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4/23/24 - Second transit study open house scheduled for April 23 at Wabash Bus Station

4/18/24 - Save a Life: Naloxone education and distribution event hosted by Spectrum Health Care and Welcome Home, April 25

4/17/24 - City of Columbia accepting applications for boards and commissions

4/17/24 - Special election for Ward 1 City Council seat to take place Aug. 6; first day to file April 23

4/16/24 - Columbia Police arrest suspect in armed robbery on East St. Charles Road

4/15/24 - Update: Commander and three crewmembers of USS Columbia Submarine visit City of Columbia

4/15/24 - April 15 City Council meeting postponed to Tuesday, April 16

4/15/24 - Interested parties meeting regarding traffic calming on East Walnut Street east of Old Highway 63 to be held April 22

4/12/24 - Update: Columbia Police investigate homicide on Premier Lane

4/12/24 - Commander and three crewmembers of USS Columbia Submarine visit City of Columbia

4/12/24 - Correction: Columbia Police respond to a report of shots fired in the 3300 block of Premier Lane

4/12/24 - Columbia Police respond to a report of shots fired in the 3300 block of Premier Lane

4/12/24 - East Starke Avenue to close April 16-17 for brush removal

4/9/24 - Columbia Police arrest suspect in fatal stabbing

4/9/24 - Swearing in of Ward 2 and Ward 6 City Council members scheduled at special Council meeting, April 11

4/9/24 - City of Columbia receives community forestry grant

4/8/24 - City of Columbia Water & Light recognized as a Reliable Public Power Provider

4/5/24 - Columbia Fire Department responds to a structure fire overnight in the 1600 block of Business Loop 70 East, April 5

4/3/24 - Columbia Police investigate attempted carjackings in the 2700 block of East Broadway and 500 block of Conley Road

4/3/24 - Update: US Marshals offer $3,000 reward for each suspect wanted in 2023 homicide investigation

4/1/24 - City of Columbia Citizens Police Review Board to host work session on body-worn camera policy

3/29/24 - City of Columbia Parks and Recreation planning Arbor Day tree giveaway

3/28/24 - City of Columbia Youth Advisory Council to host a youth summit, April 7

3/28/24 - Juneteenth Grant awards announced

3/27/24 - Columbia fire marshals investigating suspicious fire at Noodles and Company - 406 South Ninth Street

3/25/24 - Columbia Fire Department responds to a residential structure fire in the 5000 block of Clark Lane, March 25

3/25/24 - City of Columbia accepting applications for boards and commissions

3/22/24 - Columbia Fire Department responds to a commercial structure fire overnight in the 900 block of Business Loop 70 East, March 22

3/22/24 - City's Historic Preservation Commission honors 2024's Most Notable Properties

3/21/24 - Columbia Police respond to reports of three separate shots fired incidents on Volunteer Drive, Sanford Avenue and Rice Road, March 20

3/21/24 - Columbia Police investigate fatality collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian on I-70 West

3/21/24 - Columbia Police respond to a report of shots fired with injuries in the 1400 block of Doris Drive, March 20

3/21/24 - Interested parties meeting for development of Fire Station 10 to be held March 27

3/20/24 - Columbia Police investigate fatality collision involving a vehicle and bicyclist on Highway 63 and Route B

3/20/24 - City of Columbia names Michael Arnhart as acting fire chief

3/19/24 - Columbia Police respond to a report of shots fired with injuries in the 400 block of Conley Road, March 18.

3/18/24 - City of Columbia Utilities to resume utility disconnects

3/18/24 - Columbia Fire Department responds to an incident in the 400 block of South Ninth Street, March 17

3/18/24 - Save a Life: Naloxone education and distribution event to be held in Centralia, March 21

3/14/24 - Columbia Police arrest suspect in connection to an assault with a weapon in the 100 block of Tenth Street, March 13

3/14/24 - Interested parties meeting for McKinney Building on March 21

3/13/24 - Interested parties meeting for St. Charles Road sidewalk improvement project to be held March 20

3/8/24 - Update: Columbia Police search for three suspects in connection to 2023 homicide investigation in the 3200 block of Dove Drive

3/8/24 - Juneteenth Grant applications due today

3/8/24 - Update: Columbia Police searching for one suspect in connection to a homicide in the 900 block of East Business Loop, May 7, 2023

3/7/24 - Columbia Police arrest Timothy Donnell, 68, of Columbia in connection to attempted carjacking in the 1200 block of Grindstone Parkway, Feb. 2.

3/7/24 - Pavement maintenance scheduled for West Broadway between Anderson and Aldeah Avenues March 11-13

3/6/24 - Juneteenth Grant applications due Friday

3/6/24 - City of Columbia Public Works to establish consistent parking enforcement hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. beginning March 18

3/5/24 - Town hall/community discussion scheduled for March 12 to address drug overdose deaths

3/5/24 - Columbia Fire Department maintains Accredited Agency status from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International

3/5/24 - City of Columbia Fire Chief Clayton Farr Jr. to retire April 1, 2024

3/1/24 - Correction: Columbia Police responded to a disturbance in the 1200 block of Larch Court, Feb. 29

2/29/24 - Commission on Human Rights invites residents to a community conversation on discrimination, March 9

2/29/24 - Interested parties meeting regarding the development of a Municipal Services Center to be held March 6

2/27/24 - Columbia police respond to domestic disturbance with a weapon in the 3600 block of Brown Station Road

2/26/24 - City of Columbia utility AutoPay transition to begin March 1

2/26/24 - City of Columbia Finance department receives Excellence in Financial Reporting certificate for 43rd year in a row

2/26/24 - City of Columbia Water & Light earns Water Fluoridation Quality Award

2/26/24 - Save a Life: naloxone education and distribution event to be held at Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, Feb. 27.

