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

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Members of the Cole County Commission are trying to figure out the next step to stop sewage from leaking from a residence into nearby drainage ditches

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  One sinkhole is causing creek water to flood into a quarry, another sinkhole is about 50 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Newton County officials say canoeists found the body of a Joplin man in a creek.

Friday, May 03, 2013  From grain to glass, making vodka and whiskey with local crops is catching on

Monday, January 28, 2013  President Barack Obama will meet with police chiefs from three communities that have experienced mass shootings, part of his administration's push to address gun violence.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Central Missouri Community Action administrators gave Wanda Fischer their Volunteer of the Year Award.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A Lake Ozark woman was killed Monday morning in a car crash in Cole County.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A woman suffered slight smoke irritation to her eyes

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A 24-year-old woman died from her injuries after being ejected from an F150

Friday, December 07, 2012  Only one of the five people involved was wearing a seatbelt

Monday, November 26, 2012  The Columbia Fire Department has given the all clear after a power outage at Mill Creek Elementary School on Nifong Boulevard.

Friday, September 28, 2012  More than 150 of Missouri’s public health practitioners gathered in Columbia for the past three days at the 2012 Missouri Public Health Conference at the Stoney Creek Inn.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Tuesday's event raised more than $6,000

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Organizers said this was the 21st or 22nd Cow Patty Bingo.

Monday, August 06, 2012  Updated: Sikh temple shooter identified by federal official, new video added.