State troopers say a Warrensburg man who drowned Sunday at the Lake of the Ozarks is the 11th drowning victim of the year in mid-Missouri’s Troop F. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 32-year-old Kegri Ilu was walking on a dock Sunday evening, when he slipped and fell into the water. This is Troop F’s …
Critical race theory to be discussed Monday at Missouri Capitol
Missouri lawmakers will hear invited testimony Monday afternoon in Jefferson City on critical race theory and the 1619 project. The Joint Committee on Education is a committee comprised of state senators and representatives. They’ll hear invited testimony at 1, but will also accept written testimony. The committee is chaired by State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina). Two …
Jefferson City public school students returning to class on Monday
Students in the Jefferson City School District return to class on Monday morning. Jefferson City Public School (JCPS) leaders say masks will be required indoors for students and JCPS staff, in instances where social distancing cannot be maintained. They define social distance as a minimum of three feet. School officials say this approach was recommended …
Monday is “jumpstart day” for CPS students in grades six and nine
Mid-Missouri’s largest school district is ready to welcome back about 19,000 students and 3,000 employees for the new school year. Monday is “Jumpstart Day” for students in grades six and nine at Columbia Public Schools (CPS). CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark tells the Eagle that today will be a half-day for sixth and ninth graders, for orientation …
Columbia focusing on recruiting and retaining police officers, firefighters and trash collectors
Columbia’s police and fire chiefs are hoping to receive some of the $25 million in federal funding that the city is expected to receive from a stimulus package approved by Congress this year. The chiefs met with the city council on Thursday, hoping to get money for staffing. ABC-17 KMIZ quotes Columbia’s assistant police chief, …