A Columbia woman is jailed without bond this morning, charged with shooting a man Monday night near Douglass Park. Boone County prosecutors have charged 40-year-old Jemikia Jordan with first degree assault and armed criminal action. Jordan’s initial arraignment date hasn’t been set yet. Columbia Police say the victim suffered life-threatening injuries in the shooting, which happened …
CPS: Missouri attorney general’s lawsuit over masks is a waste of taxpayer dollars
Officials at Columbia Public Schools (CPS) are blasting Missouri’s attorney general over his lawsuit involving the district’s mask mandate. CPS has released a statement, saying their decision was based on guidance and recommendations from local, state and national experts, including the CDC. CPS says the lawsuit will waste taxpayer dollars and resources, adding that the …
Basye: CRT will be “front and center” for Missouri House in 2022
A key Missouri lawmaker predicts the House will approve legislation next year involving critical race theory (CRT). State Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport), who chairs the House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, spoke on “Wake Up Columbia,” saying history should be taught but that “we shouldn’t be rewriting history.” He also says children should not be …
Fulton School District offering counseling, after teacher and student were murdered
Officials in the Fulton School District will have numerous counselors at schools on Wednesday morning, as students begin the school year after one of their teachers and a fellow student were murdered. Fulton Superintendent Ty Crain tells ABC-17 that counselors will be available for students today, all week and as long as they need to. …
Missouri’s attorney general files lawsuit against CPS over mask requirement
Saying that the cure should not be worse than the disease, Missouri’s attorney general has filed a 31-page class action lawsuit against school districts that have a mask mandate for students and teachers. The lawsuit specifically names Columbia Public Schools (CPS), the Columbia School Board and CPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood. The lawsuit was filed …
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