Columbia Metro News

Now, there's a renewed effort to put an end to that statistic. Local and statewide agencies want to keep the roads safe from drunk drivers.

University Hospital recently settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $170,000 involving the death of a man who stopped breathing as he was undergoing elective back surgery.

Karen Miller, Boone County Southern District commissioner, checks voting results by phone last night outside Shiloh Bar & Grill in downtown Columbia.

Ninety minutes of debate about a second proposed neighborhood association in north-central Columbia kicked off the City Council meeting Monday night, leading the council to postpone its decision to the Oct.

Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Phyllis Chase announced she will retire at the end of the month.

Fire at a house on Clayton Street caused $20,000 in damage Friday evening, the Columbia Fire Department said in a release.

Roughly 20 people gathered in the cafeteria of Derby Ridge Elementary School Tuesday night to hear the plans for Fire Station No.

Police have arrested two men whom they believe to be involved with a motor vehicle theft Friday evening.

Less than a quarter of all blacks and low-income students in Columbia Public Schools scored proficient or better on the 2008 Missouri Assessment Program exam.

Fire and EMS were dispatched to Broadway Village Apartment's swimming pool for the report of a male at the bottom of the pool not moving approximately 10 p.m. Saturday.

A new fire station is coming soon to the north side of Columbia. A sign at the corner of Providence and Blue Ridge roads is advertising the new fire station.

The Columbia Street Crimes Unit arrested three Columbia men for possession of various drugs.

The Warren Funeral Chapel in Columbia is closed--at least for the next 15 days. Judge Kevin Crane signed a restraining order Wednesday closing the home.

Gunshots were fired last night on the 7400 block of Moberly Drive, wounding Clyde Jones, 21, of Columbia in the leg said Capt.

The Boone County Sheriff's Department arrested two people on charges of possession and trafficking of a controlled substance at a sobriety checkpoint early Saturday morning, according to a news release from the ...

The Boone County Sheriff's Department arrested two people on charges of possession and trafficking of a controlled substance at a sobriety checkpoint early Saturday morning, according to a news release from the ...

The Boone County Sheriff's Department arrested two people on charges of possession and trafficking of a controlled substance at a sobriety checkpoint early Saturday morning, according to a news release from the ...

The Boone County Sheriff's Department arrested two people on charges of possession and trafficking of a controlled substance at a sobriety checkpoint early Saturday morning, according to a news release from the ...

Two new fire stations are being built and one is up for discussion. The city of Columbia will host an informational meeting Tuesday concerning a proposed fire station on Providence and Blue Ridge Rd.

The Boone County Sheriff's Department arrested two people on charges of possession and trafficking of a controlled substance at a sobriety checkpoint early Saturday morning, according to a news release from the ...