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Mun Choi reports to MU Faculty Council for final time this semester about student numbers
Mun Choi, University of Missouri chancellor and system president on Thursday reported to the MU Faculty Council about record numbers of student applications and acceptances. Choi also faced questions about the university's financial support of athletics. Choi said applications have reached 24,255 even before deadline. "Our applications are continuing to...
How ringing bells this week, green lights are raising awareness on youth mental health
A peal of small bells, and maybe even a few cowbells, pierced the air Thursday as Columbia social service organizations gathered to recognize the past year in providing children and family mental health services. May 5-11 is recognized as National Children's Mental Health Week and organization staff rang the bells as part...
Columbia man charged with drug trafficking after Boonville traffic stop
A Columbia man made an initial court appearance in Cooper County Court on Wednesday, after being charged with drug trafficking. Prosecutors charged Gregory Gramm Kespohl with Second Degree Trafficking Drugs. Court documents state that Boonville Police pulled Kespohl over on May 2. The officer said that he found a magnetic...
How Tanner Graham's return gave Hickman baseball a spark
It’s taken a while for Hickman’s (11-20) Tanner Graham to be able to truly showcase his ability, but it’s better late than never. Graham battled a shoulder injury to start the 2024 season. The ace for the Kewpies missed nearly a month of play and came in for just relief pitches in the first part of April against Vianney (17-16-1) and Smith-Cotton (16-15), while lasting just 1.2 innings against Francis Howell on April 11. ...
A graduation 21 years in the making
Lindsey Swindler’s graduation story began in 2003 when the then 13-month-old met her adoptive family at the airport. Swindler’s uncle, Ted Ayres, was holding a sign that read “Lindsey Swindler Mizzou class of 2024.”. Twenty-one years later that prediction became a reality.
Stop ignoring charter problems. Fix them.
I read with interest the article in your paper written by Ms. Pendergrass from the Show-Me Institute in St. Louis entitled “what’s so scary about a charter school in Boone?” Unfortunately, Ms. Pendergrass ignored the problems that have plagued charters in Missouri for years. We need to clarify that charters are not “charter schools” in Missouri. They are “charter districts” with most of the rights, privileges and responsibilities of the local school district. By law, charters are equal to...
Delayed track construction, many bus rides can't stop Southern Boone from soaring into the postseason
A palpable buzz flowed throughout the stands on Southern Boone girls soccer’s senior night against Osage on Monday in Ashland. The Eagles’ five seniors — Josey Uhrig, Jessica Brookshire, Natalie Bennett, Abby Bieghler and Claire Pickett — stepped foot on the school’s freshly renovated turf field from the summer before. The idea of the quintet finishing out their high school soccer careers on Southern Boone’s field was far-fetched five weeks earlier.
Sunday Sit-down with Mizzou basketball alum Jarrett Sutton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou basketball alum, SEC Network's Jarrett Sutton in this week's edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above. Article Topic Follows: Sports. BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION. ABC 17 News is committed...
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