Tagged: columbia regional airport

A U.S. Congress member was not an airplane passenger at the Columbia Regional Airport on Tuesday. Instead, she visited to draw attention to an important safety issue.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri’s Fourth District said she does not agree with the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to close the air traffic control tower at the airport.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Missouri House rejects Democratic effort to expand Medicaid
• Mamtek CEO makes bail
• Rep. Hartzler and Mayor McDavid call for funding to keep airport tower open

Regional news from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

• Federal sequestration cuts will close Columbia's airport control tower
• MoDOT issues travel advisory ahead of winter storm
• 'Earth Hour' organizers say it's more than electricity
  

The U.S. Postal service is considering a plan that would send all of the first class mail sent from Mid-Missouri through Kansas City or St. Louis, instead of Columbia.