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

Monday, May 13, 2013  The brothers were initially taken into custody but released after investigators said there was no evidence against them.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Women held captive in Ohio endured lonely, dark lives; kidnap suspect due in court Thursday

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Three brothers are in custody after a frantic 911 call led police to a run-down house, where authorities say three women missing for about a decade were held captive.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Updated with photos from sentencing: Teen who shot to death 3 students at Ohio high school gets 3 life sentences without parole

Monday, March 18, 2013  Rape trial ended, Ohio city and storied football program remain under investigators' scrutiny

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Two Ohio high school football players who were found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl have been sentenced to at least one year in juvenile jail.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Ohio crash that killed 6 teens offers tragic real-life cautionary tale to parents

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Northeast Ohio school community remembers 3 students killed by teen gunman 1 year ago

Monday, November 19, 2012  An appreciation luncheon was held for 13 Columbia Water & Light linemen who volunteered to help with Superstorm Sandy restoration efforts.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  UPDATE: President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney, prevailing in the face of a weak economy.

Monday, September 24, 2012  Obama launches new offensive against Romney, linking personal taxes to remarks about untaxed

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Police testify at hearing on what T.J. Lane told them after the shooting at Chardon High School east of Cleveland where three students were killed

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Boy Scout council official resigns, says ouster of lesbian Ohio den mother is discrimination

Sunday, April 01, 2012  Authorities say a small plane crash in southeast Ohio killed a pilot from Illinois who was heading from Pennsylvania to the St. Louis area.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  A judge has ordered a mental competency exam for a teenager accused of killing three students in an Ohio high school shooting last month.