agreement is a first reading. Meaning there will likely be no discussion at city council, and will need one
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Some of Mid-Missouri’s smaller, more rural districts have called off classes for Friday amid snow- and ice-covered roads.
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The Hallsville School District will move to a four-day week starting next school year.
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Some schools, businesses and churches decided Wednesday to close or delay openings Thursday because of a winter storm expected to drop ice and snow on the area.
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HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Hallsville School District may soon switch to a four-day school week. According to the agenda for the Hallsville Board of Education, board members plan to vote on the proposal Wednesday night. The board of education meeting is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in the primary school cafeteria. The school district
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The assistant principal at Fairview Elementary School will be recommended to the Columbia Board of Education for a promotion to be the principal at Fairview Elementary School for the 2022-2023 school year.
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An Eliot Battle Elementary assistant principal is being recommended to be the next principal at Cedar Ridge Elementary School for the 2022‐2023 school year.
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The Osage County R-II has named Bob James as the district’s new Superintendent.
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BOONE CO. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Southern Boone School Board of Education accepted its president’s resignation. On Friday, Southern Boone School Board President Steve Condron submitted his resignation from the board, stating a “line has been crossed in the governance of this Board provides and a lack of adherence to the Ethics standards required
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The Jefferson City Board of Education will meet Monday night to take action on the district’s boundary adjustments.
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