COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Leaders at Columbia Public Schools broke ground on Friday afternoon on a new elementary school in southwest Columbia. The school will be built near John Warner Middle School on Sinclair Road. Officials say the school is expected to hold 750 students and is slated to open in the fall of 2026. The post Groundbreaking held for new elementary school in southwest Columbia appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Columbia Public School leaders and state representatives are concerned about the Missouri House's passing of Senate Bill 727 Thursday. SB727  mentions that school districts in Boone County would be added to the list of districts where a charter school could be operated. The bill would also expand K-12 private school scholarships The post CPS leaders, state representative disappointed in passage of bill allowing charter schools in Boone County appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Wednesday issued civil investigative demands into four Missouri businesses. Three of the businesses were accused of using deceptive businesses practices to sell Delta-8 products. Delta-8 is a chemical compound found in cannabis plants. Consumers can get high from Delta-8, but the effects are not as strong The post Missouri AG accuses multiple business around state of deceptive business practices surrounding sales of Delta-8 appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Board of Education on Thursday approved a pay raise for Superintendent Brian Yearwood. The measure passed 5-2. It gives Yearwood a 5%  raise to $261,640, according to meeting documents. The raise will begin next school year. The board voted in February to extend Yearwood’s contract through June 30, 2027. The post Columbia Board of Education approves pay raise for superintendent appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

A Maries County deputy was treated and released Friday after a crash on a state highway. The post Maries County deputy involved in crash appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who were accused of robbing a Centralia home in May 2023 were indicted on Friday by a grand jury. Curtis Lamar Russell, 45, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, stealing more than $750 and third-degree assault. He was initially charged with The post Men accused in Centralia robbery indicted by grand jury, get additional charges appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

A 43-year-old Columbia man who police say has "no permanent address" remained in the Boone County Jail on Friday on charges of trespassing, sexual misconduct and resisting arrest on the University of Missouri campus. The post Columbia man, 43, arrested after incidents at University of Missouri residence hall, rec center appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court case filed last year against the Pettis County Commission and the head of its IT department was dismissed without prejudice on Thursday. The case centered around cameras installed in the courthouse, with Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada claiming in the petition that the audio and video recordings violated voters’ The post Case against Pettis County Commission, IT department head dismissed without prejudice appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly woman was sentenced to five years of supervised probation on Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to two counts of income tax evasion. A five-year suspended sentence was also included for Cathy Colleen Maddix. According to the complaint, she was accused of evading paying her income taxes from 2018-20. The post Moberly woman sentenced to probation for tax evasion appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

About 10 firetrucks and police cars were outside a Columbia house that had smoke pouring from it Friday afternoon. The post No one hurt in west Columbia duplex fire appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

About 10 firetrucks and police cars were outside a Columbia house that had smoke pouring from it Friday afternoon. The post No one hurt in west Columbia duplex fire appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Official reports show a fire that closed Noodles and Company in downtown Columbia last month was sparked by a "warming fire" that was started too close to the building. The post Report shows Noodles and Company fire last month involved a ‘warming fire’ appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was killed, and three others were seriously injured in a crash on Highway 17 north of Waynesville in Pulaski County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened Thursday at 7:45 p.m. According to an online crash report, a 2023 Dodge Caravan driven by Gregory Korando, 58, of The post One killed, three injured in Pulaski County crash appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was killed, and three others were seriously injured in a crash on Highway 17 north of Waynesville in Pulaski County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened Thursday at 7:45 p.m. According to an online crash report, a 2023 Dodge Caravan driven by Gregory Korando, 58, of The post One killed, three injured in Pulaski County crash appeared first on ABC17NEWS.

Missouri State Highway Patrol posted about Troopers investigating a two-vehicle crash with injury on social media. The post Troopers investigate semi-truck crash with injury on I-70 in Boone County appeared first on ABC17NEWS.