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

Yesterday at 7:33 AM  Associated Press photographer's first-person account of efforts to rescue chidlren and staff in a collapsed school.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A woman was taken to a local hospital Thursday after falling off a cliff near the Bagnell Dam Strip.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Mid Missouri emergency responders rescued two stranded turkey hunters, one wheelchair bound, Thursday from rising flood waters in Texas County.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A woman became trapped Thursday when she drove her red Durango into a flooded area of Loesch Road in Cole County.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Missouri officials are considering using $1.7 million to renovate a Highway Patrol swimming pool for water rescue training.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  A local shelter has agreed to help get the cats adopted after they have been cleared by a veterinarian.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A six-day standoff between police and a man holding a young boy hostage in an underground bunker ended when police killed the man and rescued the boy.

Friday, January 11, 2013  The two robbers have escaped despite an extensive search of the department store.

Friday, January 04, 2013  He saved a man who had fallen through ice while trying to help his dog

Thursday, January 03, 2013  An off-duty Columbia police officer witnessed the incident and pulled the man to safety

Friday, November 30, 2012  The 16-year-old girl was transported by helicopter to University Hospital

Monday, November 26, 2012  A 16-year-old girl walked out of Puppy Stop with the dog under her arm

Friday, November 02, 2012  Authorities assigned MO Task Force 1 members to search five areas in the City of Long Beach, Long Island, New York.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  The animals were living in their own filth, most with no access to food or water

Monday, October 29, 2012  Members of Mo Task Force One activated to help with Hurricane Sandy.