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

Friday, May 10, 2013  The manager of the Capital 8 movie theater in Jefferson City apologized on the theater's Facebook page for an incident at last weekend's Iron Man 3 premiere.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frantic call leads police to 3 missing women in Cleveland home; 3 brothers arrested

Monday, May 06, 2013  A 5-year-old girl is unharmed after her grandparents put her in the trunk of their vehicle Saturday to make room for two tables.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Proponents of a news sales tax for 911 system improvements in Boone County said public safety in the rapidly-expanding area could hang in the balance.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Boone County Commissioners voted to place a three-eighths cent sales tax on the April 2 ballot.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Massachusetts boy calls 911 over bedtime; officer goes to home to explain what's truly an emergency

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Three people have each been charged with two counts of both second degree murder and armed criminal action.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Boone County Commissioners voted unanimously today to place a three-eighths-cent sales tax on the April 2 ballot.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Boone County voters will vote on a three-eighth cent sales tax on the April ballot.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Two members of the Cooper County Fire Protection District are arrested for setting fires.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  The new system will make it possible to dispatch the same emergency call to several agencies at one time

Monday, August 27, 2012  911 operators want to remind people in Boone County of a free service designed to improve emergency response.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  Confused 911 caller blows lid on New York Police Department spying operation in New Jersey: 'There's pictures of terrorists'

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  The 911 Services administrator for Stoddard County in southeast Missouri is calling attention to a growing problem of children playing with discarded cellphones and accidentally calling 911.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  The tax would pay for a bigger joint communications center with more staff and improved 911 services.