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

Friday, April 19, 2013  A 46-year-old convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two southeast Missouri girls has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A southeast Missouri man is facing charges for allegedly attacking his parents with an aluminum baseball bat.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  The two women were stealing items and returning them later for store gift cards

Friday, September 28, 2012  UPDATE: Two brothers have been arrested for their involvement in the robbery

Sunday, September 02, 2012  In Missouri's Bootheel region, Dunklin County sheriff's deputies tracked a tornado that destroyed a farm shop and damaged a home's roof.

Saturday, September 01, 2012  The remnants of Hurricane Isaac are spinning off tornadoes in southeast Missouri and dumping several inches of rain on the state.

Sunday, November 13, 2011  Health officials say mosquitoes in the Poplar Bluff area have tested positive for the West Nile virus.

Sunday, May 01, 2011  More troops from the Missouri National Guard are heading to southeastern Missouri near a levee along the Mississippi River.

Friday, January 07, 2011  Includes audio of 911 call

Thursday, January 06, 2011  Friends say Omaha student who killed high school assistant principal, self was fun, outgoing

Monday, May 31, 2010  An experienced skydiver has died while performing a stunt at a charity event in western Missouri's Bates County.