Columbia Board of Education hopes to increase wages for every employee
The Columbia Board of Education authorized nearly $7.08 million to increase current employee salaries.
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Attorney general wants to force JC Schools, other districts to turn over documents
Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday this his office is seeking to force the Jefferson City School District and six other districts to turn over information related to student surveys.
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Columbia Board of Education to hold budget hearing Wednesday
Columbia Public School’s Board of Education is set to hold a budget hearing for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year Wednesday evening.
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13 motions to dismiss approved in hazing lawsuit against Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
Thirteen motions to dismiss have been approved in the lawsuit against the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity also known as Fiji.
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Funeral services to be held Saturday for slain Rock Bridge High School employee
The funeral services for the Rock Bridge High School employee killed in May will be held this Saturday.
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Family of former University of Missouri pledge asks why prosecutors aren’t charging fraternity with hazing
A University of Missouri fraternity pledge hospitalized with alcohol poisoning is back home but he has not recovered from the October incident, an attorney for his family said Friday.
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Charges filed in connection with a hazing incident at former University of Missouri frat
Charges have been filed in connection with a hazing incident at a former University of Missouri fraternity.
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Missouri DHSS creates an online map for summer food program
Online map and text number will help families locate local summer food programs
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Family of alcohol-poisoned MU freshman sues two more fraternity members
The family of an MU freshman left disabled after alcohol poisoning at a University of Missouri fraternity event is suing two more fraternity members after reaching settlements with 23 defendants.
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Initial court appearance set for suspect in Rock Bridge High School employee’s shooting death
An Illinois man accused of killing his father — an employee of Columbia Public Schools — at a Tennessee rest area was set to make his first court appearance Tuesday.
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Hundreds attend vigil Monday, for Columbia Public School employee killed in East Tennessee shooting
The Rock Bridge High School community will be hosting a vigil Monday night at the Rock Bridge High School Stadium from 7 to 8 p.m. to honor Michael Monroe Woods, Jr. of Columbia, a RBHS home school communicator.
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Columbia College honors fallen marine with scholarship in her name
Pichardo was an online student at Columbia College who gave her life serving in the Marines. Veterans United Foundation endowed $50,000 to Columbia College to start a scholarship in her name.
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Family files lawsuit against Cole County R-V School District after daughter’s suicide
A family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Cole County R-V School District, former superintendent, former principal and assistant principal after they say their 13-year-old daughter committed suicide in 2021 after being bullied.
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Boone County Sheriff’s Department works with area schools annually on active shooter training
The Boone County Sheriff Department conducts active shooter training exercises with the school districts they have partnered with annually and at the request of schools as well.
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Columbia Public Schools offers advice, resources to help children cope after Texas elementary shooting
The head of Columbia Public Schools sent a message to families Wednesday with advice for helping children cope with the massacre of 19 elementary school children in Texas.
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Columbia Board of Education to recommend next principal for Derby Ridge School
The Columbia Board of Education is recommending Tina Woods to become the principal at Derby Ridge School for the 2022-23 school year.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is more regulation needed to stop or reduce mass shootings?
Fourteen children and a teacher were gunned down at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.
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MU to stop self-reporting of coronavirus cases
The University of Missouri will stop asking workers and students to report their positive coronavirus test results, according to an email sent campus-wide Monday.
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Columbia Public Schools graduation ceremonies set to continue Saturday
Graduation festivities are set to continue for Columbia Public Schools seniors on Saturday, as both Rock Bridge and Hickman High School are scheduled to hold ceremonies.
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Columbia Public Schools hosting graduation ceremonies with no COVID-19 restrictions
Families and scholars of Columbia Public Schools will be attending graduation ceremonies with no COVID-19 restrictions in place for the first time in three years.
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