THE BEAT: Gang members indicted on drug, gun charges

January 30, 2009 | 2:13 p.m. CST

COLUMBIA — With Thursday's announcement of federal indictments against 16 people on drug and gun charges — 14 of them from Columbia — the Columbia Police Department officially acknowledged the presence of gang activity in Columbia. Public safety editor Katherine Reed talks about the significance of these charges with KBIA’s Sean Powers.