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Report Critical of MO Schools

(AP) – An education advocacy group in a new report is critical of Missouri’s policies for its schools.The report released Monday by StudentsFirst gives Missouri an overall grade of D-minus.It says the state should require school districts to make teacher effectiveness the driving factor in decisions about pay, tenure and layoffs. In addition, it urges

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Educators Say No to Armed Guards

Mid-Missouri educators say local schools will likely never have armed guards.Weeks after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut school safety remains a hot topic. Some schools in Florida and California brought in armed guards to help protect students, and plan to keep them for the rest of the school year.But as far

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Police Training for Mall Shooter

Officers will be on hand Monday night training for an active shooter inside the Columbia mall.Police are running through their emergency protocol. Things will start at 9 p.m. and last through midnight.Extra patrol cars lined up Monday evening, but authorities aren’t going inside the building until it closes.Management says it is not the first time

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Bus Driver Claims Discrimination

In a lawsuit filed toward the end of 2012, a former JeffTran bus driver claims she was fired because she had “severe morning sickness” and migraines when she was pregnant that year.Catrina Davis filed a complaint citing the Missouri Human Rights Act against the City of Jefferson and Transit Director Richard Turner on December 21.According

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Arrest Leads to Suicide Attempt

A Belle man remained in critical condition at University Hospital in Columbia after a grisly pursuit played out Monday afternoon. The drama played out before horrified neighbors.Joseph Thompson, Jr. and Susan Koelling both ran from a Highway Patrol trooper trying to serve a warrant, while using knives to slice their throats.MSHP troopers tell ABC 17

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No Convention Center Offers Yet

The deadline for proposals for a long-discussed conference center in Jefferson City is drawing closer. So far, though, no one has stepped up with a plan.Mayor Eric Struemph told ABC 17 News Monday afternoon the city hadn’t received any proposals yet, after it made public a Request for Proposals (RFP) a couple months ago.But, he

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City Council Delays Vote

Monday night the City Council killed the year long push to create an Enhanced Enterprise Zone, but that wasn’t the focus of the night.More than a hundred people showed up at Columbia’s City Council meeting ready to debate historical preservation only to be told to come back in two weeks. Most of the crowd planned

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Transportation Report Finished

***UPDATE TUESDAY 8:12 P.M.***A future toll-road doesn’t look likely, according to the 22-member citizens committee appointed to look into the needs of Missouri’s transportation system.The Blue Ribbon Citizens Committee presented their findings Tuesday afternoon at the State Capitol after holding seven regional meetings with hundreds of people throughout the state. The consensus was formed that

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Columbia Fire to Add Staff

The Columbia Fire Department announced Tuesday it was awarded a grant that will allow for the hiring of several new firefighters.The U.S. Department of Homeland Security approved a $658,120 Staff for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (STAFF) grant. The money will be used to pay for salaries and benefits for five new firefighters, pending city

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Tigers to Take On Alabama

On Tuesday night, the Mizzou Tigers will welcome Alabama in the Tigers’ first conference basketball game as members of the SEC.Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. at Mizzou Arena.The game will be televised nationally on ESPN.These two teams have played just once since 1996. That game was at the 2001 Guardians Classic in Kansas City.

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Historic Bridge Makes Headway

For over a year, the City of Boonville and Union Pacific have been trying to finalize ownership over the Katy Bridge, which was once on Missouri’s Top Ten Most Endangered Historic Places. “The Save the Katy Bridge Coalition” is no longer being called that, as they have rightful ownership to the bridge. That ownership was

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Popular Baby Sleeper Recalled

About 800,000 infant sleepers are being recalled after hundreds are found tainted with mold. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says mold has been found in the Fisher Price newborn Rock ‘N Play sleeper after babies use it. They say several babies have been treated for health problems after sleeping in it.Safety officials tell ABC 17

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New Bus System Recommended

The Columbia School Board Transportation Committee recommended a three-tier transportation system on Tuesday to solve the growing school population.”We recommended a three-tiered system. The high school will start at 7:20 a.m., the middle schools and some elementary schools start at 8:10 a.m., and the rest of the elementary schools starting at 9:10 a.m.,” Vice President

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Comes At A Cost

Jabari Brown hit a career-high five straight 3-pointers after an early miss helping him to a career-high 22 points. Phil Pressey once again reached double digits in assists with 13 assists while chipping in 11points. Earnest Ross poured in a season-best 19 points. The 10th-ranked Missouri Tigers beat Alabama 84-68 Alabama in its SEC debut

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Sex Offender Lived Near School

A mistake by local law enforcement could mean sex offenders are living closer to schools and daycares than they should be.An eight year computer error at the Boone County Sheriff’s Department miscalculated the distance between sex offenders’ homes and places they are not allowed to go. Currently one sex offender was allowed to live near

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Cole Co. Cracks Down on Guns

Tuesday afternoon, the Cole County Sheriff’s Department announced a new program offering rewards for information about convicts possessing firearms. It is the second initiative local cops have put in place to crack down on recent violence. Back in November, Columbia police launched a so called “ceasefire initiative.” The goal of that program: to reduce the

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