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After executing a search warrant, police arrested a Columbia man on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a news release from the Columbia Police Department. The police found 38 grams of marijuana, scales and a rifle in the home, the release said.  

A fire broke out Wednesday morning on Benton St. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The hospital held an open house Wednesday to showcase its two new hyperbaric chambers that use concentrated oxygen under pressure to treat wounds. Previously, only University Hospital offered the specialized treatment in Columbia.

The Columbia Public Works department held the first of four public information workshops to identify facility needs and development plans for the airport on Tuesday night.

Dealers from Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota and Kentucky will buy and sell new and old comic books as well as other comic collectibles, such as action figures. The event is free and open to the public and will be held in the Quality Inn, 1612 N. Providence Road.

About 20 members of the Karis Community Church brought Thanksgiving dinner to Paquin Tower on Wednesday night. Karis members stepped in when the staff of Columbia’s Department of Parks and Recreation, who usually host the dinner, weren't sure if they could afford the dinner this year.

The Columbia Police Department has identified the suspect in the Nov. 5 robbery and kidnapping that started in the parking lot of Wal-Mart on West Broadway.

Despite tough economic times and tight budgets, donations from the Columbia Orthopaedic Group enabled the Central Missouri Food Bank to pay off their lingering mortgage.

The Small Business Administration is providing home and business owners with loans to help cover the costs of damage from mid-September's severe storms, flooding and tornadoes, according a press release.

As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, there have been 1,531 deer harvested in Boone County since the start of the firearm deer hunting season on Saturday, Nov. 15. These numbers come from the Missouri Department of Conservation, which is updating a running tally three to four times per hour.

The two men who make up the Columbia Police Department's DOVE unit say the work has changed them — not always for the better. But it has also improved them as police officers handling the frustrating day-to-day grind of domestic violence.

In 2010, Columbia will welcome a new high school that will provide families with another option rather than public schooling. Columbia’s first Catholic high school, dubbed Regional Catholic High school for now, will give families of faith a secondary schooling option for their children after elementary school.

Columbia's MEND program has been counseling batterers, but it is now searching for funding after a sudden budget cut.

The Columbia Chorale put the chance to conduct the "Hallelujah" chorus, along with some singing parts, up for bid on eBay .

Two men were arrested and charged with two counts each of second-degree burglary on suspicion of breaking into two apartments at The Links in Columbia.

The MU Choral Union and University Philharmonic will perform Giacomo Puccini's "Messa di Gloria" and Francis Poulenc's "Gloria," two variations on a sacred text, Thursday at Jesse Auditorium.

The former Wal-Mart space has been vacant since the store moved to a new location in the Grindstone Plaza development on Grindstone Parkway in early 2006. Leaving the space vacant was a major concern when the Columbia City Council unanimously approved the store at Grindstone Plaza.

Workers at the Hubbell plant in Centralia agreed on a new three-year contract.

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder urged the governor to call a special session after the Nov. 4 election to help Missourians struggling to pay their utility bills.