Columbia police concluded that a man found dead on the ground next to the city’s Fifth & Walnut parking structure on the afternoon of Feb. 8 had jumped to his death from one of the garage’s seventh-story windows. The case was recently closed and investigative records therefore opened to … Read More Man found dead in February jumped from parking garage
There are a total of 13 applicants seeking appointment to the open seat on the Columbia Public Schools board of education. The deadline to apply was Wednesday. Read More 13 apply for appointment to school board
The number of applicants for an open seat on the Columbia Public Schools board of education has grown to 10 one day before the 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 31 application deadline. Read More Two more applicants for CPS board position, now at 10
Columbia’s annual Art in the Park, the largest fine arts festival and a staple event in mid-Missouri, will be this Saturday and Sunday at Stephens Lake Park. Read More Art in the Park this weekend
News briefs, notes, catch-up items, hot takes and other miscellany to wrap up the week Read More Weekend Wrap: Saturday, May 27
The Columbia Area Transportation Study Organization (CATSO) met in regular session this week to approve an updated “Unfunded Needs” list requested by the Missouri Department of Transportation from all of its Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). MPOs are responsible for ensuring a coor… Read More CATSO forwards “Unfunded Needs” list to MoDOT
Unsurprisingly, based on the number of pending (homes under contract) listings in the previous months of 2023, single-family home sales in Boone County were down 31% to 138 homes compared to April 2023. Sales in the City of Columbia were down over 40% from last year to just 83 sales. Sales f… Read More Home sales slow, but prices remain high
The pre-pandemic “Local Fest” is returning as the first “Compass Fest” to raise funds for the Compass Inc. scholarship fund. It will feature local musicians and bands at Rose Music Hall and Park on Saturday, June 3. The scholarship fund provides access to private music lessons and camps for … Read More Compass Fest fundraiser returning to Rose Music Hall
About half of 91 proposals survived a preliminary cut and remain in the running for a share of Columbia’s $25.2 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) COVID-relief funds. Read More 46 agencies make cut for ARPA funds; city releases names
A sports bar and restaurant based in New Orleans and co-owned by former NFL quarterback Drew Brees has opened in the Broadway Bluffs shopping center in east Columbia. Read More Drew Brees co-owned sports bar opens in Broadway Bluffs
News briefs, notes, catch-up items, hot takes and other miscellany to wrap up the week Read More Weekend Wrap: Saturday, May 20
The deafening silence from Police Chief Geoff Jones in response to the resignation of two Columbia police officers after public outcry from a video showing the officers using fist-to-the-face force to get a young man into cuffs outside a downtown bar speaks volumes to the misplaced influence… Read More Opinion: Police chief needs to weigh in on use of force
In 1964, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart was asked what his test for obscenity was. Read More Opinion: Risk-averse city counselor thwarting police accountability
Mayor Barbara Buffaloe told a local radio station this morning that the two officers involved in a use of force incident outside a downtown bar on May 6 are no longer employed by the city, or soon won’t be. Read More Mayor says officers no longer with the city
News briefs, notes, catch-up items, hot takes and other miscellany to wrap up the week Read More Weekend Wrap: Saturday, May 13
A debate over how to increase municipal electricity rates in the city of Columbia that is expected to make its way to the city council next month will again pull back a curtain on the ineptitude, dissonance and cowardice that plagues decision making at city hall. Read More City running out of time on electric rate increases
The video of a Columbia police officer punching a restrained man five times in the face last Friday night on the sidewalk outside Harpo’s downtown has raised the ire of many citizens and the specter of police operating in a jurisdiction with no structure in place for citizens to ensure offic… Read More Video of police action brings renewed call for citizen oversight
Columbia’s Logboat Brewing Co. will be releasing Rocket Shark Nectaron next week, the 2nd edition of its rotating IPA series. It showcases the New Zealand bred Nectaron hop, used in conjunction with its sister variety Waimea, as well as some Waïiti hops. This blend of New Zealand grown hops … Read More Logboat releasing new rotating IPA, 'Rocket Shark Nectaron'
