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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tanvi Kulkarni |Yasmeen Saadi |Elizabeth Brixey
The Columbia School Board is considering a public service announcement on safe storage of firearms as well as a board resolution and more discussion on ways to educate district families. Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said the district has met with representatives of the Columbia Police Department and the city to draft a script for 15-second and 30-second PSAs. The PSAs will come at no cost to the district.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Scheller |Zoe Naylor |Yasmeen Saadi
Fourteen police officers in training drove around a policing center in Columbia, eyes peeled, as they practiced responding to a "shots fired" call early Tuesday morning. The drill was one of many simulations the recruits have practiced over the last five months as part of the first graduating class of the Columbia Police Department's in-house police academy. The class graduated Friday evening in a ceremony at C2 Church. In attendance were academy staff, friends, family and community members.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tanvi Kulkarni |Yasmeen Saadi |Elizabeth Brixey
By Tanvi Kulkarni,Yasmeen Saadi,Elizabeth Brixey Messaging and tracking technology will be used by Columbia Public Schools' new bus service for the 2025-26 school year. Representatives from DS Bus Lines Inc. introduced the technology at the Columbia School Board's Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee meeting Wednesday.
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2 months ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Laine Cibulskis |Yasmeen Saadi
By Laine Cibulskis,Yasmeen Saadi The former Macy's location in Columbia Mall is getting a $5 million makeover, as the single unit splits into multiple sites for new businesses, including Trader Joe's. Local business leaders discussed the site during a panel on retail development at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce's annual Economic Outlook Conference Wednesday.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Yasmeen Saadi
Three candidates are slated to run for the Columbia School Board in the April 8 election. While four candidates filed for the race, Jessica Chambers, program director for the Reentry Opportunity Center, has since withdrawn her candidacy.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Molly Gibbs |Yasmeen Saadi
By Molly Gibbs,Yasmeen Saadi John Conway, a retired engineer, will serve as a volunteer advisor for the Columbia School Board as it considers the city's proposal to construct a water tower on Beulah Ralph Elementary School's property. Interim superintendent Chris Belcher shared this update at the School Board meeting Monday, adding that the assistance will be helpful as the board weighs concerns from community residents, along with the city's need to improve water pressure.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Molly Gibbs |Yasmeen Saadi
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
indystar.com | Yasmeen Saadi
There are roughly 1,140 missing persons cases in Indiana, according to the Missing Person Bulletin run by the Indiana State Police. About 280 of these cases are under the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. IndyStar looked into some of those cases the 1990s and early 2000s to see where they stand. As of December, more than 185 people reported missing in Indiana a decade or more ago remain on the state's bulletin.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Yasmeen Saadi |Anna Colletto
Communities across the state of Missouri have been affected by heavy snowfall in the past few days, with Kansas City getting 11 inches of snow - its largest snowfall since 1993. After receiving 5 inches of snow in Columbia, agencies across the city and Boone County adjusted operations to ensure safety for students and families who commute to work and school.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Claire Kespohl |Yasmeen Saadi
By Claire Kespohl,Yasmeen Saadi The start of construction for two trails, totaling 6 miles, was approved at the Columbia City Council meeting Monday night. An approved amendment delayed the construction of the southern trail proposed in the plan. Before voting, council members heard from more than 20 residents, some of whom represented organizations like the COMO Trail Coalition, the Columbia Audobon Society, the Sierra Club and Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.
