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Teachers union and Columbia Public Schools continue collective bargaining during COVID-19 pandemic

March 10, 2021 8:17 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Missouri National Teachers Association and Columbia Public Schools continued labor negotiations Wednesday night. The two groups are negotiating in good faith.

Missouri attorney general calls large scale of girls’ ranch sexual abuse unprecedented

March 10, 2021 11:32 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday that more than 100 charges have been filed against a couple who operated a girls’ ranch in southwest Missouri.

Tracking storms late tonight, waves of rain through this weekend

March 10, 2021 4:12 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with storms likely after 10PM. Some storms may bring heavy rain, isolated gusty winds up to 50 mph, and potentially isolated large hail up to 1″ in diameter, especially along and north of I-70. Lows in the low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms during the day. Rain chances

Tracking the return of rain to Mid-Missouri

March 10, 2021 4:53 AM Kevin Schneider

WEDNESDAY: Scattered showers will greet some of us heading out the door this morning. It doesn’t look like anything heavy, but enough to use the windshield wipers heading to work or school. That will thin out more this afternoon, with a little late day sun possible, as temperatures warm into the low 70’s. Winds will

Facebook groups become a source for finding coronavirus vaccine availability

March 10, 2021 12:30 PM Chanel Porter

People have started Facebook pages throughout Missouri to hunt down available coronavirus vaccine doses.

Staffing issues remain as CPS moves forward with a full return for students

March 10, 2021 11:52 AM Victoria Bragg

Columbia Public Schools will welcome students back to classrooms full-time on April 5, but the district remains in need of bus drivers, nutrition service employees and substitute teachers.

Missouri moving to vaccine allocation by ‘eligible population’ while leaders expect sharp rise in doses

March 9, 2021 6:51 PM Connor Hirsch

Information about the plan was shared during a meeting with vaccine distributors and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services on Tuesday afternoon.

Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee hears update on study of traffic stop disparities

March 9, 2021 4:39 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department has been working to review disparities in traffic stops among certain groups of the community.

Tracking a few storms tomorrow night, rain through the weekend

March 9, 2021 2:58 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and breezy with lows in the upper 50s. Winds up to 20 mph from the south. A few spotty showers are possible, but most areas remain dry overnight. TOMORROW: Partly to variably cloudy with gusty southwest winds up to 30 mph. Highs in the low 70s with a spot shower or storm

Early morning fire destroys auto body in Sedalia

March 9, 2021 7:51 AM Matt Ragsdale

An early Tuesday morning fire in Sedalia destroyed a body shop and damaged neighboring businesses.

Some Columbia Public Schools students to return to classrooms full-time while others remain online

March 9, 2021 12:37 PM Victoria Bragg

Most students will return to CPS schools five days a week but some will remain online.

Tracking storm and rain chances for the rest of the week

March 9, 2021 12:37 PM Maddie Est

TUESDAY: Another quiet, but breezy day in store today! Temperatures will warm into the middle 70’s later today behind that stout southerly wind. Some of those gusts could reach up to 30 mph, but we’ll get to enjoy the sun one more day. TONIGHT: Clouds start to increase into this evening. Any light showers will hold off

Tracking one last warm afternoon before rain chances return

March 9, 2021 3:19 AM Kevin Schneider

TUESDAY: Another quiet, but breezy day in store today! Temperatures will warm into the middle 70’s later today behind that stout southerly wind. Some of those gusts could reach up to 30 mph, but we’ll get to enjoy the sun one more day. TONIGHT: Clouds start to increase into this evening. Any light showers will

April 6 election registration ends Wednesday.

Voter registration for April 6 election ends Wednesday

March 9, 2021 5:29 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri residents interested in voting in the April 6 school and municipal election will have to register by Wednesday. Boone County residents can register to vote at the Boone County Government Center located at 9th and Ash streets in Columbia from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. They can also

Columbia Board of Education votes in favor of five-day week

March 8, 2021 8:36 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education voted Monday night to return to in-person learning five days a week. Students in all grades will return to the classroom Monday through Friday after spring break, which ends on April 2. The board voted unanimously to approve the return. Students that were already learning online-only will

Missouri teachers seek out coronavirus vaccines as eligibility date gets closer

March 8, 2021 7:16 PM Connor Hirsch

Educators in Missouri can try to schedule an appointment at certain pharmacies participating in the CDC’s Federal Retail Pharmacy Program after the White House asked teachers and staff to be prioritized.

Tracking warmer temperatures Tuesday, rounds of rain late week

March 8, 2021 12:03 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with a diminishing breeze. Lows in the mid-upper 40s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with south wind gusts between 20-25 mph. Highs in the low to mid-70s. A few evening showers possible after sunset. EXTENDED: The week becomes more interesting by Wednesday as a cold front approaches eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri.