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

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  U.S. shoppers spent cautiously this holiday season, a disappointment for retailers who slashed prices to lure people into stores and now must hope for a post-Christmas burst of spending.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  Update: Emergency crews around the area are working dozens of accidents Tuesday morning.

Sunday, November 27, 2011  Parents in the Columbia public school district will have an alternative to finding expensive care for younger children on some snow days this winter.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  The United States Department of Agriculture projects that there is a food price inflation of roughly four percent this year.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  Schools blame bad road conditions for the closures.

Tuesday, February 01, 2011  See what it's like to drive through today's blizzard.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  Crashes, chills, snowbound: Northeast snowstorm brought destruction and a bit of the surreal