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

Friday, March 15, 2013  A southeast Missouri town has settled a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a man who was ticketed for placing handbills on vehicles without a permit.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The amendment is more widely known for protecting public prayer and letting students avoid assignments that violate their religious beliefs.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  A new amendment to the Missouri Constitution on prayer and religious expression has already prompted a lawsuit.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Legislation to eliminate the law's language that prohibits gay marriage is pending, but a vote isn't expected.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  District's Internet filtering software was blocking access to LGBT educational websites.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  A federal judge says Linn State Technical College's drug-testing plan for new students will remain on hold.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  There's a hearing Tuesday in Jefferson City in the case of a local college that wants to drug test its incoming students.

Friday, September 16, 2011  The American Civil Liberties Union in Easter Missouri is suing Linn State Technical College for mandatory drug testing at the school.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  The American Civil Liberties Union is suing to stop a Missouri college from drug testing its students.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  Protests bring out San Francisco demonstrators, but no wireless shutdowns; ACLU backs off lawsuit threat

Thursday, May 26, 2011  Supreme Court upholds Arizona law punishing employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants

Friday, April 22, 2011  The New Jersey Transit employee gets his job back and $25,000 for pain and suffering

Wednesday, February 09, 2011  House rejects bill to extend Patriot Act surveillance provisions put in place after Sept. 11

Thursday, January 06, 2011  Sodium thiopental is the first of three drugs used in executions, an anesthetic that renders the condemned inmate unconscious.

Thursday, July 29, 2010  States that had been watching Arizona's immigration law in hopes of copying it received a rude awakening when a judge put most of the measure on hold.