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Dec 6, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Paige Hayes |Anna Colletto
By Paige Hayes,Anna Colletto The Columbia Police Department relaunched its online crime reporting service for nonemergency incidents Sunday, with changes the department says will improve report accuracy and usability. In the first few days of use, police say engagement is up. The new Police to Citizen portal builds upon previous online reporting services, ones that operated as simple submission systems without steps to ensure accuracy, police said.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
newspressnow.com | Paige Hayes
The Columbia Police Department relaunched its online crime reporting service for nonemergency incidents Sunday, with changes the department says will improve report accuracy and usability. In the first few days of use, police say engagement is up. The new Police to Citizen portal builds upon previous online reporting services, ones that operated as simple submission systems without steps to ensure accuracy, police said.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Paige Hayes
One of the men accused in last summer's drive-by homicide on Dove Drive now faces six charges, including first-degree murder, after a new indictment was filed last month. Damarkus Williams, 19, pleaded not guilty Monday to the additional charges, which were filed Nov. 1.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Paige Hayes |Alex Goldstein
The Boone County Commission voted Thursday to approve a new child advocacy center to replace Rainbow House. The vote was unanimous, with all three commissioners in support of a contingency contract for the new center.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Paige Hayes |Yasmeen Saadi
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
komu.com | Paige Hayes
The Columbia Public Library reopened at 9 a.m. Saturday after a fire in an air handler caused it to close Thursday. The library briefly opened Friday morning but closed at noon to further treat the air on one side of the building. On social media, the library stated that the air quality was fine throughout the building and that the public areas of the library are covered by a separate air handler from the one that caught on fire.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Paige Hayes
By Paige Hayes After being cleared of murder by a jury last month, Corey Blueitt was sentenced Thursdday to four years in prison for assaulting a man who died during an argument. In September, Blueitt was found not guilty of killing Aaron Badolato two years ago after they fought over a motorcycle Blueitt claimed he had stolen. The victim was also involved in a relationship with Blueitt's former girlfriend.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
komu.com | Paige Hayes
After being cleared of murder by a jury last month, Corey Blueitt was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for assaulting a man who died during an argument. In September, Blueitt was found not guilty of killing Aaron Badolato two years ago after they fought over a motorcycle Blueitt claimed he had stolen. The victim was also involved in a relationship with Blueitt's former girlfriend.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Benjamin Zweig |Paige Hayes |Anna Colletto
At 10 a.m. Thursday, participants reported to their assigned local businesses, rolling out tarps and setting up stations to begin painting elaborate murals based on this year's movie theme.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Kyle Maki |Paige Hayes |Hannah Taylor |Mary Bell
In the heart of a local turmeric farm, chants of prayer echoed over cheerful conversation and the smell of authentic Indian food to celebrate the Hindu holiday of Dussehra. The owner of Raw Roots Turmeric, Ranjana Hans, and her husband Chetan Hans, invited over 200 residents to their land Sunday in celebration of the 10th night of Ashvin, the seventh month in the lunisolar Hindu calendar.
