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

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Missouri prosecutors advising police on undercover investigations now have greater legal protection that their conduct won't violate ethical rules.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The cameras capture license plate numbers at high speeds so officers can immediately find out if a vehicle is stolen or is connected to a crime.

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

Sunday, January 20, 2013  A Cape Girardeau city jail inmate is charged with assaulting a jailer.

Monday, December 24, 2012  Missouri's Conservation Department is helping count deer in Cape Girardeau ahead of a special election next April on whether to allow bowhunting of deer in the southeast Missouri city.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  A 21-year-old man has been charged in a weekend shooting death at a southeast Missouri nightclub.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  A southeastern Missouri lawyer has been tapped to serve on the state board that regulates casinos.

Friday, September 28, 2012  A Ku Klux Klan group has won a preliminary injunction allowing it to proceed with plans to leaflet vehicles Friday in southeast Missouri.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Opponents of a Cape Girardeau ordinance that established an urban deer hunting program say they have enough signatures to put the issue to a vote.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Cape Girardeau County judge on Monday bound Clay Waller over to circuit court for trial. He's charged with first-degree murder and evidence tampering.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012  Jacque Waller was 39 when she disappeared on June 1, 2011.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  A judge has ruled that a wrongful-death civil lawsuit against August Busch IV will remain in southeast Missouri.

Saturday, May 19, 2012  A southeast Missouri man whose wife disappeared a year ago has an upcoming court appearance on first-degree murder charges in his wife's death.

Saturday, May 19, 2012  Police in southeastern Missouri are investigating the deaths of two Arizona men as a murder-suicide.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Cole County crime stats are positive compared to other comparable counties.