COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said in a letter Wednesday that he will be opening an investigation into Columbia Public Schools’ failure to comply to end COVID-19 mask mandates. This comes after the state’s attorney general’s office received information from CPS parents that the district is not following the court order to
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The university told the approximately 75 residents this fall of its plans to close the apartment building on Hitt Street. The move drew criticism from the Coalition of Graduate Workers, a group that advocates for graduate student causes on campus.
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Schmitt said Tuesday that he sent letters to school districts that still require masks ordering them to stop enforcing the mandate, including Columbia Public Schools. Schmitt has also sued the district over its mask rule for all students and workers. No hearings have been scheduled in that case.
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The decision came after a federal judge in Georgia halted a Biden administration rule requiring federal contractors to be vaccinated. The university system had instituted the mandate because of the massive amount of federal funding it receives.
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A U.S. district judge in Georgia on Tuesday issued an injunction against a coronavirus vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The rule had led the UM System to mandate vaccines across its four campuses and other facilities because of the millions of federal dollars it receives for research and other purposes. The UM System carved out exemptions for religious and medical reasons and for those who don’t work closely with others in a federally-funded job.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In Columbia, Suzette Waters has filed to run for the Columbia Board of Education in the April 2022 election. “A quality education means stretching each student to reach beyond what they are doing to find out what they can do,” she said. She has been an active volunteer in her kids’ classrooms
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A Fulton bus driver was fired Tuesday after being caught on video using his phone while driving students.
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The letters follow a Nov. 22 Cole County judge’s ruling in Robinson v. Department of Health and Senior Services. Judge Daniel Green ruled non-elected officials cannot issue and enforce public health orders in Missouri. Schmitt told ABC 17 News that his office took time to interpret how the ruling will affect the rest of Missouri before crafting the letters.
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Here are the local scores from Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. NAIA MEN’S SOCCER Columbia College 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan 1 FINAL Central Methodist 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene 0 FINAL NAIA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Lyon 53 | Columbia College 67 FINAL NAIA MEN’S BASKETBALL Lyon 71 | Columbia College 90 FINAL HS BOYS BASKETBALL Mexico 57 |
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Officials at University Catering are closing their doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. The organizations last day will be on Dec. 31 and the last catered event will be on Dec. 14. Full- and part-time University Catering staff will be given priority consideration for open positions in Campus Dining Services. According to
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) While there are still many unknowns about the Omicron COVID-19 variant, Columbia local health experts say people may want to continue or start practicing serious COVID-19 precautions such as masking indoors and social distancing. At this time the Delta variant is the only variant we are seeing in the state, but experts
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University introduced its new head football coach Jermaine Gales on Monday morning. Gales comes to the Capital City after spending last season as the offensive coordinator at Bluefield State. He has nearly 20 years of coaching experience, but this will be his first head coaching job. Gales said he hopes
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The Springfield News-Leader reports that the parents argue that the mask mandate in place since August is a legal overreach and infringes on the rights of parents.
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sued Moberly Public Schools on Tuesday, alleging the district overcharged for a public records request related to school policy about recording certain meetings.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thanksgiving breaks began for some schools across Mid-Missouri Monday after some districts decided to extend the holiday break this year to provide some relief to staff and students. Jefferson City and Southern Boone are two of many that extended their break, saying that the demands of the past 18 months have worn
Continue Reading The University of Missouri’s Coalition of Graduate Workers is speaking up about Mizzous’s decision to demolish Manor House Apartments.
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The University of Missouri is hosting a groundbreaking for the new Stephens Indoor Facility.
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The policy began last year during the coronavirus pandemic after higher education and K-12 schools beefed up their remote capabilities as classes went online. However, most K-12 districts are keeping snow days. Districts plan their calendars to accommodate weather-related cancellations.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Board of Curators approved raising housing and dining rates for the M-U campus. A 6% increase will go into effect at the start of the 2022 summer session. Room and board will now cost students $10,509. Room will cost $7,319 and board will cost students $3,190. During the pandemic the budget
Continue Reading The resolution requires the UM System and its four campuses to follow the executive order, which requires federal contract workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or be tested regularly. The board voted 7-1, with Curator Todd Graves abstaining. Jeffrey Layman, of Springfield, voted against the measure.
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