2/23/24 - City of Columbia to resume residential curbside recycling collection March 18

2/23/24 - Road closure scheduled on Garth Avenue beginning Feb. 26

2/22/24 - Public input meeting set for construction of Community Welcome Center at Clary-Shy Community Park

2/21/24 - City of Columbia accepting applications for boards and commissions

2/20/24 - Members of the public invited to attend meet and greet with City's new assistant city manager and Housing and Neighborhood Services director

2/20/24 - Columbia Police respond to a verbal domestic with a weapon in the 3900 block of Clark Lane, Feb. 19

2/20/24 - Interested parties meeting regarding traffic calming on Hanover Boulevard to be held Feb. 27

2/19/24 - Road closure scheduled on Poplar Street beginning Feb. 20

2/14/24 - Juneteenth Grant applications now available

2/13/24 - Deputy City Manager Mike Griggs to retire from City of Columbia April 12, 2024

2/12/24 - Columbia Regional Airport announces additional flights by American Airlines

2/9/24 - Columbia Police Department releases statement following special prosecutor's decision in an officer-involved shooting, Aug. 4, 2023

2/9/24 - Wabash Bus Station lobby to reopen to the public starting Feb. 12

2/6/24 - City of Columbia Finance department receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

2/5/24 - UPDATE: City of Columbia Water & Light updated closure plan on W. Broadway

2/5/24 - Columbia City Council to vote on sale of City building on LeMone Industrial Boulevard

2/3/24 - CORRECTION: Columbia Police investigate fatality crash in the area of Business Loop 70 near Hathman Place, Feb, 2

2/2/24 - Columbia Police arrest suspect in connection to homicide in the 1000 block of West Boulevard, Feb. 1

2/2/24 - Columbia Fire Department's K9 Tony has received donation of body armor

1/31/24 - City of Columbia plans Juneteenth stakeholders meeting

1/31/24 - Columbia Fire Department responds to an overnight house fire with one fatality in the 10 block of Scott Blvd, Jan. 30.

1/31/24 - Columbia Fire Department responds to incident at MU Medical School

1/26/24 - Roll cart delivery begins Monday, Jan. 29

1/24/24 - City of Columbia announces Rebecca Thompson as director of Housing and Neighborhood Services department

1/24/24 - 2024 Diversity Award winners announced

1/23/24 - Parks and Recreation closes Stephens Lake and Cosmo-Bethel for ice skating and fishing

1/23/24 - Complimentary passes to True/False Film Fest available for low-income households

1/22/24 - City of Columbia Solid Waste residential collections running Jan. 22 on delayed start

1/22/24 - City of Columbia continues to respond to winter weather Jan. 22

1/21/24 - City of Columbia preparing for winter weather beginning Jan. 22

1/20/24 - Columbia Police arrest suspect in connection to fatal house fire in the 3900 block of Deerfoot Way, Jan. 19

1/19/24 - Columbia Fire Department responds to an overnight house fire with one fatality in the 3900 block of Deerfoot Way, Jan. 19

1/19/24 - City of Columbia accepting applications for boards and commissions

1/19/24 - City of Columbia announces Matt Unrein as assistant city manager

1/18/24 - City of Columbia Solid Waste cancels residential curbside collections because of cold weather

1/16/24 - Parks and Recreation opens ice skating at Stephens Lake Park, ice fishing at Cosmo-Bethel Park

1/16/24 - Interested parties meeting regarding traffic calming on Spencer Avenue to be held Jan. 23

1/12/24 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Walk and Memorial canceled

1/12/24 - City of Columbia Solid Waste alters schedule because of weather

1/12/24 - Applications being accepted for the Food Council

1/12/24 - City of Columbia winter weather update Jan. 12, 8:30 a.m.

1/11/24 - Warming center, shelters available in Columbia

1/11/24 - City of Columbia winter weather update Jan. 11, 3:30 p.m.

1/11/24 - Columbia Fire Department responds to overnight house fire in the 5000 block of Kelsey Drive, January 11

1/10/24 - City of Columbia offices closed Jan. 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/10/24 - Columbia Parks and Recreation plans walk and memorial to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

1/9/24 - City of Columbia winter weather update, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 3 p.m.

1/9/24 - City of Columbia response to ongoing winter weather event Jan. 9

1/8/24 - City of Columbia monitoring winter weather beginning Jan. 8

1/4/24 - Public invited to learn about Columbia Regional Airport Master Plan at scheduled open houses

1/2/24 - Interested parties meeting for St. Charles Road sidewalk improvement project to be held Jan. 9