Boone County anticipates disaster

Representatives of Boone County and the cities within met Tuesday to review an update of the Boone County Hazard Mitigation Plan — a document that takes inventory of natural disaster scenarios that could affect Boone County, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and winter storms.

CDD 12/8: Development strategy approved for area near new school

Columbia’s Daily Dish 12/8
Development strategy approved for area near new school (CM) The Columbia City Council voted unanimously Monday night to adopt the first large-scale joint planning project between city and county planning and zoning officials. The Northeast Area Plan will not set policy but will serve as a guide for future land-use decisions near [...]

CDD 12/7: Proposed downtown safety cameras up for City Council discussion

Columbia’s Daily Dish 12/7
Proposed downtown police cameras up for City Council discussion (CM) Mayor Darwin Hindman said he supports the proposal, which he said would “extend the eyes of the police.”
City Council to vote on Northeast Columbia Area Plan (CM) The area plan is intended to guide future planning and zoning decisions in a roughly [...]

Statehouse News: Nov. 30 to Dec. 4

The following headlines are compiled each week by Sarah D. Wire, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism. The weekly newsletter — drawn from stories by student-reporters with Missouri Digital News — is dispatched to members of the Missouri Press Association.
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Missouri’s governor calls for mandated autism coverage — Gov. Jay Nixon, joined by legislative [...]

CDD 11/4: Police chief fires veteran officer after arrest for DWI

Police chief fires veteran officer after arrest for DWI (CT) Officer Ted Anderson, an 18-year-veteran of the Columbia Police Department, was fired by Chief Ken Burton on Friday in the aftermath of a driving while intoxicated arrest last week, according to a news release from Deputy Chief Tom Dresner.
Landlords discuss background checks, evictions (CM) Columbia [...]

CDD 12/03: Horace Johnson found guilty of second-degree murder of son

Columbia’s Daily Dish 12/03
Horace Johnson found guilty of second-degree murder of son (CM) He faces 10 years to life in prison. His sentencing is set for Feb. 1.
Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper crashes, totals patrol car (CM) Trooper Derek Sullivan lost control of his 2008 Ford Crown Victoria on Missouri 22 in an effort to [...]

CDD 12/01: Voluntary Action Center matches individuals, families with Christmas sponsors

Columbia’s Daily Dish 12/2
Voluntary Action Center matches individuals, families with Christmas sponsors (CM) Sponsors signed up earlier than usual for the Voluntary Action Center’s Christmas program. The center matched more than 1,000 Boone County families and individuals with sponsors from the community.
Trial begins for second parent in death of 2-year-old (CM) The second-degree murder trial [...]

CDD 11/30: Former Columbia utility director charged with murdering wife, daughters

Columbia’s Daily Dish 11/30
Former Columbia utility director charged with murdering wife, daughters (CM) James Kraig Kahler, the former director of Columbia Water and Light, was charged with capital murder in Kansas in the shooting deaths of his estranged wife and two teenage daughters.
Deadline for sending military care packages nears (CM) Deadlines to send holiday packages [...]

Statehouse News: Nov. 16 to 20

The following headlines are compiled each week by Sarah D. Wire, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism. The weekly newsletter — drawn from stories by student-reporters with Missouri Digital News — is dispatched to members of the Missouri Press Association.
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Governor announces tuition freeze — Gov. Jay Nixon announced a plan Tuesday to freeze [...]

Applications are being accepted for Columbia’s Vision Commission

The City Clerk’s office is accepting applications to fill two vacancies on Columbia’s Vision Commission. The commission helps monitor the city’s visioning process, conducts periodic reviews and issues an annual report on how development in Columbia is aligning with a vision created for it.
One applicant must be a qualified voter living within Columbia city limits; [...]