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Saturday, May 04, 2013  Hundreds of people gathered in the State Capitol Rotunda to honor Missouri's fallen law enforcement officers.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Someone with the Columbia Police Officers' Association posted on its Facebook page about the desire for a new armored vehicle.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Columbia police officers were dispatched to an assault report in the 200 block of South Providence Road.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Some police officers are spending their Friday on top of a gas station in Osage Beach to raise money for a good cause.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Investigators say they heard a single gunshot from within the cabin just before the structure was engulfed in flame.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Story updated with new photos: Christopher Dorner is barricaded in a cabin in the California mountains.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Missouri Highway Patrol Troop B officers responded to the first fatal car crash in 2013 lastnight.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Columbia police officers are stepping patrols at both public and private schools.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  President Barack Obama is taking 23 executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence that don't require congressional action.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  Some school and police officials in Missouri say they're open to discussion about the idea of placing armed officers inside schools.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  The National Rifle Association, the nation's largest gun-rights lobby, suggested at a news conference Friday that armed officers should be placed at every school. NRA officials addressed the media a week after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Story updated with video: The group's top lobbyist, Wayne LaPierre, said at a Washington news conference that, quote, "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."

Monday, December 17, 2012  Two police officers were fatally shot outside a grocery store in Topeka, Kansas while they were responding to a suspicious vehicle report. The suspect remains at large and is believed to be still armed.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Columbia Mall security officers do not carry guns, but they do work closely with area law enforcement agencies during an emergency.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  He also had heroin packaged for sale with him