COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education will receive the recommendation for Kristina Contrades to become the new principal at New Haven Elementary School for the 2021‐22 school year. Contrades will replace Principal Carole Garth, who left the district earlier this year. Contrades is currently the assistant principal at Blue Ridge Elementary School. Contrades
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Columbia Public Schools held four hybrid group graduation ceremonies Saturday at Mizzou Arena, but with some COVID-19 restrictions in place. CPS followed all the protocols and guidelines the university has in place. Hickman High School and Battle High School were the last of the Columbia Public Schools to hold their graduations at the Mizzou Arena.
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Students 12 years or older have more opportunities to get the coronavirus vaccine this week.
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JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Dicoese of Jefferson City announced a new principal and a new president for Helias Catholic High School. According to a news release, leaders appointed John Knight as president and Spencer Allen as principal, effective July 1. Knight has more than 30 years of experience in Catholic education, according to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools graduations start Friday morning at Mizzou Arena, but with some COVID-19 restrictions in place. CPS will be following all the protocols and guidelines the university has in place. Graduates will have the opportunity to have their name called and walk across a designated space. Due to COVID-19, ceremonies will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mental health apps are becoming more popular, especially during the pandemic. Like any sort of app or website, your data might not be as safe as you think. Prasad Calyam with the University of Missouri Engineering school told ABC 17 News anytime a user inputs their data into an app, the user
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John B. Moseley will head the university on an interim basis, according to a news release.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Schools held a Board of Education Meeting on Thursday morning. The agenda included discussions about additional phases of redistricting, weighted grades and asbestos removal. Elementary Attendance Area Updates The first phase will move about 100 students from Parkade Elementary School to Alpha Hart Elementary starting this fall. This initial
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has given its 14 member schools $23 million each to help offset the financial impact of COVID-19 on their athletic programs. The league announced the supplemental revenue distribution on Wednesday. The SEC said it plans to use future conference revenues from increased media rights fees to pay for
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University of Missouri leaders are scheduled to vote on Wednesday, on whether or not to increase tuition and fees for students for the upcoming school year.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Superintendent of the Mexico School District #59 has been placed on administrative leave. According to the Mexico Public School District Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. Tammy Lupardus was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday night pending a performance review. Assistant Superintendent Melissa Chastain has been named Interim Superintendent. The school district
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If the board approves the proposed tuition increases, out-of-state and in-state undergraduate and graduate Mizzou students will see a five percent jump in tuition cost, starting this fall.
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The district said all other data and systems are secure, and the hackers did not access any student or employee information.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU’s faculty and staff is also headed back to the office today. Masks are no longer required outdoors on the university’s campus. The CDC issued guidelines last week saying fully vaccinated people can be without a mask indoors and outdoors with only a few exceptions. An MU spokesperson who says people will
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A phishing scam has led the Mexico School District 59 to lose access to and control of its Facebook account. Officials say the district’s main Facebook page and several other associated pages were affected by the scam. According to a press release, the scammer gained access to and control of the district’s
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COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Local businesses have been busier than ever since the pandemic as Lincoln University and The University of Missouri held graduations this weekend. The CDC announced Thursday, that fully vaccinated individuals would no longer be required to wear masks or social distance indoor or outdoors, as the vaccines have been proven to be
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The president of Lincoln University has announced she will be leaving at the 2020-2021 school year concludes. President Jerald Woolfolk is the 20th president of the university, and has been serving since June 2018. In a statement, Woolfolk said she has been away from her family for too long, and it’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri is moving forward with health leaders to return faculty to campus, host adolescent vaccination clinics, and put on a handful of graduation ceremonies. Final Day of May Graduation at Mizzou – Sunday, May 16 A university spokesperson says each graduation ceremony has around 300 graduates. Each graduate was
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Check back here for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic in Missouri.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill that could let college athletes cash-in on their fame but could also result in higher tuition for students. The bill says colleges and universities can’t prevent student-athletes from making money off their name, image or likeness. The bill given final approval Friday also repeals
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