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

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A brewing threat from Iowa to Mid-Atlantic expected to bring massive thunderstorms, high winds, hail, and a rare event known as a derecho.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  Savannah city officials said the Andrew County town of 5,000 people that is spread over about three miles cannot depend on its outdoor tornado warning system.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Weakened Tropical Storm Andrea moving briskly up East Coast, bringing rains to Georgia, Carolinas

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Tropical Storm Andrea a little stronger in the Gulf as it bears down on Florida coast

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Dangerous thrills: After deaths of pro storm chasers, industry questions risks and motivations

Monday, June 03, 2013  Severe storms over in East and South, but more rain and winds coming; Oklahoma death toll up to 13

Sunday, June 02, 2013 

Saturday, June 01, 2013  The body of a teen who fell into an Eldon drainage system Friday night was found Saturday morning.

Saturday, June 01, 2013  Two teenagers are hospitalized with moderate injuries after a pavilion collapsed on them during a storm that swept through southeast Missouri.

Saturday, June 01, 2013  Missouri State Highway Patrol said one man was carried downstream in high water caused by recent heavy rains.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Gov. Jay Nixon Friday night declared a state of emergency in Missouri as a widespread severe weather system continued to move across the state.

Friday, May 31, 2013  The Missouri Department of Transportation announced this Friday morning that the Champ Clark Bridge on U.S. 54 would close at 7 o'clock Friday night due to flooding on the bridge approach on the Illinois side.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Pickleman's is sending the first truck on Tuesday, June 11th. The current donation locations are at Pickleman's in Downtown Columbia, on West Broadway, and on Old Highway 63 South.

Friday, May 31, 2013  One death reported related to Thursday's severe weather.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Rivers in the nation's heartland are rising yet again, and with heavy rain in the forecast, parts of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois are bracing for another round of flooding.