KFRU Business Spotlight -- 1/31 & 2/1, 2026. This week Chief Jill Schlude from the Columbia Police Department joins us to talk about numerous topics. First, Jill tells us it's been an active start to 2026 with a gun fired inside Dick's Sporting Goods, a murder as a Facebook Marketplace deal went bad over a used cell phone, and other shots fired calls this past week. We also talk about the fact that suspects in these crimes have been arrested in fairly short order which is the positive part. The use of the Flock camera technology has played a significant role in these investigations as well. We talk about the meeting with the Governor, her plans for the request for officers for the upcoming budget discussions and told us some facts about ICE/Border Patrol activity in Columbia following a question from a member of the City Council.

Ken Rice. COO, Pickleman's. Member, Columbia Disabilities Commision.
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Eric Kopinski, Program Director. MODOT Improve I-70 Program. Significant progress has been made
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Sydney Olsen, Engagement and Public Communications Manager. City of Columba. New Communications Department proposal. Off to Central Bank of Boone County late March.
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