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

Yesterday at 9:07 PM  The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released guidance Wednesday on how to handle student transfers.

Yesterday at 6:56 PM  Presiding Commissioner Marc Ellinger said they should know by the end of the summer whether a roundabout or a traffic signal would work best for the intersection.

Yesterday at 6:15 PM  The Department of Natural Resources closed the Grand Glaize Beach at the Lake of the Ozarks due to high levels of E. Coli bacteria.

Yesterday at 4:00 PM  Fire investigators say they do not know what caused the fire. The damage is estimated at 15 thousand dollars. The occupants did not have renter's insurance.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The Columbia city council heard presentations Thursday from Columbia Water and Light during a work session to try and solve the energy problem in the southern part of the city.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The officer said when he got to the home where there were reports of shots fired, 57-year-old Larry Stump ran toward his direction with a handgun. The deputy reported Stump yelled “I'm going to kill you, this is private property,” according to court records.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Both measures are backed by the Missouri Roundtable for Life and could go on the 2014 ballot if enough registered voters sign the petitions.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Enrollment in theater/cinema courses rose 60 percent in the last three years, while enrollment in art and music increased about 20 percent during the same period.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A dive team found the body of 33-year-old Timothy Walter around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said Wednesday the new exam, to be used starting in 2014, will be the HiSET developed by Educational Testing Service.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  The bill provides for targeted testing to identify those at high risk for latent infection and for developing the disease. It also would determine those who would benefit from treatment.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  The United Way of Central Missouri named its 2013 campaign co-chairman and handed out eleven one-time grants for special projects.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  One sinkhole is causing creek water to flood into a quarry, another sinkhole is about 50 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Nixon is to depart Friday for France, where he plans to attend the International Paris Air Show. The governor's office says Nixon also will go to the Normandy American Cemetery to honor the 232 Missourians who were buried there after dying in World War II.

Monday, June 10, 2013  The Sheriff's Department said crews responded to a structure fire in 4500 block of County Road 217 on Monday morning, a little before 6:00.