COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least three state lawmakers addressed the Columbia Board of Education about Critical Race Theory at its meeting Monday night. Rep. Chuck Basye said that he felt that Critical Race Theory, often referred to as CRT, was being taught in Columbia Public Schools. The lawmaker said that he has proof it is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, the House passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. If signed by President Biden, Missouri is set to receive around $9 billion, meaning that cities have begun discussions on how this money will be used. MoDOT director, Patrick McKenna, says there are thousands of projects in the works across the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol criminalist said soil found on Joseph Elledge’s boots closely matched soil found at the site where his wife was buried. Prosecutors led the sixth day of the Joseph Elledge murder trial with testimony from Will Randle, the patrol’s lead trace evidence analyst. Randle said he inspected a
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Demolition crews will start taking apart the Sorrels Overpass Friday night which will cause some delays on I-70.
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MU Health Care says it will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to kids ages five to 11 starting Nov. 10.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri leaders sent an email to employees Tuesday warning of the possibility that workers will be required to get vaccinated as soon as December. President Joe Biden’s executive order requires those with federal contracts to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 8. At the same time, an executive order from
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The city has a permanent eighth-cent park sales tax but voters in 2000 decided there should be an option for an additional, renewable eighth-cent tax on top of that.
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Jefferson City voters will have the opportunity next Tuesday to vote on approving or rejecting a quarter of one percent sales tax to improve public safety.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A fire at a Jefferson City building has forced workers to move to a new building and lose costly equipment. An Office of Administration press release stated impacted state agencies are working to relocate team members to alternative work locations and replace equipment that has been destroyed from the fire. The fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Jury selection was finalized Monday, in the first-degree murder trial of Columbia man, Joseph Elledge. Judge Brouck Jacobs swore in the jurors around 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Jacobs, along with the prosecution and defense, spent all day Monday asking questions of jurors to find the group of people from Boone County to
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As temperatures drop around freezing for the first time this winter in Mid-Missouri, utility providers are offering some energy assistance options.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Walk to Vote was held Saturday in Jefferson City at Community Park ahead of the Nov. 2 election. The Jefferson City community was invited to put on their costumes, and join the groups to trick or treat and Walk to Vote in order to raise awareness and support voting in Tuesday’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s was held Saturday at 1:15 p.m. at Stephens Lake Park. Hundreds of walkers were decked out in purple with personalized t-shirts honoring loved ones. The walk was full of flowers, each carried by someone committed to ending the disease, because like flowers, the participants don’t stop
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of alleged 3M employees took to YouTube to show their efforts to go against the federal vaccine mandate. This comes as employees at the 3M in Columbia on Tuesday protested on Paris Road just outside of the 3M building to share their concerns. The video on YouTube begins with messages from
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The University of Missouri will lift suspensions of fraternity activities beginning at noon Friday.
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With a lot of unanswered questions surrounding recent shootings, law enforcement is continuing to ask the community for information as they reiterate that tips can be sent in anonymously.
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The walkout was a response to the company’s requirement that employees get vaccinated by Dec. 8 or be fired. 3M is one of many companies that will be affected by a coming federal rule requiring companies with 100 or more employees to be vaccinated or regularly tested. 3M is one of Boone County’s biggest employers with more than 400 workers, according to Regional Economic Development, Inc.’s annual report.
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The Columbia Fire Department said in a tweet at about 4:30 p.m. that firefighters were sent to 3916 Brown Station Road. The post showed images of a mobile home with smoke pouring out the doors and windows and extensive damage.
Continue Reading Phi Gamma Delta, the fraternity at the center of the University of Missouri’s suspension of fraternity activities across campus, was hit with a hazing violation in the spring 2021 semester and an alcohol violation in August.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation announced the closure a little after noon in a tweet. The closure was needed to reduce traffic heading west toward the area of Sorrels Overpass, the agency said. The overpass was damaged when a tractor-trailer hit it Monday and MoDOT plans to have it demolished.
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