The number of chronically absent students in Missouri has increased in the past five years, and some of Mid-Missouri’s largest school districts are experiencing the trend.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Heather Brown has been picked to join the Southern Boone Board of Education, a Wednesday press release from a school district spokesman says. The Board was looking to fill a vacancy after Board member Crystal Branch passed away, according to previous reporting. Branch died on Feb. 24. The school district announced it
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Columbia Public Schools will convene a special session of the board of education next week to consider new elementary school attendance areas.
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Columbia Public Schools approved a bid with Communications Technologies Inc. for weapons detection systems at its board of education meeting Monday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday the Columbia Board of Education is expected to approve a bid from Communications Technology Inc. to provide weapon detection systems for all three comprehensive high schools. CPS had an interview team comprised of six members to review proposals from six vendors. After the interview process, the team selected Alliance Technology
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As students return from spring break and prepare for end-of-year testing, several of them could experience high test anxiety. Several students around the country and of all grade levels can experience test anxiety, but it’s normal for anyone who has to take a test. Dr. Arpit Aggarwal from MU Health said moderate
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A vigil in honor of Riley Strain was planned to take place at Traditions Plaza on the University of Missouri campus Thursday. Strain was a 22-year-old student who went missing on a trip with his fraternity to Nashville, Tennessee. His body was recovered last month from the Cumberland River. Nashville police said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The enrollment deadline for the University of Missouri System has been extended to May 15, according to a Thursday release from the university. UM announced the extension because of changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the release states. Distribution of financial aid offers for enrolling students is expected to
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee on Wednesday recommended a plan that includes adding a storm shelter to Battle Elementary School. It is now up Board of Education to approve the project. The International Building Code, adopted in 2015, requires educational buildings with an occupant load of 50 or more to have a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Board of Education President Suzette Waters sent a letter to Columbia Public School employees, urging them to voice their opposition to a bill that could bring charter schools to Boone County. ABC 17 News received the letter from an email from a CPS spokesperson. Boone County superintendents previously voiced their opposition
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Tuesday, voters in Columbia will decide two Columbia Board of Education seats.
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A jury will be brought in from Johnson County during the Boone County trial of a former University of Missouri fraternity member charged with hazing.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is set to discuss changes to the district’s attendance areas as new buildings are set to open, and as schools continue to grow beyond their capacity. Monday marks the beginning of Phase 1 for CPS as the district plans a series of meetings to discuss the changes to its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged in the suspected hazing of Danny Santulli requested a change of venue on Thursday. Ryan Delanty, 22, was charged with felony hazing, second-degree assault and supplying liquor to a minor, a misdemeanor. A jury trial was scheduled at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 21. The motion filed on
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Dingman said when Strain was found he was not wearing jeans or boots and his wallet was not found.
Continue Reading The Missouri legislature is moving forward with plans that could allow parents to move their children to other schools using public funds in Boone County. This comes as voters will decide on two Columbia Board of Education seats in one week.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A criminal case — that accused a former Mexico, Missouri, elementary school teacher of child abuse — was dismissed on Thursday, according to Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger. Katrina Dukes was charged with child abuse and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. “Our office did not believe we could prove the elements of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a 24-year-old man after officers found shell casings at Cosmo-Bethel Park on Friday afternoon. Police updated a social media post around 10:15 p.m. Friday to say that Daqwon Jackson, of Columbia, was arrested on suspicion of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree assault, first-degree domestic assault
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Independent investigators could find no evidence that Lincoln University played a role in an administrator’s death by suicide.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) William Woods University in Fulton announced in a Wednesday press release that it has sold 2.9 acres of land to Aldi. The area of land sold is near the intersection of University Avenue and Business 54 in Fulton, the release states. The grocery store chain plans to begin construction near the end
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