Some Columbia Public Schools sports teams asking for drivers for athletic events
Some Columbia Public Schools sports teams are asking for help to get kids to and from athletic events this year.
Continue ReadingSome Columbia Public Schools sports teams are asking for help to get kids to and from athletic events this year.
Continue ReadingEven in metropolitan areas, such as Columbia, access is not always reliable.
Continue ReadingThe board was prompted to take a look at the policy when someone wrote a letter frustrated about the policy.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education will meet Monday night to discuss updates to its public speaking policy, a proposal some are concerned may discourage the community’s participation in future meetings.
Continue ReadingMissouri had its annual back-to-school sales tax holiday over the weekend.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunday is the last day for families to take advantage of the Back to School Sales Tax Holiday here in Missouri. The holiday for the state takes place every year, allowing families to save on school related items purchased during the first weekend of August. Items included in the School Tax Free
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock the Community held its annual back-to-school event on Saturday to supply members of the Columbia community with free school supplies and clothing. Vendors from across the city set up tents or donated supplies to the event. The supply drive was scheduled from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., but due to the
Continue ReadingMultiple back to school events will be taking place in Columbia Saturday, set to offer free goods and services to students and parents as back-to-school preparations begin.
Continue ReadingSchool is right around the corner which means many families will be looking for deals as rising inflation continues to hit people’s pockets.
Continue ReadingColumbia and Jefferson City are among the Missouri cities opting out of the back-to-school tax holiday again this year.
Continue ReadingThe state of Missouri officially began its back to school sales tax holiday at 12:01 a.m. Friday morning as the exemption is set to run through Sunday, Aug. 7.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A free summer lunch program for children and teenagers in Columbia will end this month. Workers with the “Lunch in the Park” program are scheduled to end meal service at Douglass Park on Friday. The lunches are available for anyone up to 18 years old from noon to 1 p.m. While meal
Continue ReadingColumbia School Board proposed a policy that would limit the number of times and length of public comment allowed from an individual at meetings.
Continue ReadingGov. Mike Parson was at MU Health Care on Wednesday to discuss tobacco use prevention.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the 11 men charged in the University of Missouri Fraternity hazing incident wants to see his case moved out of Boone County. Thomas Shultz, who is a former Phi Gamma Delta member, had a court appearance on Tuesday for his request to have his case moved. His attorney, Brent Haden,
Continue ReadingJefferson City Special Learning Center wants to double its capacity to teach children with special needs by creating a new facility with the help of state funding.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police and Columbia Public Schools held an active shooter training exercise on Wednesday at John Warner Middle School in Southwest Columbia. The training exercise was a chance for officers and school personnel to put plans into action when it comes to an active shooter situation here in Columbia. “It involved both the initial response to the
Continue ReadingIn a letter sent out to families and students, the school district announced that Superintendent Chris Felmlee was placed on leave Thursday.
Continue ReadingA former official in the University of Missouri’s College of Engineering has been charged with stealing from the school after investigations by MU and the highway patrol.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education accepted a $10,000 grant on Monday to create a gender-affirming closet for some high school students. The board approved the grant award at its Monday meeting to establish a closet for students at Rock Bridge High School that allows them to find clothing fitting
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