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

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are working on a research project to help Kenyans make money to support their families.

Sunday, March 11, 2012  The Missouri University of Science and Technology is studying the effect of interruptions on troops monitoring systems such as unmanned aerial drones.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  Tigergen III will be competing in this month’s Shell Eco-Marathon in Houston, Texas.

Saturday, December 17, 2011  A Maryland-based company using University of Missouri Research plans to launch a new soy-based product that looks and tastes just like chicken.

Friday, September 23, 2011  Missouri University of Science and Technology's enrollment is up this fall.

Saturday, September 17, 2011  The Army Corps of Engineers has commissioned a study of its handling this year of flood management along the Missouri River amid criticism from officials in downstream states that it waited too long to release water from upstream reservoirs.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  The Shell Eco-Marathon awarded MIzzou engineering students $1,500 for taking first prize in the competition’s UrbanConcept Fuel Cell/Hydrogen Class division.

Thursday, April 07, 2011 

Monday, December 06, 2010  The Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla will hand out the nation's first master's degrees in explosives engineering this month.