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

Monday, May 06, 2013  The rising Mississippi River is raising concerns in some southeast Missouri communities.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The Missouri House also approved legislation that would make it illegal to enforce any federal law deemed to be an infringement on the right to bare arms.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Rocky Mount residents gathered at the Rocky Mount Lions Club Wednesday night for the Rocky Mount Sewer District council meeting to express their concerns.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Help wanted: Airspace and business smarts to become 1 of 6 federal sites for drone testing

Friday, March 15, 2013  Residents say synthetic drugs have become a big problem in their middle and high schools.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Physicists say they are now confident they have discovered the long-sought Higgs boson

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Dogs that have not received their parvo-distemper shot are susceptible to the fatal neurological disease if they're bitten by an infected animal.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  MoDOT says the changes will be improvements, but one resident has already voiced concern

Friday, December 21, 2012  The Columbia school district plans to strengthen security Friday at its high schools after a spate of rumors have raised safety concerns.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  In the midst of the Cold War, the Army released chemicals into the air using motorized blowers atop a low-income housing high-rise and elsewhere in predominantly black areas of St. Louis.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Light-Squared, or Leveraging Information Technology to Guide High Tech, High Touch care is expected to save $17 million in health care costs over the next 3 years.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Folks in the western Missouri city of Nevada are getting the chance to make examples of themselves when it comes to health and wellness.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  It's like Christmas in July for fireworks vendors.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Ameren says they are helping the community, Environmental groups say otherwise.

Monday, January 30, 2012  Jefferson City Police are investigating a heroin overdose. Police said they were called at 3 a.m. on Saturday to the 400 block of Hickory Street.