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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Group of Moberly High School seniors won’t walk at graduation following prank
The Moberly School District administration did not let a select group of seniors walk during graduation due to a senior prank.
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Helias Catholic High School hosting graduation on Sunday
Helias Catholic High School is hosting graduation for the Class of 2022 at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Crusader Athletic Complex.
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‘Threatening statements’ made involving Audrain County school district
The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it has concluded an investigation into threats made by students at Community R-VI High School in Laddonia.
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Special Olympics Missouri 2022 Summer Games return to Columbia
Special Olympics Missouri is set to host its annual summer games, as the organization is celebrating it’s first full event since 2018.
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Missouri Attorney General files lawsuit against six school districts for reimposing mask mandates
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General’s office has filed six lawsuits against school districts in the St. Louis metro area for reimposing their mask mandates on school-age children. The districts involved in the lawsuit include Special School District of St. Louis, Maplewood Richmond Heights, Clayton, Ladue, Webster Groves, and Mehlville. “It is truly unbelievable
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CPS hosting graduation ceremonies for four high schools beginning Friday
Columbia Public Schools will be hosting graduation ceremonies on Friday and Saturday for the 1,324 graduating seniors from the district’s four high schools.
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Vigil held to share concerns about removal of oak trees from MU’s Francis Quadrangle
A vigil Thursday morning hopes to bring attention to removing more than a dozen pin oak trees from the University of Missouri’s campus.
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Jefferson City School District names new principal of Callaway Hills Elementary
The Jefferson City School District has hired Malissa Pistel as the next principal of Callaway Hills Elementary.
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Hallsville school district will switch to four-day school week due to recruitment troubles
Over the past 10 years, over 100 schools throughout the state have transitioned to a four-day workweek, Hallsville being the most recent to make the switch for its 2022-2023 school year.
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MU replacing 15 pin oak trees around the Francis Quad
The University of Missouri has started the process of replacing 15 pin oak trees around the Francis Quad.
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Parents’ drive for better life inspires University of Missouri President Mun Choi
Choi sat down for an interview with anchor Deborah Kendrick to mark AAPI month.
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Teacher dies before the end of the school year at Morgan County R-II School District
A beloved teacher died suddenly Monday according to a Morgan County R-II School District release.
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Boone County court hears motions to dismiss mask mandate lawsuit against Columbia Public Schools
Lawyers for Columbia Public Schools argued for two motions to dismiss the attorney general’s lawsuit against the district’s mask mandate.
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UM System curators approve tuition hike, continue making standardized testing optional
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Students at the University of Missouri will see higher tuition prices next year. The UM System Board of Curators unanimously approved a 4.5 percent increase in tuition prices for the 2022-23 school year. Students at the Columbia campus will see a $14.50 increase for in-state credit hour prices for a total
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should the lawsuit against CPS mask mandates be dismissed?
Columbia Public Schools has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its power to issue mask mandates.
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