Wilks and his players will appear at a news conference between 5 and 6 p.m. The Tigers travel to Boston College this week for a non-conference game. Mizzou won its last game, Saturday at home against Southeast Missouri State.
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State lawmakers in May passed a law allowing parents to record sessions with educators regarding their students’ individual education plans. The plans are made for students who need special accommodations as part of the learning process. The law took effect Aug. 28.
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Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz will take questions from reporters at noon Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public School District has seen its highest need for substitute teachers since the start of the school year according to CPS dashboard data. CPS started the school year on Aug. 24. The week of Aug. 23 – 27, it filled 81 of the 122 substitute teacher spots, which equates to 66.5%.
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The FDA and CDC are yet to authorize the vaccine for use as a booster and some health experts have argued there’s not sufficient evidence a booster is needed.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a fire at ADM Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a fire in the attic of a machine shed located on the south side of the plant. ADM staff had discovered the fire and were attempting to put it out when firefighters
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The student decided to share her story as the University of Missouri continues to receive reports of drinks being spiked as a means of sexual assault. She hopes that talking will help other people feel confident to share their stories.
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But a school spokeswoman says the problem here isn’t as severe as it has been elsewhere.
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If you’ve been patiently awaiting fall-like temperatures to catch up with the calendar, we’re finally getting a break from the heat after a cold front moves through tonight. Temperatures across the mountain west and upper Plains have dipped into the 60s for highs on Monday, a sharp contrast of what we have seen the last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After a recent shooting in Downtown Columbia early Saturday morning, leaders of the area are reassuring the public that additional safety measures are coming to the area. Nickie Davis with the district downtown said the district paid the city $30,000 earlier this year for new lights to be installed in the area
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Morgan County prosecutors charged A. Scott Wilson, 58, of Versailles on Friday with second-degree manslaughter, causing a crash by driving on the wrong side of the road and failure to yield to an oncoming vehicle. The latter two charges are misdemeanors.
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Stephen Jones, 51, of Peoria, Illinois, jumped into the lake off a diving board in an unnamed cove at the 17.6 mile mark Sunday evening and didn’t come back up. The Camden County coroner pronounced him dead about two hours later.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A car crashed into a house in Columbia just before 1:45 a.m. on Monday. Three Columbia Fire Department trucks and at least one Columbia Police Department car responded to the scene along East Ash Street. According to CPD on scene, the driver lost control of the car and crashed into the house.
Continue Reading MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department is investigating a shooting that left a man hurt on Saturday afternoon. Police said officers responded to the 1000 block of Buchanan Street just before 1 p.m. to reports of a disturbance involving gunshots. According to the MPSD, several people started shooting at each other during an
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday night, the Columbia City Council is set to approve the fiscal year 2022 budget for the city which is approximately $474 million dollars. Monday’s meeting will be the third and final public hearing for the budget. Jobs Due to the pandemic, the city previously cut 78.5 full time positions. In
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Many fast-food restaurants have scaled back service and some products are not available on grocery store shelves 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses cite a lack of workers driven by the pandemic for the shortages.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 43rd annual Heritage festival was back in full swing this year after being canceled due to COVID-19 last year. The event took place Sept. 18 and 19 at Nifong Park. Cassie Brandt, Recreation Activist with the Columbia Parks and Recreation said the city felt like it was in a better place
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University released a statement Sunday mourning the loss of a student after he was found dead in his on-campus residence. Dominik Dudley-Moore, a resident of Dawson Hall, was found dead Sunday. While no foul play is suspected, the incident is under investigation by the Lincoln University Police Department. “Dominik, who
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia CROP Hunger Walk was held Sunday at the MU Health Care Pavillion. This is a community-wide effort working to help end hunger one step at a time for 26 years. The group, Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty, is sponsored by Church World Service and organized by the Columbia CROP Walk
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The state now has a seven day positivity rate of 10.2% on Sunday. The change in positivity comes along with 1,270 additional confirmed cases bringing the total to 662,380 since the start of pandemic. Health officials also recorded 149 new probable cases with a total number of 138,369 antigen test results being positive. No new
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