Columbia Police are encouraging you to attend Tuesday’s emergency community meeting about the increasing number of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the city. Police Chief Geoff Jones says there have been at least 22 overdose deaths in Columbia this year, with seven happening in August and another four in September. “It’s really become an issue that …
Vehicle crashes into a Columbia print shop
Columbia police officers and firefighters are investigating to determine why a vehicle crashed into General Printing early Friday morning in the 1900 block of North Providence Road. The incident happened at about 2:15 a.m., and ABC-17’s Ben Fein reports the vehicle ended up halfway into the printing business. KMIZ reports the vehicle also knocked a …
October 19 emergency town meeting planned in Columbia, to address growing fentanyl-related overdose deaths
Columbia Police are warning recreational and regular drug users about the increasing number of fentanyl-related overdoses in the city. Police Chief Geoff Jones, CPD, Columbia firefighters and the health department have organized an October 19 emergency town meeting at Hickman High School, to raise awareness about fentanyl being found in multiple drugs, including cocaine. Chief …
Federal grant heading to Columbia fire department for new radio equipment
A $178,000 federal grant is heading to the Columbia Fire Department, after the city council voted to accept the grant Monday night. The grant will be used to purchase critical communication equipment for the department. Columbia firefighters plan to use the funding to purchase equipment for the entire department, including portable radios for the stations …
Budget approved by Columbia’s City Council focuses on pandemic and public safety
Columbia’s City Council has unanimously voted to approve a $474 million operating budget, a budget that projects that the COVID pandemic will continue. The budget approved by the council Monday night gives Public Health and Human Services authority for 17 temporary positions in their proposed budget, along with three new positions aimed at strengthening the …
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