COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A water main break has been reported near the intersection of West Worley Street and Bernadette Drive. Columbia Water and Light posted on its social media around 2:40 p.m. that crews are repairing. A boil order will be issued. About 124 customers are affected, according to the Water and Light outage map.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The date of an event has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) As families prepare to head back to school, local charities are making sure students have what they need to succeed this year. Powerhouse Community Development’s Back to School Bash is set to be held Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. at the MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Driver’s education is near the top of Columbia Public Schools’ 2023-24 safety initiatives, and the district is taking measures to bulk up its driving curriculum. According to the district’s latest safety update, CPS will introduce small programming opportunities to some schools with the goal to expand them in the future. The goal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is being sued by Doressia T. Mckee, who alleges racial discrimination led to the Columbia Police Department mishandling the death investigation of her son. Freddie McKee, 37, was found dead outside of a home in July 2020 on Switzler Street. On Dec. 8, after a request from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been set for one of the University of Missouri fraternity members accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case. Benjamin Karl, 21, of Columbia, was charged with felony hazing. A jury will be pooled from Warren County. A pretrial conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4. A three-day
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Columbia Public Schools is working on more than two dozen projects to renovate or build new buildings across the district as another academic year starts.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A week from Tuesday is the first day of class for Columbia Public Schools, and district leaders have designed a plan to improve the needs of the district. The plan aims to make improvements in three particular areas, including growth, innovation and achievement. Progress toward the improvements will start this school year,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of murdering a man last year saw one of his charges downgraded on Monday. Samuel E. Brotherton, 22, is now charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was previously charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. Brotherton is being held at the Boone County Jail
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The University of Missouri System confirmed Wednesday that a data breach of a file transfer system compromised information about employees, students and retirees.
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The students are back.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District announced in a Tuesday social media post that four more members of Missouri Task Force One will be heading to Maui to search for human remains. Four Human Remains Detection K-9s and Task Force One members will head to St. Louis on Tuesday night before flying
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Yearwood sat down with ABC 17 News as part of a series of interviews with superintendents as the new school year begins.
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Gov. Mike Parson will ceremoniously sign the bill funding the expansion of Interstate 70 on Tuesday afternoon on The Loop in Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 3,000 employees showed up to Mizzou Arena on Tuesday for Columbia Public Schools’ first in-person celebration for a new school year in many years. CPS spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said the convocation is an opportunity for all 3,000 CPS employees to gather in one place to hear one message and prepare to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s contract with the Columbia Police Department for school resource officers on Monday night. During the meeting, Board members heard from parents, teachers and students about the agreement, and a presentation over SROs and other safety measures was presented. The presentation outlined a number
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood told ABC 17 News that with the new school year quickly approaching, safety remains a top priority. He said the district has a safety and security team in place, whose main objective is to keep students in schools safe. One of their main focus is working
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The Central Missouri Humane Society said Monday that its kennels are full of dogs and cats.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education meets Monday evening, on the agenda is a discussion over whether to renew the school resource officer agreement ahead of the school year. If approved, four officers are contracted for hire. The agreement will place two officers in Battle, one in Rock Bridge and one right here in Hickman High Schools. This school resource officer program is a
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The Columbia Board of Education is set to review a contract to put four police officers in district high schools.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Many families struggle to prepare for back-to-school shopping as the prices for supplies have increased within the last year, but one Mizzou football player is trying to help. Families of K-12 students are expected to spend nearly $900 on back-to-school items, a new record high compared to almost $865 families spent last
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