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

Monday, June 27, 2011  Unemployment claims have lingered above the key 400,000 mark for eleven straight weeks, making it seem like the U.S. is deemed for another recession.

Friday, March 11, 2011  Update: President Obama says he is prepared to tap strategic petroleum reserve should situation demand it

Friday, November 05, 2010  Oil rises above $87 in Asia to reach highest level since early May on Fed bond plan

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  Stocks rose for a third day Tuesday as more corporate takeover activity signaled that the economy is recovering.

Thursday, December 10, 2009  Oil spill, rupture in pipeline in Alaska's North Slope likely caused by ice

Monday, September 14, 2009  Natural gas prices spike 13 percent even with storage facilities bulging

Friday, January 30, 2009  Exxon Mobil is reporting a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for full-year earnings by a U.S. company.

Friday, December 19, 2008  Brown told an energy summit in London that the wild variation in crude prices was the "most pressing challenge"

Friday, November 14, 2008  An OPEC official says the group plans to meet in a special session Nov. 29 to consult on the rapid erosion of the price of crude.