Columbia had another bloody week last week, with two brutal homicides and another suspect charged with threatening to cut the heads off of children at the Islamic …
Read More »Narcan distributed at Columbia town hall meeting on deadly overdoses
Powerful signs of numerous Columbia-area and other Missouri residents who’ve died from overdoses were displayed during a Tuesday evening town meeting at Hickman high school. Area officials …
Read More »Columbia/Boone County officials describe opioid deaths as a public health emergency
Officials in Columbia and Boone County will hold a town hall meeting this evening to discuss what they call the ongoing drug overdose crisis. The Boone County …
Read More »Special prosecutor: Columbia Police officers involved in deadly officer-involved shooting made multiple efforts to de-escalate
Charges will not be filed by a special prosecutor investigating August’s deadly Columbia police officer involved shooting at the Landing apartment complex. 22-year-old Marquis Rivera was shot …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood is celebrating his second anniversary on the job. He became city manager in January 2022. Mr. Seewood joined host Fred Parry in-studio …
Read More »Columbia’s new police chief is sworn-in; recruitment remains a top priority
Columbia’s first female police chief has been sworn-in. Jill Schlude, who had been serving as CPD’s assistant chief, was sworn-in during Monday night’s city council meeting. She’s …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s new police chief to be sworn-in on December 4
Columbia will soon have its first female police chief. City manager De’Carlon Seewood made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at city hall about 18-year CPD veteran Jill Schlude, …
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