Lettered highways and residential streets still covered in snow as winter weather continues
Around Mid-Missouri, residential streets and lettered highways were still covered in snow as winter weather continues to move through the…
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University of Missouri Police Department names interim chieif Brian Weimer as chief of MUPD
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri Police Department Interim Chief Brian Weimer has been named chief of MUPD. Weimer took over as interim…
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WATCH REPLAY: Coronavirus update on Columbia Board of Education agenda
The Columbia Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. Among the agenda items is a coronavirus update from Superintendent Peter…
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Columbia Public Schools cancels classes for Tuesday; Dozens of districts cancel Tuesday classes
Boonville, Fayette, Otterville and Pilot Grove were among the public districts that had called off Tuesday classes by 4 p.m.…
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Jefferson City School District to appeal employee firing case to Missouri Supreme Court
Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem ordered the district to rehire Ferry with back pay last March. The Western District upheld that ruling in…
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UM System Board of Curators approves ‘Research Commons Thermal Plant’
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A more than nine million dollar project is expected to help save the University of Missouri money. The UM System Board of…
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Mass vaccination event to begin at Faurot Field Thursday
MU Health Care’s mass vaccination event is set to begin at 7 a.m. on Thursday and will aim to vaccinate 2,000…
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WATCH REPLAY: Columbia City Council, school board candidates at forum
The Columbia Board of Realtors will host the first April election forum of the season Wednesday…
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Fewer high school seniors and low-income students completing FAFSA
Fewer students are turning in federal student aid applications across the country compared to the same time period in…
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Appeals Court reverses 2019 ruling about guns on MU’s campus and where they can be kept
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A state appeals court has reversed a 2019 ruling about guns on Mizzou’s campus. The ruling now allows employees to bring guns on…
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Sturgeon Superintendent accepts job at Gasconade R-I
Sturgeon R-V administrators say Superintendent Geoff Neill is leaving the district for the same position at a Gasconade County school…
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MU student removed from campus for harassment, alleged use of racial slur
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) University of Missouri student affairs is reporting a student was removed from campus after an overnight incident involving…
Continue Reading MU Health plans to vaccinate 1k people per day by early February
The goal is among the information that will be presented to a UM Board of Curators committee by Dr. Richard Barohn, MU’s executive vice chancellor…
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CPS parent group donating thousands of N95 masks to Columbia Public Schools employees
A community group says it plans to donate more than 2,000 N95 masks Tuesday for Columbia Public Schools…
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WATCH: Columbia superintendent gives update on hybrid learning
CPS Superintendent Dr. Peter Stiepleman joined ABC 17 News This…
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LOOKING AHEAD: What the weekend could bring with university students back
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the first week of classes comes to an end for University of Missouri students, there are 57 students with current active…
Continue Reading Columbia Board of Education gets pandemic update on staffing, coronavirus vaccinations
The Board of Education spoke with EDUStaff about possible options making more substitute teachers…
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Susan Blackburn, VP of Columbia Board of Education drops out of reelection race
The current VP of the Columbia School Board has decided not to run for…
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Cole County provides community with latest information
Check back for updates on the COVID-19…
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Substitute teacher shortage remains as Columbia Public Schools students go back to classrooms
As Columbia Public Schools students return to their classrooms this week a situation still looms that could send them back online at least…
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