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

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Beekeeper called to remove hive of 60,000 bees from Utah cabin, a 6-hour job for $600

Friday, December 28, 2012  Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf died Thursday in Tampa, Fla., at age 78 of complications from pneumonia.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Feet of sand dropped by Missouri River leave Iowa, Nebraska farms a wasteland year after flood

Monday, March 19, 2012  Missouri House Speaker Steve Tilley is now encouraging his opponents to protest his Rush Limbaugh nomination to the "Hall of Famous Missourians".

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Little girls who are patients or frequent visitors of MU's Children's Hospital get makeovers from the professional "Glamour-azzi."

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  More than 100 parents showed up at the Blair Oaks School Board Tuesday night.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  Police said a Southern California woman drugged her estranged husband before tying him to a bed and cutting off his penis with a knife.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  Lottery officials said 26.6 percent of a dollar spent in a store for a lottery ticket goes to the state for public education.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  AP poll: Economic worries create problems for Obama; public remains conflicted

Tuesday, February 15, 2011  84-year-old Arizona man survives 5-day desert ordeal without water; drinks wiper fluid

Friday, January 21, 2011  Bin Laden tells France to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in exchange for hostage release

Thursday, November 11, 2010  The specialist could face less-than-honorable discharge or jail when he turns himself in Thursday

Sunday, August 15, 2010  8 dead, 12 wounded as truck plows into crowd at off-road race in Southern California desert

Saturday, March 27, 2010  The national organization, Dogs Deserve Better, was spreading its message today in Columbia….don’t chain your dogs.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010  Dogs need to have plenty of food, water and hay or some shelter to burrow in during freezing weather.