Funding hard to find for repairs to Boone County private dams

Wednesday’s story about the Welch Lake earthen dam just outside Columbia’s city limits that is in need of some costly repairs was a follow up to a story I wrote a couple of months ago.
The dam’s been in disrepair for about a decade, but the dam’s owner, Danny Miller, said he doesn’t have the estimated [...]

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Nifong, Bearfield intersection could become four-way stop

The Columbia City Council approved a motion to draft an ordinance to reduce the speed limit on Bearfield Road to 35 mph and turn the intersection of Bearfield and Nifong Boulevard into a four-way stop.
At its meeting Monday night, the council received a report dated Nov. 20 indicating the need for a four-way stop because [...]

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Judge continues murder trial of one charged in Bentley slaying

COLUMBIA — The murder trial of one of the five men charged in the June 10 slaying of a Columbia man was continued Monday in Boone County Circuit Court.
Quillan E. Jacobs, 17, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in connection with the slaying of 22-year-old Nathaniel Bentley.
Boone County Circuit Judge [...]

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Spokeswoman says UM System hiring freeze a ‘prudent’ measure

UM System President Gary Forsee’s announcement of a system-wide hiring freeze may have come as a surprise to those who vary their online news reading.
Jefferson City television station KRCG reported on Nov. 13 Forsee as saying he had “no plans for a hiring freeze on any of his four campuses or any of his health [...]

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AP: Fights lead to unconfirmed reports of shots fired at Western Kentucky University

3:37 p.m. CDT: University police arrest four in connection with fights on campus
2:52 p.m. CDT: AP story at Columbia Missourian.
2:32 p.m. CDT: Fights lead to unconfirmed reports of shots fired
Two fights on the Western Kentucky University campus led to unconfirmed reports of shots fired. Western Kentucky activated its emergency notification system and nearby public schools [...]

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Columbia police captain interested in top job

In this morning’s Missourian, you will find that,
Columbia Police Capt. Zim Schwartze said she is “very interested” in applying to be the city’s next police chief. Were she to be chosen, she would be Columbia’s first female police chief.
The story goes on to list Capt. Schwartze’s extensive training and experience within the community. Capt. Schwartze [...]

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Final prez debate promises heated discussion and engagement…hopefully

I’m sure watching tonight’s final presidential debate is high on your list of must-see TV. The Missourian will once again be live-blogging the debate at The Watchword. This includes a team of reporters scouring and dissecting the candidates statements and, more importantly, fact-checking their claims and attacks. I was thinking about the usefulness of this [...]

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UPDATE to ‘Palin: Cheers and Jeers’

UPDATE: I found this to be a good estimation of the actual responsibilities that the vice-presidential office currently encompasses and how it has been transformed in recent years:
The Heartbeat Job
Original post:
Palin: Cheers and Jeers

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A little opinion Thursday: VP debate drinking game

I’m sure some of you have seen the Hawt Post on the WordPress home page — VP debate drinking game. This got me thinking. The Missourian higher education reporters were searching their cell phone contact lists to find someone who was actually doing this.
Some knew of people playing, but it didn’t seem to be organized. [...]

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Vice-presidential debate watch parties in Columbia

Tonight’s debate looks like it’s going to be a hot topic of discussion across the country on Friday with more than 1/3 of television viewers tuning in for the last presidential debate.
Check out this story to find a place where you can kick back and watch.
Click here.

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