COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss a recently approved family reunification agreement at its Thursday night meeting. The City of Columbia approved the agreement with Columbia Public Schools at its Jan. 5 City Council meeting. The agreement – which runs through June 30 – stats that students can go to
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton mom has been charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after she allegedly put methamphetamine in her child’s backpack on Monday. Alexus Peppers-Wright, 28, was charged on Tuesday in Callaway County with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and misdemeanor illegally possessing drug paraphernalia. She is being held at
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former cheerleading coach at Mexico High School was sentenced to five years of probation on Monday in Audrain County court. Janae Nunnelly, 26, of Mexico, Missouri, pleaded guilty on Oct. 14 to having sexual contact with a student. She faces four years in the Department of Corrections, if she violates her
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools has determined how it will spend some of the $9 million it received from Boone County after a property-tax settlement with Ameren Missouri. The county reached a resolution earlier this year in a long-running dispute before the Missouri State Tax Commission. The agreement resolved litigation over property taxes owed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Safety and a strong learning environment is a top priority for Columbia Public Schools’ new Eagle Bluffs Elementary. The district broke ground on the project in the spring of 2024 and remains on track to be completed by fall 2026. The new two-story, $36 million facility will span 76,500 square feet and
