The director of a volunteer wrestling club that prepares athletes for high school competition has been accused of stealing from the group during the last three years. Ryan McKee of Jefferson City was charged Tuesday with stealing more than $25,000, a class C felony in Cole County Circuit Court. According to the probable cause statement,
Continue ReadingMore police officers will be on the streets in Columbia this weekend. The Columbia Police Department will increase foot patrols downtown and in the East campus area for the University of Missouri’s Homecoming festivities, CPD spokesman Jeff Pitts said. While there will be more officers on the streets, bars and nightclubs in Columbia are not
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said federal agencies, including the Senate, should continue overseeing agreements between U.S. schools and a Chinese education group. Hawley (R-Missouri) told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that he still has concerns about the University of Missouri’s partnership with the Confucius Institute, a subsidiary of China’s Ministry of Education. The University of
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The University of Missouri announced the school is looking for the next vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity. On Tuesday, MU Chancellor Alexander Cartwright said the university started a nationwide search for the position. NaTusha Davis has been serving as interim vice chancellor in that role since July. The search comes after the first
Continue ReadingA suburban St. Louis school district alleges in a lawsuit that a leading e-cigarette maker harmed its students through deceptive marketing and misconduct. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Francis Howell School District filed the lawsuit Monday in federal court against Juul Labs. The suit says Juul’s vaping products cause “significant and ongoing nicotine
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A U.S. company behind Hyperloop transportation technology is considering where to build a small stretch of track, and Missouri is a “strong contender” to be the project’s host. “We’ve seen a lot of great energy from the people of Missouri for this project. We’ve seen a lot of great energy from the government, from the
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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 the city and school district would require CPS to pay 55 percent of the officer’s salaries, amounting to $206,837. The current agreement, which expires on Nov. 1, allowed a 50-50
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A substitute teacher shortage across the nation is affecting Columbia Public Schools. CPS began a contract to supply substitute teachers with a new staffing company July 1. However, every substitute has to reapply with the new company. This means CPS lost the substitute teaching pool it had with the former company, Kelly Services. EduStaff is
Continue ReadingA call that originated from Fulton High School claiming there was a gun on the middle school campus set off a weapons scare Friday, with law enforcement officers swarming the two campuses. Fulton Public Schools officials said no one was hurt in the incident. Fulton police received a 911 call reporting a gun at Fulton
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Police released the names of four victims after two related shooting in Marshall on Thursday. Three people were injured and one killed in shootings, prompting lockdowns of Missouri Valley College and Marshall Public Schools, Marshall police said. Calvin Bosley, 52, of Marshall, was killed in the shooting. John Winfrey, 66, of Marshall, Jackie White, 47,
Continue ReadingA lieutenant with the Jackson Police Department said Thursday that no reports or statements were filed in the six days following allegations of vandalism and hate speech at a high school football game. The Jackson High School Indians hosted the Battle High School Spartans Friday night, after which, multiple Battle parents told ABC 17 News
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Jefferson City Schools is continuing to buy properties damaged in May’s tornado and plans to use the land to expand athletic facilities at Jefferson City High School. The district plans to build competition fields at Capital City High School and purchasing the 33 properties near Jefferson City High School will allow that school to expand
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Some school districts are considering expanding random drug testing to include nicotine. Southern Boone School District Superintendent Christopher Felmlee said his school district is in the preliminary stages of discussing adding nicotine to its drug tests. Per the district’s policy, any student who participates in athletics, extra-curricular activities or parks on school grounds are required
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Mizzou Esports is hoping to expand its program with the help of a new partnership. The university announced Tuesday that the program is forming a partnership with MSI, a company that has sponsored more than 20 professional gaming teams. Under the new partnership, the Mizzou Esports program will name its training facility the MSI Esports
Continue ReadingThe head of a southeast Missouri school district where Battle High School players were reportedly subjected to racist treatment said the school can find no evidence of such behavior by its players and fans. Jackson R-2 School District Superintendent John Link said the district has looked at video and spoken with parents, referees and police
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A third man was charged on Tuesday in connection with an alleged assault at a fraternity on the University of Missouri’s campus. Jaret F. Carlsen was the third person, along with Joseph Huber and Jared Huber, who allegedly attacked attacked a man in the parking lot of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house on Sept.
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The University of Missouri Police Department was investigating a sexual assault that reportedly happened in the 500 block of College Avenue on Sunday. Police were called to the home at 10 p.m. Sunday for a sexual assault that happened earlier in the day. The victim told police a man she knew was the one who
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The University of Missouri Police Department released its 2019 Annual Fire Safety and Security Report on Friday, revealing a drop in violent crime and liquor law referrals in 2018. The 119-page report is tabulates incidents on the MU campus, certain off-campus buildings owned by MU and on public property directly adjacent to campus. Rapes declined
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Two men are now charged in connection with an alleged assault at a fraternity on the University of Missouri’s campus. Court documents said Joseph Huber and another man attacked a man in the parking lot of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house Sept. 14. The victim told police he left the area and did not
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