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

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert government shutdown later this month

Monday, July 09, 2012  Feds name 4 suspects in border agent's death linked to Operation Fast and Furious

Thursday, February 16, 2012  The Missouri Senate has voted to push back the state's candidacy filing period because of uncertainties over the boundaries for legislative districts.

Sunday, February 05, 2012  ESPN College Gameday visits Mizzou for the big border war basketball game against KU.

Friday, February 03, 2012  A Missouri judge could rule in mid-February on a lawsuit challenging new boundaries for state House districts.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  A court hearing over the state's congressional districting plan began on Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  The Missouri Supreme Court has struck down new state Senate districts and ordered a further legal review of new U.S. House districts.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  New legislative districts could change politics in Mid-Missouri drastically.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  The Appellate Apportionment Commission released Wednesday new boundaries for Missouri House and Senate districts based on the 2012 census.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Citizens are invited Thursday to make suggestions on how to draw new borders for the state's legislative districts.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  An Iowa teenager is biking from border to border across America to help fight the nation’s number one killer.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  Border Patrol agents in San Diego arrest illegal immigrants wearing US Marine uniforms

Friday, November 26, 2010  NKorea warns peninsula is on brink of war; new artillery rounds fired near devastated island

Wednesday, November 24, 2010  SKorea finds 2 bodies in rubble, marking first civilian deaths in NKorean artillery attack