Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education selected Dr. H. Brian Yearwood to serve as Columbia Public Schools’ next superintendent after a board vote during a closed executive session Monday morning. The board voted 7-0 to approve the contract for the new superintendent. Yearwood was selected after a nationwide search following Dr. Peter Stiepleman’s
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Boone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with murder in connection with a late Sunday night homicide outside of the Waffle House restaurant on Vandiver Drive.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools sent a notification out to parents of students at John Warner Middle School that Principal Jimmy Hale is out for the remainder of the year. According to the letter, Taylor Drennan is the interim principal. Dr. Jean Selby, a retired CPS middle school principal, will join the John Warner
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man is arrested after assaulting another man allegedly with a machete at a motel Saturday afternoon. According to court documents, Tyrone Seals was attempting to get money back from the purchase of a stereo. Seals is accused of attacking the victim with a machete after not giving Seals his
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Boone County health officials are asking the public to cancel their unneeded coronavirus vaccine appointments as no-show appointments are becoming increasingly common.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Water and Light said dozens of customers who live near Business Loop 70 East are under a boil advisory Monday morning. A tweet from the utility provider said 54 customers on Lakeview Avenue were affected by a water main break around 10:45 a.m. Crews will leave health information on the advisory
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Lincoln University in Jefferson City announced the dates and times for its in-person graduation ceremonies on Monday morning.
Continue Reading Columbia police say one person was killed in a late Sunday night shooting at the Waffle House restaurant on Vandiver Drive.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than a dozen Columbia Police vehicles were seen responding to a scene a north Columbia Waffle House on Vandiver. ABC17 News crews on the scene saw crime scene tape and several police officers on the scene just after 11 p.m. Sunday night. A ambulance and fire truck were also on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health care experts are advising eligible people to not turn down any coronavirus vaccine if it becomes available, while vaccine supply still continues to be an issue. “Take what’s available to you when it’s your turn to sign up because you don’t know when that’s going to come again,” said Dr. Robin
Continue Reading Phase 1B Tier 3 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan will begin on Monday. Educators, government officials, and communication services employees will become eligible to receive a vaccine.
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Columbia’s health department said in a press release it plans on opening vaccination appointments on Monday, the first day tier three residents will be eligible.
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A head-on crash closed Route K and Old Plank Road on Friday evening.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Phase 1B Tier 3 of the state’s vaccine distribution plan will be activated on Monday. Educators, government officials, and communication services employees will become eligible to receive a vaccine. Boone County hosted its first mass vaccination clinic in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Friday. The clinic is expected to administer 2,300
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The University of Missouri has settled several lawsuits over its “BioJoint” knee surgeries for a reported $16.2 million.
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A release from college spokesman Sam Fleury said two graduation ceremonies for 2021 spring graduates will be held on May 1.
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The Columbia police department has opened an investigation into a robbery on N. Stadium Boulevard.
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Columbia police say a thief hit a woman with his car as he fled a convenience store late Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Nadria Wright, an 18-year-old woman who was killed in a September 2019 Columbia shooting, feels like justice wasn’t served today. “I was told explicitly how they [the prosecution] feel about it,” Hamilton said. “That they don’t represent me and my family and now that I know that, I’m gonna
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