Government News

The City of Columbia partners with several emergency shelter providers in the community to provide a warm place for individuals to escape the cold.

Warming centers

Columbia/Boone County Public Heal

SGCHD has seen a sharp increase in influenza cases in the community. Over the last two weeks, Greene County flu cases have more than doubled. Additionally, more than half of cases this season have been in children under 14 years old.
On Dec. 27, 2025, at 6:29 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 200 block of E. Norton.
The New Year's Event celebration is returning to City Hall Plaza for the third straight year
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas will receive a historic investment of over $1.4 billion in federal funding over five years to improve rural health care throughout the state.
DENVER - Today, Governor Polis visited Medicine Wolf Log Furniture to meet with owner Jon Weekley. Medicine Wolf Log Furniture uses beetle kill trees to turn fire hazard kindling from the forest bed into artisan furniture for our homes. By utilizing...
Governor Greg Abbott today noted the State of Texas' significant public safety efforts that are making communities across the state more safe and secure.
Christmas tree recycling sites are open through Jan. 19 at 5 convenient locations around Mesa
The City of Columbia Public Works department is providing an update on phase three of construction for the roundabout at West Route K and West Old Plank Road.Phase three of the project is expected to conclude by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31. A previous relea
Due to significant snowfall overnight and hazardous road conditions from freezing rain and snow, City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) facilities and services will be closed or offering limited operations on Monday, December 29. CBJ snow removal crews...
As residents begin taking down holiday décor, Springfield Environmental Services is reminding the community of the City's seasonal recycling opportunities for string lights, power cords and live Christmas trees.
City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) facilities and services are closed or experiencing limited operations today, December 28, due to the severe winter weather and ongoing snowfall in Juneau. CBJ crews have been working through the night to keep up with...

Columbia Police have Marc Lucas, 31, of the state of California, in custody as the suspect in two separate incidents prior to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Dec. 25 in the 3200 block of East Stadium Boulevard. These

Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, in partnership with Retail Marketing Services (RMS), Inc.'s CRV CONNX community recycling program, will host a New Year, New Use Recycling Drive on Friday, Jan...
At approximately 8:00 p.m. on December 25, a water main break was detected by City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Utility staff in the area of lower Industrial Boulevard between Crazy Horse Drive and Maier Drive. Utility staff subsequently isolated the...

At about 10:09 a.m. on Dec. 25, Columbia Police officers responded to a call in the 1400 block of Cinnamon Hill involving an adult male suspect with a knife. At about 10:48 a.m. the suspect was located in the 3200 block of East

On Dec. 24, 2025, at 9 p.m., Springfield police officers responded to a domestic disturbance in the 2400 block of N. East Ave.
Above: Community members participate in various Healthy Active Long Beach program events. The program, which launched in 2003, has provided over 30,000 residents annually with free nutrition and physical activity education. HALB has concluded after more..
Above: Community members participate in a previous community budget meeting held at Billie Jean King Main Library. Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach is inviting members of the public to participate in the City's Fiscal Year 2027 (FY 27) budget...
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With global bodies rejecting coercive psychiatric practices, CCHR highlights major human rights gains, exposes ongoing abuses—especially against children—and calls for a worldwide ban on forced hospitalization, drugging, and electroshock.
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