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

Yesterday at 9:06 PM  People from State Farm Insurance in Columbia went to Oklahoma City Tuesday to help with mass insurance claims that come with a disaster like the one in Moore, Okla.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Missouri Legislature has voted to create an online database allowing businesses to check whether job applicants have a history of filing workers' compensation claims.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Columbia apartment fire highlights need for renters to have insurance to cover the cost of replacing their possessions.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  The Missouri Attorney General's Office is heavily criticizing the legal tactics by attorneys for a Chillicothe man facing a third murder trial in his neighbor's 1990 death.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Sheriff's deputies investigate neighbor's claim of battery, threats by Justin Bieber

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A new study says Missouri could see a 59 percent increase in the cost of medical claims for individual insurance policies under President Barack Obama's health care law.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The person calls about unclaimed capital credits and asks for a "finder's fee" to be sent to a relative of his.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Crop insurance claims total $16 billion after widespread U.S. drought; cost stirs debate in Congress

Friday, February 01, 2013  The targeted residents reported getting a call from someone claiming to work for Martinez and Associates

Monday, January 14, 2013  Missourians who underwent home foreclosures from 2008 through 2011 have until Friday to submit claims under the national settlement with several mortgage lenders.

Friday, January 11, 2013  State regulators say insurance claims from the May 2011 Joplin tornado are likely to reach $2 billion.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  An insurance company that nearly went under after the Joplin tornado is back in better financial condition.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  If you receive a call asking for personal information, hang up immediately.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Boone County Treasurer Nicole Galloway won the 2012 Missouri Association of Counties’ County Excellence Award for the creation of the state’s only county-based online unclaimed property database.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Boone County has been selected to receive one of five 2012 Missouri Association of Counties' "County Excellence Awards".