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

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Missouri Senate has passed legislation to renew a tax break for investors in businesses located in low-income areas.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill is pushing for the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act in Congress.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Twenty-five gun owners have already taken advantage of the new application and renewal process.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Many parents showed up to dicuss the firing of Lorrie Winslow, but the school board's lips were sealed about the issue.

Sunday, February 12, 2012  More than 100-couples celebrated Valentine's Day early at Bridal Cave.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  By filing too many claims, state law allows your insurance company to cut off your coverage.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  The Obama administration wants Congress to tighten oversight of the nation's pipelines and more than double penalties for some safety violations in response to a deadly gas explosion in California and a major oil spill in Michigan.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  The tragic explosion of a gas pipeline in a San Francisco suburb has shed light on a problem usually kept underground: Communities have expanded over pipes built decades earlier when no one lived there.