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

2 hours, 21 minutes ago  Fowler called the city about her dogs in October 2011, though it wasn't clear why. The dog thrown in the trash later died. The other dog ultimately recovered and was adopted.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The officer said when he got to the home where there were reports of shots fired, 57-year-old Larry Stump ran toward his direction with a handgun. The deputy reported Stump yelled “I'm going to kill you, this is private property,” according to court records.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the beating death of his friend.

Monday, June 10, 2013  A man was on a barge downstream from the Blanchette Bridge over the Missouri River when a 55-gallon drum fell on him around 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Monday, June 10, 2013  A Columbia man convicted of murder in the shooting death of a 17-year-old is scheduled to be sentenced Monday.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Severe storms over in East and South, but more rain and winds coming; Oklahoma death toll up to 13

Sunday, June 02, 2013 

Thursday, May 30, 2013  21-year-old Oshay Caves of Jennings was found by his mother around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday near a white Chevrolet Impala at the intersection of Hamilton and Theodore in Jennings.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Ken Baker, 30, was killed while on the job at Mexico’s Home Decorator’s Collections which is a distribution center for Home Depot.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A 33-year-old Sedalia man charged with killing a fellow patient at a Columbia veterans' hospital wants a transfer from the Boone County Jail to a state mental health hospital in Fulton.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Attack casts spotlight on radical preachers and the terror group al-Shabab

Thursday, May 23, 2013  UK emergency response committee meets after man butchered in daylight attack in London

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Two men have pleaded not guilty in the death of a 92-year-old Moberly woman and several other alleged crimes.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  The storm's death toll was corrected and lowered to 24, including 7 children.

Saturday, May 18, 2013