COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Thursday press release that a bus driver was accused of assaulting a student on a bus on Wednesday morning. The release says a Blair Oaks school resource officer was called by the district’s superintendent “in reference to an alleged assault that occurred on a
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly School District is looking to add a storm shelter as part of a slew of planned renovations, but will need help from Randolph County voters on April 7 to do it. In December, the Moberly Board of Education approved language to add a ballot measure that would authorize the issuance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three seats are up for grabs in the Columbia Board of Education election with all four candidates highlighting bullying as a major issue in the district that needs to be addressed. Four people are running for three spots. Board President John Lyman, Vice President Paul Harper and Boardmember April Ferrao are trying to retain a spot on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Edits to Columbia Public Schools’ bullying policy, including summer interactions and employee protocol, will be discussed during a school board policy committee meeting Wednesday. The new policy, if passed, would implement new guidelines for instructors on handling reports of bullying. The initial policy had instructors and employees ask to report incidents to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge sided Wednesday with Columbia Public Schools in a lawsuit alleging the district breached a contract for football field naming rights at Rock Bridge High School. Wayne Sells filed the lawsuit in October 2024 after CPS removed his name from the Rock Bridge football field. The Columbia Board of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The eight-days-before-election financial reports were due at 5 p.m. Monday to the Missouri Ethics Commission and all four candidates for the Columbia Board of Education submitted theirs on time. Four people are running for three spots. Board President John Lyman, Vice President Paul Harper and Boardmember April Ferrao are trying to retain
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two 13-year-old boys were accused of making threats against Camdenton Middle School, according to a Monday press release from the Camdenton Police Department. CPD wrote that it received information at 8:15 p.m. Sunday about threats shared to a social media website “of an individual threatening to shoot up Camdenton Middle School.” The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A candidate for the Columbia Board of Education said he’s fixed issues with his campaign committee that stopped him from properly filing and reporting his fundraising activity. Dr. Keary Husain told ABC 17 News that the Missouri Ethics Commission did not accept his first filing because his campaign committee did not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department announced in a social media post that it is using unoccupied school buildings for active-shooter response training this week while students are on spring break. More than 40 officers completed their training this week and more sessions will be held throughout the year, the post says. “The training
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Local and state health agencies are focusing on education and prevention in Mid-Missouri schools after evidence of the opioid nitazene was found during a volunteer wastewater study. According to a release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, the state’s Department of Public Safety analyzed the sewage, or wastewater, of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A type of opioid has been detected in the wastewater of several schools around the state, including a few in Mid-Missouri. A press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says nitazenes are “a highly potent class of synthetic opioids increasingly detected across the state.” The drug is roughly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of breaking into a fraternity house on College Avenue in Columbia was eventually found on top of a Hertz Car Rental on Friday. Willem Campbell, 31, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree burglary, two counts of felony stealing, one count of misdemeanor stealing and an infraction of
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball was sent home by seventh seeded Miami, 80-66 despite senior guard Jayden Stone putting up a season-high 21 points. The Tigers led 54-52 with 7 minutes, 50 seconds left in the game, but a 13-3 run by the Hurricanes over the next four minutes gave Miami just what it
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education has asked the district to raise health insurance premiums by 20% for the upcoming school year. That request came after a Thursday morning meeting. The district will take on the cost of the premiums next year, but will pass along costs of any dependents to employees. This
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln University Police Department said its looking for one person after a disturbance led to a campus-wide active shooter alert being sent out Wednesday night. Police determined shortly after the alert was sent out around 8:30 p.m. that there was no weapons offense or active shooter at the Dawson residence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A “swatting” call Thursday afternoon led to a lockdown at buildings across the Moberly School District, according to a social media post from the district. The district posted Thursday afternoon that Moberly Police received a threat report, which led to an immediate lockdown at all school sites. “Law enforcement has since determined
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) After law enforcement investigated, it was determined there was no weapons offense that occurred on Lincoln University’s campus on Wednesday night. The school had sent out a text message alert to students at 8:32 p.m. stating: “LU Alert: Active shooter at Dawn Hall. Take cover or remain off campus! Weapons offence
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Faculty Council is set to vote on an artificial intelligence policy that will categorize students’ assignments by allowed AI use. According to Council documents, if approved, all graded course assessments of student work will also include a number label from a zero through three scale. Assignments where an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Memphis, Tennessee, is accused of raping a woman on Lincoln University’s campus on Oct. 23. Tyshawn Tate was charged on Monday in Cole County with second-degree rape. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. Court documents claim Tate has moved back to Memphis, Tennessee. The probable cause
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri saw a drop in sports betting activity in its second month of legalization, and once again, no tax revenue went toward education. After bringing in more than $543 million in wagers in December, sportsbooks handled just over $385 million in January. However, after accounting for payouts, voided wagers, and promotional credits,
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