Ashland-area residents and motorists driving near Columbia Regional Airport will notice a number of first responders at the airport Tuesday, for an emergency training exercise. City officials …
Read More »Columbia use tax supporters say city needs revenue stream for public safety and roads
Columbia voters will head to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots on a proposed local use tax involving online sales. If Proposition One is approved by voters, …
Read More »Fire causes $30,000 in damage at Columbia restaurant
Columbia firefighters say Thursday morning’s fire at the IHOP restaurant on Brickton caused about $30,000 in damage. Columbia assistant fire chief Clayton Farr tells 939 the Eagle …
Read More »Columbia kayaker and dog rescued by firefighters, after falling through ice
Columbia firefighters wearing special ice-rescue gear were able to rescue a kayaker and a dog that fell through ice on a pond near Chapel Hill Thursday afternoon. …
Read More »Columbia’s fire chief leaving for Arkansas
Columbia’s fire chief will be heading to Arkansas to become the new director of the Arkansas Fire Training Academy. Southern Arkansas University Tech has posted the announcement on …
Read More »UPDATE: CPD releases names of two victims killed in Paris road collision
UPDATE: Columbia Police have released names of the two motorists killed in this morning’s fiery head-on collision on Route B (Paris road). CPD investigators say 48-year-old Douglas …
Read More »Commerce Bank one for one food drive raises more than $60,000
Officials from the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri are praising area residents for their generosity with Wednesday’s Commerce Bank One for One Food drive. The …
Read More »December public hearing set for new northeast Columbia fire station
City officials expect a proposed new fire station in northeast Columbia to respond to about 1,000 calls for service annually. The fire station will be built at …
Read More »Columbia to build new fire station near East St. Charles Road
You’ll have an opportunity Wednesday afternoon to view location and design concepts about the new fire station that will be built in east Columbia. City officials have …
Read More »Columbia Police preview Tuesday emergency town meeting about increasing overdose deaths
Columbia Police are encouraging you to attend Tuesday’s emergency community meeting about the increasing number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the city. Police Chief Geoff Jones says …
Read More »Vehicle crashes into a Columbia print shop
Columbia police officers and firefighters are investigating to determine why a vehicle crashed into General Printing early Friday morning in the 1900 block of North Providence Road. …
Read More »October 19 emergency town meeting planned in Columbia, to address growing fentanyl-related overdose deaths
Columbia Police are warning recreational and regular drug users about the increasing number of fentanyl-related overdoses in the city. Police Chief Geoff Jones, CPD, Columbia firefighters and …
Read More »Federal grant heading to Columbia fire department for new radio equipment
A $178,000 federal grant is heading to the Columbia Fire Department, after the city council voted to accept the grant Monday night. The grant will be used …
Read More »Budget approved by Columbia’s City Council focuses on pandemic and public safety
Columbia’s City Council has unanimously voted to approve a $474 million operating budget, a budget that projects that the COVID pandemic will continue. The budget approved by …
Read More »Columbia’s City Council to vote on budget and fire grant on Monday night
Columbia’s City Council will likely to give final approval to the proposed $475-million fiscal year 2022 budget at Monday night’s meeting. The council is also expected to …
Read More »Former Columbia fire chief passes away; Markgraf also served as chief in University City
A Columbia man who served 23 years as Columbia’s fire chief has passed away, at the age of 84. The Columbia Fire Department says retired Fire Chief …
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