COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department said Friday on its social media that a juvenile was identified and detained following a noncredible threat made on social media. “A juvenile subject was identified and detained, and investigation was turned over to the Juvenile Office. We take these incidents seriously and continue to work with CPS
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Graduations will be held this weekend for all four high schools in the Columbia Public Schools district. A CPS spokesperson said in a release that 1,331 students in total will be graduating on Friday and Saturday. The graduation schedule includes: Douglass High School: 10 a.m. Friday at the Missouri Theatre. Hickman High
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District announced in a Friday press release that it has hired several new assistant principals for next school year. L. Steven Barnes — current Morgan County R-2 School superintendent — will be a new assistant principal for Thomas Jefferson Middle School. Cory Walk — current in-school suspension
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Osage Beach police said Friday that they’ve identified a minor as a “person of interest” in the investigation into a shooting threat against the School of the Osage that led to classes being held online.
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) School of the Osage will not have in-person classes until Tuesday after two threats were made to the district within 24 hours. This comes after the district held classes virtually Thursday because of those threats. According to the director of communications for the School of the Osage district, classes are being held virtually in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education member Katherine Sasser announced her resignation at the Monday night Board meeting. Sasser had previously removed herself from participating on the Board at a February meeting, citing at the time a slew of bills being discussed in the Missouri legislature, including a number of recent anti-transgender legislative bills. “My
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Missouri’s state government just gave out a round of grants to mostly small school districts to enhance their security measures.
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Public schools in New York state will no longer be able to use names derived from Indigenous people for their sports teams and mascots.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District announced in a Thursday press release that it has hired principals for two of its elementary schools. Both hires begin next school year. James Groves – who is currently the assistant principal at Pioneer Trail Elementary in Jefferson City — will be the new principal for
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Columbia Public Schools leaders are considering a new security enhancement in district high schools.
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Columbia Public Schools demonstrated a “touchless” weapons detection system Tuesday in response to high school students’ calls for increased safety amid frequent school shootings.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, The Columbia Board of Education is set to swear in members who were elected during the April 4 election. The board also has plans to discuss some main agenda items during their meeting on Monday. New board members April Ferrao, Paul Harper, and John Lyman will be sworn in at
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Students for Change, a student-run group that hopes to prevent gun violence in Columbia Public Schools is planning a school walk-out to protest gun violence Tuesday.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Mexico, Missouri, elementary teacher — who was fired after being accused of abusing a student and sued to get her job back — lost her case this week against the Mexico Board of Education. Katrina Dukes sued the board in September, saying its decision to fire her after allegations of abuse
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring starting pay up for teachers in Mid-Missouri this year. In the Mid-Missouri area, rural districts ranging in size were most dependent on the money, from the more than $150,000 spent in North Callaway to the $52,000 spent in Southern Boone. Schools may
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The principal of Rock Bridge High School said Monday that a student had been referred to the juvenile justice system for making threats after an investigation into bathroom graffiti.
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The Missouri House passed a hotly contested bill on a split vote Wednesday.
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The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would let students choose which school they want to attend using state money.
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Police found a handgun in a vehicle in the parking lot of a Pulaski County high school Wednesday morning.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, Jefferson City leaders are set to hear a presentation on a proposed bond increase for all Jefferson City School districts. The bond issue is called “Kids FIRST” and it will be on the April ballot. The Jefferson City School District says the “Kids FIRST” proposal is a zero-tax-increase bond and
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