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26-year-old Hickman graduate Molly Bowden was the first Columbia Police officer to be killed in the line of duty (939 the Eagle file photo) Today is your opportunity to donate blood in memory of a Columbia police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 2005. The Officer Molly Bowden Memorial Blood drive is today from 10 am …

A Columbia trash truck prepares to collect trash across the city (2022 file photo courtesy of Columbia Water and Light spokesman Matt Nestor) The National Weather Service’s (NWS) wind chill advisory has forced Columbia Solid Waste to cancel residential curbside trash collections today (Friday) and Saturday. Columbia Solid Waste notes we’ll see wind chills between minus-10 and minus-20 both days, …

Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp says the Hallsville explosion and fire seriously injured two adults (January 17, 2024 photo courtesy of the Boone County Fire Protection District’s Facebook page) The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating Wednesday night’s duplex explosion in Hallsville. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp says the explosion and …

Powerful U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) chairs the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill. He’s optimistic that the bipartisan tax package he negotiated with U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) will pass both chambers of Congress. Chairman Smith says Missouri families will benefit from the bipartisan agreement, saying it locks in $600-billion in proven pro-growth, pro-American tax policies. …

The Cole County Circuit Court has described 37-year-old Sarah Scheffer as a danger to the community (January 17, 2024 mug shot courtesy of the Cole County Sheriff’s Department) A Jefferson City teacher charged with attempted murder for the poisoning of her husband will make her initial court appearance Friday afternoon at the Cole County Courthouse. Cole County prosecutor Locke Thompson …