WATCH: Full interview with Boonville School District Superintendent Mark Harvey
ABC 17 News will interview superintendents of Mid-Missouri schools as the academic year gets going this month.
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Columbia Board of Education to discuss School Resource Officers Monday evening
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education meets Monday evening, on the agenda is a discussion over whether to renew the school resource officer agreement ahead of the school year. If approved, four officers are contracted for hire. The agreement will place two officers in Battle, one in Rock Bridge and one right here in Hickman High Schools. This school resource officer program is a
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More states expect schools to keep trans girls off girls teams as K-12 classes resume
As children across the U.S. head back to classes and practices for fall sports, four more states are expecting their K-12 schools to keep transgender girls off their girls teams.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Columbia need more school resource officers?
The Columbia Board of Education is set to review a contract to put four police officers in district high schools.
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Mizzou Football Star collaborates with Second Baptist Church to giveaway school supplies to the communityÂ
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Many families struggle to prepare for back-to-school shopping as the prices for supplies have increased within the last year, but one Mizzou football player is trying to help. Families of K-12 students are expected to spend nearly $900 on back-to-school items, a new record high compared to almost $865 families spent last
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Changes to roadways due to University of Missouri move-in
Students at the University of Missouri are moving in this week, leading to temporary changes in roadways
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Columbia Public School Foundation awards $100 grants to new CPS teachers
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public School Foundation awarded new teachers with a $100 grant to prepare for the new school year during a Wednesday breakfast at Gentry Middle School. It’s part of the Foundation’s new program – new educator grants, this award is for first time teachers as well as teacher who are new
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Back-to-school costs expected to hit record high this year
It’s that time of year when new backpacks are bought, school boxes are filled and pencils are sharpened, but this year, it could also burn a hole in people’s wallets.
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Fiji member accused in Santulli case sentenced to probation
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the University of Missouri fraternity members accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case was sentenced Thursday at the Boone County Courthouse. Alec Bradley Wetzler, 21, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty in April to supplying liquor to a minor and buying liquor as a minor, both misdemeanors. Wetzler was sentenced on
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LU to increase number of triple and quad rooms as housing becomes hard to find on campus
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Board of Curators for Lincoln University held a meeting Wednesday, with the topic of student housing being the top item to address. The board voted to increase the number of triple and quad rooms in order to combat the lack of available housing. LU President John Moseley says the school
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Missouri sales tax holiday is this weekend, opt-outs not available for first time
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This weekend is Missouri’s annual sales tax holiday. Families will be able to shop for clothing and school items without paying sales or local tax on those items. The 2023 Back-to-School holiday will begin at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends Sunday. This year’s holiday is different than previous years because local counties
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Monday is the last day for schools to apply for teacher salary grant
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday is the last day for educators in Missouri to apply for a grant that would increase teacher pay at least $13,000 for the 2023-2024 school year. State law requires that teachers are paid a minimum of $25,000. However, last year legislators approved the salary grant program to help pay teachers at
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School volunteer charged with child sex crimes bonds out of jail
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A volunteer at a private school in Jefferson City who is accused of multiple child sex crimes has bonded out of jail. Jennifer Cecil, 41, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree statutory rape, second-degree statutory sodomy and having sexual contact with a student. An arraignment was waived Friday and a
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University of Missouri to phase out Printing Services; stores to stay open
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri has decided to shutter its printing services operation within a year. A couple of dozen workers will lose jobs, a university spokesperson said, most of them full-time. “We do want to make it as easy as we can to ensure that they find either another job, that they
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Emergency drill held at University of Missouri nuclear reactor
The University of Missouri simulated what would happen in an emergency at the campus nuclear reactor in a drill Monday.
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MURR begins production of two radioisotopes    Â
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Research Reactor has begun production of two radioisotopes, according to a press release from the university. Iron-59 (Fe-59) and manganese-54 (Mn-54) radioisotopes are being produced for the Department of Energy’s Isotope Program, which meant to bolster under-produced or non-available isotopes for researchers in the United States, the release states. These
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Callaway Hills Elementary to have water sources retested after lead found in five sinks
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District is planning to retest sink fixtures at one of its elementary schools after recent water testing for lead. Five sinks at Callaway Hills Elementary showed lead levels above the allowable limit. All of them were classroom sinks and cleaning stations, not drinking water. Because of this, Jefferson City
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University of Missouri get 7% state funding bump, money for meat processing plant
All of Missouri’s colleges and universities will get a 7% bump in funding under the state’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year, which began July 1, and money for a new meat processing plant at the University of Missouri.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you happy with the Supreme Court’s decision on student loan debt?
The Supreme Court made headlines again Friday when it released its highly anticipated opinion on student loan debt forgiveness.
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How Missouri played a part in student loan debt forgiveness challenges
Missouri had a significant role in the legal challenges that led to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan Friday.
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