The latest local news, weather and high school sports in and around Columbia and Jefferson City

Friday, April 19, 2013  All residents of Boston were ordered to stay in their homes Friday morning as the search for the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings continued after a long night of violence that left another suspect dead.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Amid strong concerns about the declining level of the already low Mississippi River, the Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water

Friday, December 14, 2012  An investigation into the drowning of an 18-year-old freshman on Northern Michigan University's varsity women's soccer team confirms that no one saw or heard her in distress in the water.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Officials at the Columbia Water and Light Department say by adding the fluoride to the water, they are simply following the recommendations of the EPA and the US Health and Human Services Department.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  A woman and her SUV were swept into a creek in Southern Boone County earlier Wednesday morning.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  A powerful storm dumped more rain on already waterlogged Southern California on Wednesday, washing hillsides onto highways, endangering houses in canyons and forcing rescuers to pluck dozens of motorists from flooded streets.