Columbia internet outage caused by crash from police chase involving minors
Several of the Columbia Public Schools are being impacted Friday morning by a city internet outage.
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Columbia College set to hold memorial ceremony Friday for former president Dr. Donald Ruthenberg
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia College will be hosting a memorial and interment for the college’s 15th president, Dr. Donald Ruthenberg who died earlier this month at the age of 94. The memorial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Missouri United Methodist Church on 9th, then followed by an internment in the MUMC prayer
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Rally held by LU alumni at Capitol in tribute of VP of student affairs who died
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A rally took place Thursday at the Missouri Capitol by the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Lincoln University Alumni Association. The rally was held as a tribute to former Vice President of Student Affairs Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, who died by suicide on Jan. 8. The university has drawn criticism from some students
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DESE warns of threats to its online platforms in recent weeks
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is warning people in its newsletters this month to be on the lookout for impersonators.
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Columbia Public Schools faces teacher allocation challenge
Columbia Public Schools leaders told school board members Thursday about difficulties they’re experiencing in getting teachers in the right spots throughout the district.
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Mizzou set to embark on search for new athletic director
The search for a new leader for Mizzou Athletics has started after news became public that former athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois took a job in Arizona.
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WATCH LIVE: Rock Bridge boys host Battle for the Game of the Week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia high school teams play each other as Battle heads to Rock Bridge for a crosstown showdown ahead of district play. This game is a makeup game from Jan. 12 that was postponed due to inclement weather and poor road conditions. The game will be broadcasted on KZOU and will be
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October water main break near University of Missouri campus caused around $200,000 in damage
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri will repave the South Hall parking lot in the spring, completing its restoration after a City of Columbia water main break caused damage in the fall. A 16-inch water main broke near MU’s campus on Oct. 24, causing damage to the residence hall and the surrounding parking lot.
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Mid-Missouri schools, volunteers try to help large numbers of homeless children
Some have signs of depression and some are diagnosed with it. Some have been diagnosed with PTSD, says Angelayah Carter, the Rainbow House shelter program director.
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Jefferson City School District calls off class for Friday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District will not have class on Friday. Inclement weather is expected to come through Mid-Missouri on Friday morning and the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday. “ JC Schools will be CLOSED FRI 2/16 due to the potential for sleet &
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Sedalia 200 School District gets $293,500 grant from DESE
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sedalia School 200 District was awarded $293,500 grant on Thursday from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The money came from the Competency-Based Education grant program. More than $2.2 million was awarded to Lebanon R-3, Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Pattonville R-3, Ritenour, Ste. Genevieve R-2 and the Success-Ready Student Network, according
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Mid-Missouri school districts seeing hundreds of homeless students each year
Each night in the United States hundreds of thousands of students are without a regular place to sleep.
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Columbia Board of Education approves contract with new bus vendor at meeting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved a contract with DS Bus Lines to provide transportation for the district at its meeting on Monday night. The district currently uses Student Transportation of America and narrowed down its list of potential candidates to DS Bus Lines, First Student and Student Transportation of America.
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Lincoln University student protests continue on Founders’ Day
Dozens of Lincoln University students continued Thursday to protest after the death of Vice President of Student Affairs Antoniette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey.
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Columbia Public Schools to hold meeting on addressing attendance areas for new elementary school
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public Schools Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee is set to hold a meeting Wednesday to discuss attendance areas, as they are planning to build a new elementary school in South Columbia. The meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Aslin Administration Building on W. Worley St. Those who attend
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Discrimination lawsuit against CPS claims student was punched by staff, isolated from class
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A discrimination lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the parent of a Columbia Public Schools student claims the child suffered abuse from district staff. The lawsuit – filed by Chrystal Blauvelt – accuses CPS of disability discrimination and violating the Missouri Human Rights Act. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said later on Tuesday that
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Performing arts center, sports complex to be built at Helias High School
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Helias Catholic High School announced on Thursday will be making some new additions to its campus. According to a press release from the school, it will build a performing arts center on the east side of the school, a baseball and softball complex on the southeast part of the campus and
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Fayette police investigate bogus threat against schools
Fayette police investigated a report of a threat against the local public school district and determined the threat was not legitimate, the district said Thursday.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Missouri students be allowed to change schools?
The Missouri House has passed its first bill of the legislative session.
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Open school enrollment gets House approval, heads to Senate
The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would allow students to transfer to surrounding school districts.
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