COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will begin the first day of commencement ceremonies on Friday, celebrating the class of 2025. There will be commencement ceremonies throughout the weekend for 5,954 graduates, leaving the chance for heavy traffic around downtown Columbia. Free parking will be available on campus for commencement guests from Friday, May
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rhonda Allen-Lewis will be the next principal of Belair Elementary School in Jefferson City, according to a Thursday press release from the Jefferson City School District. Allen-Lewis is currently an assistant principal at Lewis and Clark Middle School and will replace current Todd Shalz, who was recently named as the district’s new
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dixon Elementary School in Pulaski County will not be in session again on Thursday as the school district is still dealing with storm damage. The Dixon R-1 School District announced on its social media that class would not be in session again for elementary students. The middle and high schools will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday night approved two people for leadership positions within the district, a Tuesday press release says. Adam Taylor was picked as Columbia Public Schools’ chief academic officer for the 2025-26 school year, while Allison Chostner was chosen as Benton STEM Elementary School’s next principal, the release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police arrested two dozen people on Friday during parties celebrating the University of Missouri’s Reading Day. Officers responded to 45 incidents in the East Campus neighborhood, according to the Columbia Police Department.Officers arrested 24 people and issued 25 summonses. Police said the arrests were for charges including minor in possession of alcohol,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Less than two decades after its last major revision, Missouri’s public school funding formula is headed for a rewrite. A newly created 16-member Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force appointed by Gov. Mike Kehoe is set to begin the process of modernizing the state’s K-12 foundation formula, which has drawn criticism
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GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly a week after a trolley crash in Hermann injured more than 30 people, local first responders and hospital officials say the outcome could have been far worse without a critical partnership formed in 2022. On Saturday, May 3, a trolley bus carrying 41 passengers veered off the road, injuring 32
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A $50,000 donation from the Columbia Public Schools Foundation was made Friday to reduce student lunch debt, according to a press release from CPSF. The donation was made to the Lunch For Learners Fund. A Thursday email from a CPS spokesperson stated that school lunch debt sat at $124,613. CPS spokeswoman Michelle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There will be 5,954 people graduating during next weekend’s commencement ceremonies at the University of Missouri, according to a Friday press release from MU. Graduation ceremonies will occur Friday through Sunday and a total of 6,428 degrees will be awarded. Of that total, 4,638 are bachelor’s degrees; 1,101 are master’s and education
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools’ Adult English Language Learner program could face significant setbacks as the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget includes cuts to adult education state grants. The proposed budget includes a 24% cut to adult education funding, reducing it from $642 million to about $486 million. CPS’s program provides free online
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three boys were detained at a track meet on Tuesday night at Rock Bridge High School. One of the children was accused of threatening to shoot a Columbia Public Schools staff member, according to Columbia Police Department Assistant Chief Mark Fitzgerald. The other two boys were taken into custody for fighting. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood is again a finalist to assume the same role at another school district. The Jefferson County School District in Kentucky shared in a press release on its website on Tuesday that Yearwood is one of its two finalists to lead its district. Yearwood is referred
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) With the May 16 legislative deadline fast approaching, the clock is ticking on a bill that would make Missouri an open-enrollment state. House Bill 711, sponsored by Rep. Brad Pollit (R-Sedalia), would allow K-12 public schools to decide whether to accept students from neighboring districts. It passed the state House in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri international student State says he lives in a constant state of fear. Stand Up 4 Students coalition staged a walk-out in front of Jesse Hall to protest, as many international students across the country fear getting their legal status revoked. At least 100 people gathered on the north side
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University confirmed Friday that a hemp research project funded by the Climate Smart Commodities program in the United States Department of Agriculture will lose its benefactor. The $5 million grant was awarded in April 2023 and would have been good through April 2026. It wasn’t clear on Friday how much
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court has issued an interim suspension against an attorney who was handling multiple lawsuits against the University of Missouri and Columbia Police Department. The Supreme Court issued an order of interim suspensions against Matthew Alexander Perry on Friday, April 25. The motion for interim suspension issued by the Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Senate is discussing a bill that would make the Show Me State an open-enrollment state. On Wednesday, the Senate took up House Bill 711 for a third reading and final passage. The legislation would allow K-12 public schools to decide whether to accept students from neighboring districts. House Bill
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday seemed open to backing the creation of a Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, a decision that would expand the availability of taxpayer money for religious education in school systems across the nation. During more than two hours of at times feisty arguments
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Final exams are just a few weeks away, and the end of the semester can be a stressful time for students. Between final exams, final project deadlines, final grades, and for some graduation, students may experience a deterioration of their mental health.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A basketball prospect for the University of Missouri has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a campus visit in September. Keiner Asprilla, 18, was charged in Boone County as an adult on Tuesday with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and second-degree kidnapping. A petition was filed in juvenile court on Jan.
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