Charges filed in connection with a hazing incident at former University of Missouri frat
Charges have been filed in connection with a hazing incident at a former University of Missouri fraternity.
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Missouri DHSS creates an online map for summer food program
Online map and text number will help families locate local summer food programs
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Family of alcohol-poisoned MU freshman sues two more fraternity members
The family of an MU freshman left disabled after alcohol poisoning at a University of Missouri fraternity event is suing two more fraternity members after reaching settlements with 23 defendants.
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Initial court appearance set for suspect in Rock Bridge High School employee’s shooting death
An Illinois man accused of killing his father — an employee of Columbia Public Schools — at a Tennessee rest area was set to make his first court appearance Tuesday.
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Hundreds attend vigil Monday, for Columbia Public School employee killed in East Tennessee shooting
The Rock Bridge High School community will be hosting a vigil Monday night at the Rock Bridge High School Stadium from 7 to 8 p.m. to honor Michael Monroe Woods, Jr. of Columbia, a RBHS home school communicator.
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Columbia College honors fallen marine with scholarship in her name
Pichardo was an online student at Columbia College who gave her life serving in the Marines. Veterans United Foundation endowed $50,000 to Columbia College to start a scholarship in her name.
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Family files lawsuit against Cole County R-V School District after daughter’s suicide
A family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Cole County R-V School District, former superintendent, former principal and assistant principal after they say their 13-year-old daughter committed suicide in 2021 after being bullied.
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Boone County Sheriff’s Department works with area schools annually on active shooter training
The Boone County Sheriff Department conducts active shooter training exercises with the school districts they have partnered with annually and at the request of schools as well.
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Columbia Public Schools offers advice, resources to help children cope after Texas elementary shooting
The head of Columbia Public Schools sent a message to families Wednesday with advice for helping children cope with the massacre of 19 elementary school children in Texas.
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Columbia Board of Education to recommend next principal for Derby Ridge School
The Columbia Board of Education is recommending Tina Woods to become the principal at Derby Ridge School for the 2022-23 school year.
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is more regulation needed to stop or reduce mass shootings?
Fourteen children and a teacher were gunned down at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday.
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MU to stop self-reporting of coronavirus cases
The University of Missouri will stop asking workers and students to report their positive coronavirus test results, according to an email sent campus-wide Monday.
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Columbia Public Schools graduation ceremonies set to continue Saturday
Graduation festivities are set to continue for Columbia Public Schools seniors on Saturday, as both Rock Bridge and Hickman High School are scheduled to hold ceremonies.
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Columbia Public Schools hosting graduation ceremonies with no COVID-19 restrictions
Families and scholars of Columbia Public Schools will be attending graduation ceremonies with no COVID-19 restrictions in place for the first time in three years.
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Group of Moberly High School seniors won’t walk at graduation following prank
The Moberly School District administration did not let a select group of seniors walk during graduation due to a senior prank.
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Helias Catholic High School hosting graduation on Sunday
Helias Catholic High School is hosting graduation for the Class of 2022 at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Crusader Athletic Complex.
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‘Threatening statements’ made involving Audrain County school district
The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it has concluded an investigation into threats made by students at Community R-VI High School in Laddonia.
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Special Olympics Missouri 2022 Summer Games return to Columbia
Special Olympics Missouri is set to host its annual summer games, as the organization is celebrating it’s first full event since 2018.
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Missouri Attorney General files lawsuit against six school districts for reimposing mask mandates
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General’s office has filed six lawsuits against school districts in the St. Louis metro area for reimposing their mask mandates on school-age children. The districts involved in the lawsuit include Special School District of St. Louis, Maplewood Richmond Heights, Clayton, Ladue, Webster Groves, and Mehlville. “It is truly unbelievable
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CPS hosting graduation ceremonies for four high schools beginning Friday
Columbia Public Schools will be hosting graduation ceremonies on Friday and Saturday for the 1,324 graduating seniors from the district’s four high schools.
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