COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) So far this year, 54 fans have been ejected from Memorial Stadium during Mizzou home football games. Mizzou (5-1) has played four games so far this year at Faurot Field. The most fans ejections occurred during the Florida game on Oct. 3, which also happened to be Mizzou’s homecoming game. Ejections by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge could decide by Friday whether guard CJ Gunn will be eligible for his fifth season of college basketball, which he intends to play at Mizzou. Gunn and his legal team on Tuesday appeared in a Boone County courtroom as his eligibility battle with the NCAA continues. He filed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of school resource officers has been corrected, and a video reporting an erroneous number has been deleted. Columbia’s Youth Advisory Council heard from two school resource officers Tuesday about their roles in schools and how students can help improve campus safety. The presentation from Columbia Police Department officers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Aiyanna Williams’ family is focusing on her legacy after Misael Covarrubias pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder along with seven other charges in the 2025 downtown Columbia shooting that killed her. A family representative told ABC 17 News the family does not wish to comment on the plea and is focusing on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Monday decided to push the vote on its new policy to address bullying within the school district to Oct. 21. The policy was up for discussion for a fourth time and was expected to be voted on Monday before the board opted to push it back
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The Columbia Public School Board will consider a change to the bullying policy at Monday night’s meeting, according to the school board agenda. The proposed policy has been under consideration since April and would expand who can report bullying and allow intervention.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Since its announcement Tuesday, 172 high school seniors across Missouri have opted into the University of Missouri’s guaranteed admissions program. Eligible students are high school students with a 3.0 GPA who have completed at least 12 credits of college-level courses through their school district’s early college program. School districts partnering with MU
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A group of Lincoln University students and alumni want a federal judge to fix what they claim is decades of underfunding from the state. Seven people, represented by Calloway Law and the 1890 Project, filed the federal lawsuit against Gov. Mike Kehoe, the state’s higher education departments, and University of Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A survey conducted by the City of Columbia about road safety on Business Loop 70 showed pedestrians feel unsafe on the road. In fact, no one in the survey wrote that they felt safe on the business loop as a pedestrian or cyclist. The city in 2025 approved a $2.1 million study
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is among the five school districts in the state that is partnering with the University of Missouri for early college direct admission, MU announced in a Tuesday press release. The program “guarantees admission to qualifying students” before their senior year of high school, the release says. Partner school districts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A quote has now been correctly attributed to Boone County Assistant Prosecutor Mel Buchanan. Three freshman Mizzou football players were arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree harassment, a felony. Defensive back Ahmod Billins, cornerback Trashundon Neal and wide receiver Karsten Fiene were arrested Monday afternoon on suspicion of first-degree harassment,
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University of Missouri students, alumni and fans are gearing up to cheer on the Tigers on Saturday afternoon in the homecoming football game against the University of Florida Gators. Before the 2:30 p.m. kickoff, many fans will start the day at the homecoming parade.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was accused of having a gun on Hickman High School’s property on Sept. 4. Sanji Ellis, born in 2007, was charged on Friday with carrying a loaded weapon onto school premises. He was detained that day and posted a $1,500 bond on Sept. 8. An initial court appearance is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Construction crews along I-70 will delay some of their weekend work in Columbia and Boone County for the University of Missouri’s Homecoming weekend. Lairyn McGregor, spokesperson for MoDOT’s Improve I-70 project, said crews will push paving work to later evening hours to accommodate a potential uptick in traffic. Paving work west
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia said public safety is a top priority as the University of Missouri’s homecoming parade is set to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. According to city spokesman Christopher Ave, Columbia police will increase their presence downtown during the parade. “The Columbia Police Department plans to call in officers on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s annual security and fire safety report showed that reports of rape and domestic violence went up from 2024. The report was shared by the university on Thursday. The 2026 annual safety report – which shows data from 2023-25 – shows that 11 reports of rape were made
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University in Jefferson City is set to receive $1.58 million in federal funding, according to multiple press releases from government officials. The money is part of a one-time investment of more than $174 million by the federal government toward Historically Black Colleges and Universities, according to a Sept. 22 press release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student who made a threat about the Morgan County R-1 School District last week is no longer enrolled, according to a Monday social media post from the school district. The statement says the student made a post that included a weapon on the social media application SnapChat around 11 p.m. Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools leadership said Tuesday that “appropriate consequences will be administered” to students who were caught with guns at two district high schools this month. However, more details about the students and their motivations are unlikely to be made public, the district says, citing student privacy laws. CPS is investigating after
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools argues in a new lawsuit that the Missouri State Board of Education violated state law in its approval of a Frontier Schools charter school in April. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, CPS asks the court to throw out the vote and Frontier’s license to operate in Boone County.
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