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Suspect charged in University of Missouri robbery
Police say a suspect in a robbery on the University of Missouri campus told family and a friend he was involved in the incident.
Continue ReadingPolice say a suspect in a robbery on the University of Missouri campus told family and a friend he was involved in the incident.
Continue ReadingColumbia has experienced an increase in serious traffic crashes despite a 2016 policy meant to reduce deaths and serious injuries, an advocate for the policy said Monday.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Missouri police are investigating a pedestrian crash.
Continue ReadingRepublican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is giving a top university appointment to a business owner who donated to a pro-Parson political action committee.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Inspection records completed at Mizzou Arena during the 2018-2019 basketball season show which concession stands had the most and least amount of violations. “Our number one priority is the safety of our guests, we want people coming to the game to be focused on the game, not food safety, that’s our job,”
Continue ReadingAfter a private shuttle company caused the University of Missouri to shut down in 2019, MU officials say they are prepared to run in the cold Thursday and Friday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s governor tapped a Columbia woman to possibly serve on the University of Missouri System Board of Curators. Gov. Mike Parson suggested Robin Wenneker represent the district including Columbia on the board on Wednesday afternoon. That appointment is subject to approval by the state senate. Wenneker is the managing partner of CPW
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri Board of Curators approved Thursday a new degree focused on fitness, which will be completed completely online. The bachelor of science in fitness programming and management program is 100 percent online and targeted at off-campus students only. Curator Darryl Chatman said curators had tough questions about the logistics
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri announced on Thursday that new school-sponsored trips to China have been canceled as coronavirus continues to spread.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Missouri police say the man accused of domestic assault inside a dorm over the weekend was an invited guest.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Missouri police arrested a Kansas City man investigating an incident at a campus dorm.
Continue ReadingMU is expected to invest $400 million into the NextGen Precision Health Initiative.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri is asking lawmakers for an increase in funding.
Continue ReadingThe University of Missouri announced Wednesday it will end its partnership with the Confucius Institute following changes in federal guidelines.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri adjunct professor and faculty member Wayne McDaniel died on Friday while on a school trip in Thailand. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, and we’re doing anything we can to support them during this very difficult time,” said university spokesman Christian Basi. “Wayne is a longtime employee
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women claim the University of Missouri’s Title IX office mishandled their sexual assault and stalking allegations against former basketball player Terrence Phillips. The federal lawsuit from Jane Does 1 and 2 accuse university officials of not properly following their own rules. That includes a failure to fully investigate a claim
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former associate dean of the University of Missouri School of Medicine wants to change her lawsuit against the school. Dr. Rachel Brown filed the initial lawsuit in December 2017, seeking to get her job back or for her salary and benefits paid from now until her retirement. Brown, who is white,
Continue ReadingA University of Missouri spokesman said Friday that every floor of The Rise on Ninth will be used as student housing next school year.
Continue ReadingMU keeps $4.7 million of gift in settlement COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri and Hillsdale College, located in Hillsdale, Michigan, have agreed to settle a lawsuit against MU. The lawsuit involved a donation of $5 million from Sherlock Hibbs back in 2002. The money was meant to fund six faculty positions in the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of school districts in Central Missouri have called off school for Monday due to the winter storm moving through the area. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for Sunday and Monday. You can find the latest forecast here. Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School
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