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MU Faculty Council backs student group, Black Studies Department amid barbecue name change

Editor’s note: The affiliation of students who attended the meeting has been clarified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s Faculty Council and Black Studies Department are standing by a student group upset with the school after they were forced to change the name of an annual event.  In August, the Mizzou Legion of Black

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Social media posts about school threats not credible, Columbia Public Schools email to parents says

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ Recent social media posts referencing possible threats to Columbia schools are not credible, the school district wrote in a Thursday night email to parents. Rumors spread Thursday night about possible threats to some school campuses in Columbia. “We’re reaching out to ask for your help and support. Over the last several days,

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Police: Juvenile arrested on suspicion of murder in April shooting death on Premier Lane in Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A minor was arrested on Wednesday in relation to the April shooting death of Derek Silvey, the Columbia Police Department said in a Wednesday social media post. Police said the juvenile was arrested by Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies on suspicion of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and felony stealing in the April

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Man arrested after Monday afternoon chase charged with six felonies Tuesday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested after he led law enforcement on a chase throughout Columbia on Monday afternoon was charged with an additional six felonies on Tuesday. Rickey Ross Deford, 46, of Huntsville, Missouri, was charged on Tuesday with aggravated fleeing from a traffic stop causing injury, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree property damage,

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Teachers union: 225 CPS employees did not receive stipend for summer duties; district aiming to make payments by Friday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is working to pay some of its employees for summer duties by Friday. According to the district, the delay in payments was due to paperwork not being submitting on time. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark said employees who submitted their information after the payroll deadline will receive their stipend in

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Battle over abortion rights measure intensifies as Columbia, KC, St. Louis mayors fight for ballot inclusion

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a ballot deadline looming, mayors of some of Missouri’s largest cities have submitted their arguments for why a decertified measure that would legalize abortion should appear on the ballot.  Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, St. Louis Mayor Tishuara Jones, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, and St. Louis County Director Sam Page submitted

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Man arrested in chase that ended near University Hospital had several warrants, charged with failing to register as sex offender

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who led law police and deputies on a chase that ended near University Hospital on Monday had several warrants out for his arrest, according the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and court records. Rickey Ross Deford, 46, was charged in Randolph County with two counts of failing to register as a

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