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

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Sanders lost his job – and Fano – when he was accused of using excessive force against a man in a holding cell in September 2011.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The Missouri National Guardsmen began the mission in early August 2011.

Friday, January 11, 2013  State regulators say insurance claims from the May 2011 Joplin tornado are likely to reach $2 billion.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  A Joplin congregation whose church was destroyed in the May 2011 tornado is holding its first in-house worship service since the tornado.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  An Iraq war veteran will undergo treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder before being sentenced in a double fatality accident in September 2011.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  He was found guilty after a two-day jury trial in July

Sunday, November 11, 2012 

Monday, October 01, 2012  The owner of Everhart's Sporting Goods in Jefferson City was released on a $25,000 cash-only bond

Monday, September 10, 2012  The families who came to get closure for their loved ones that died in the accident say they are beyond frustrated.

Friday, August 24, 2012  A Springfield man is headed to prison for shooting a classmate to death.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  A $70 million convention center and a $68 million performing arts complex top the proposed projects Joplin leaders are discussing as part of a master plan guiding the city's recovery from the deadly May 2011 tornado.

Monday, July 09, 2012  A master planner hired to guide Joplin's recovery from the deadly May 2011 tornado plans to present his first slate of projects to city elected leaders Monday night.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Joplin tornado victims relocate to Jefferson City and publish book on their experience of survival.

Friday, April 27, 2012  Growth likely dipped in January-March quarter, but outlook for all of 2012 appears brighter

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Missourians who have yet to file their 2011 federal or state income tax returns can get some free advice from campus and community-based tax experts.