downtown columbia

Columbia residents are helping determine not only what could replace the Shops at Sharp End, but how the city will choose the next tenant for the downtown space.

Columbia City Council met with the Columbia Police Department about downtown safety data and statistics.

Race Matters, Friends is challenging the Missouri attorney general's involvement in the ongoing debate about Reign Bar in downtown Columbia.

Columbia City Council is asking Attorney General Catherine Hanaway to collaborate on downtown safety efforts rather than holding one business responsible.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is demanding that Reign Hospitality, LLC, the operator of Reign Bar in downtown Columbia, address what she described as "persistent nuisance conditions and violence radiating from the establishment."

The city is collecting data to see what sewage pipes have restrictions or are in need of an upgrade.

The meeting comes a day ahead of the first University of Missouri home football game of the season and just less than a year after three people were shot — and one killed — during 2025's Homecoming weekend.

The city of Columbia is holding a discussion on the process being used to accept proposals for the space that formerly housed the Shops at Sharp End.

City leaders pointed to a handful of recent initiatives aimed at reducing crime downtown in response to public criticism about downtown safety from University of Missouri System President Mun Choi.

The proposed ordinance is intended to clarify where people downtown are allowed to sleep outdoors, said Nickie Davis, executive director of The District.