COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The lede has been corrected. A proposed water tower will not be built by Beulah Ralph Elementary School in Columbia. According to an email from Columbia Public Schools spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark, the Columbia Board of Education decided not to sell the land near the schools to the City of Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bill will be introduced at Tuesday’s Jefferson City Council to eliminate programs surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion from city government. The ordinance is being sponsored by Ward 3 Councilman Scott Spencer and Ward 4 Councilman Derrick Spicer, according to an email from a city spokesperson and the council agenda. The bill
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Officer Association on Tuesday announced more endorsements for the April 8 municipal elections. The CPOA in November announced that it would endorse Blair Murphy for mayor. The mayoral race consists of Murphy, incumbent Barbara Buffaloe, Tanya Heath and certified write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. The April election includes races for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After launching a portal for residents to submit inquiries to its new Department of Government Efficiency, Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Jefferson County) said the State of Missouri has already received “over 1,000 responses.” Coleman, who is the Missouri Senate Government Efficiency Chair, said the idea was a continuation of the Missouri Accountability
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some people who vote in west Columbia will have to go to a new location on Election Day. The Boone County Clerk’s Office on Wednesday wrote on its social media that people who typically vote at Fairview Road Church of Christ will have to vote at Broadway Christian Church on April 8.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A series of town halls in Columbia about the city’s budget process will continue later this month. The city held two town hall meetings about the overview of the budget in January. The upcoming meetings will focus on budget priorities, “where City staff will provide an overview of how decisions are made
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State of Missouri launched a portal for residents to submit inquiries for its new Department of Government Efficiency. A press release from state Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Jefferson County) claims the state is looking to “eliminate government waste, duplication, and inefficiency.” The portal, which can be found on the Missouri Senate’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) says he supports penalties for corporations that hire undocumented immigrants for cheap labor, as state leaders prepare to assist the federal government in immigration enforcement. “They shouldn’t do that. I mean, why would places like Tyson Foods have taken away jobs in the state of Missouri from Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe stood in support of the expansion of charter schools during a school choice week celebration held by the National School Choice Awareness Foundation and the Children’s Education Alliance of Missouri. “I really believe that by creating an environment of choice, from being in business, a competitive environment really helps
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former state Sen. Kurt Schaefer has been confirmed as the next director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Senate Republicans confirmed Thursday on social media. Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Schaefer as his pick for the role last month. Schaefer previously served as the DNR’s general counsel and deputy director. Schaefer represented
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COLUMBIA. Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Sewer Utility is hosting an interested parties meeting on Wednesday to discuss the proposed Henderson Branch Sewer Extension to the Midway area. After years of debate and multiple failed attempts, the City of Columbia is once again attempting to expand its sewer system. On Wednesday, Columbia Sewer Utility
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Incoming White House officials outlined a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that include declaring a national emergency at the US southern border and kicking off the process to end birthright citizenship, which is expected to tee up a legal fight. The executive actions are the culmination
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By John Fritze, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole, Pamela Brown, Clare Duffy, Kit Maher, Evan Perez and Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — TikTok on Friday said that it would turn off more than 170 million Americans’ access to the super popular video app on Sunday, unless President Joe Biden’s administration acts urgently to assure the company
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s delegation to Jefferson City talked on Thursday about how future budget cuts might affect the University of Missouri. The Boone County Mizzou Alumni Association hosted the forum, to discuss how lawmakers might support higher education and the university. The 23rd annual event hosted at Grand Cru Restaurant in Columbia is
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two contested races will occur in the April 8 election in Columbia. Three races will occur in the April 8 election: Mayor, Ward 3 and Ward 4. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14. Ron Graves and incumbent Nick Foster have filed for the Ward 4 race, according to City Clerk Sheela Amin.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The inauguration for Governor-elect Mike Kehoe will cause some street closures leading to the Capital in Jefferson City Monday. Street closures include: Monroe street to Capital Avenue North Jefferson Street North Broadway to McCarty Street For those who wish to attend the inauguration, most of the public parking will be in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) As Inauguration Day for Missouri Gov.-elect Mike Kehoe approaches, capital, local, state and county agencies are preparing to make the day as safe as possible. “We will have some checkpoints on the South Lawn, which is very typical of an inauguration every four years,” said Zim Schwartze, Chief of Missouri Capitol
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s College Republicans and the Boone County Republicans have taken down social media posts from Wednesday that accused Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine of supporting New Orleans terror attack suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar. A social media post shared by the Mizzou College Republicans included an image that looks like
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Outgoing state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) was fined $100 by the Missouri Ethics Commission last week over yard signs that were used during her bid for northern district commissioner. Toalson Reisch ran an unsuccessful bid this past fall against incumbent Boone County Northern District Commissioner Janet Thompson. Toalson Reisch served in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jay Ashcroft, Missouri’s 40th secretary of state, will not seek another political office. In an interview Friday with ABC 17 News, Ashcroft said he does not see himself running again. “The people, they wanted me to stop, and I’ve done my eight years, so I just don’t see that I’m going
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