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Wednesday trash pickup in Moberly moved to Thursday, city crews quickly clear snow

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Moberly announced on its social media that trash pickups for Wednesday have been moved to Thursday, because of the weather. Snow rolled through Mid-Missouri on Wednesday and a number of area schools had called off classes. Thursday’s regularly scheduled trash pickup will still occur that day, the city wrote.

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Columbia Public Schools, Jefferson City School District among several districts canceling Wednesday classes for snow

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will not be in session Wednesday with a snowstorm expected to dump several inches of snow on Mid-Missouri. CPS sent out alerts to parents at about 4:30 p.m. saying classes would be canceled and students would be expected to study “alternative methods of instruction.” CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark wrote

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CPS nears limit on AMI days as Mid-Missouri districts work around snowy winter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)  Columbia Public Schools was among several Mid-Missouri districts to announce a shift to remote learning or class cancellations due to forecasted snowfall for Wednesday. After Wednesday, CPS will have just one remaining Alternative Method of Instruction day before it would need to extend the school year. Missouri law requires public school districts

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Anthem Medicare Advantage plans no longer in-network at MU Health Care starting April 1

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield customers using Medicare Advantage plans will no longer pay in-network rates at University of Missouri Health Care clinics and hospitals starting April 1. The insurance giant, which has about 2 million members in Missouri, failed to reach a deal to cover those plans in-network after negotiations, MU

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Columbia Police Officers Association announces more endorsements for city elections

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Officer Association on Tuesday announced more endorsements for the April 8 municipal elections. The CPOA in November announced that it would endorse Blair Murphy for mayor. The mayoral race consists of Murphy, incumbent Barbara Buffaloe, Tanya Heath and certified write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy. The April election includes races for

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