Columbia is experiencing multiple incidents and changes across the region: a university department faces scrutiny over Middle East course reforms, a house fire has impacted children in the community, and several traffic and safety incidents are unfolding including a dump truck crash and a fatal head-on collision.
·Middle East studies department remains unchanged despite course reform scrutiny at the university
·Police organizing donation drive for children affected by recent house fire
·Dump truck crash on Columbia Road injures three, roadway now reopened
·New restaurant and market opens in popular neighborhood amid retail changes
·Fatal head-on crash in Columbia County claims life of 89-year-old woman
drawn from The Forward, WIS News 10, Post and Courier, Columbia Journalism Review · updated 13h ago