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

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Houston police say shots fired at Houston airport ticket counter; 1 man critically injured

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Trail users can now travel Columbia's MKT trail all the way to Missouri's Katy trail without crossing the street thanks to overpasses throughout the city.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Governor Jay Nixon and First Lady Georganne Nixon welcomed children with special needs for an Easter celebration this morning in the Capitol Rotunda.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Neighbors called 9-1-1 after spotting smoke coming from 86-year-old George Wolfe's home in the 100 block of Clinkscales Road Friday afternoon.

Friday, March 22, 2013  A former Kansas City, Mo., pastor accused of molesting a teenager at church is back in Missouri after being extradited from New Orleans.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Universities, theaters in 4 cities to join in creating new theatrical productions on Civil War

Saturday, February 09, 2013  Four people are facing drug-related charges after a narcotics investigation in Maries County late Friday evening.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  Residents in tornado-ravaged Joplin are being asked to help design bow ties that will be hawked to raise money for an arts center and ongoing recovery efforts.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Audrain County Sheriff Investigators arrested four men on Friday after some shots were fired at Oak Crest Trailer Court, on Highway 54 south of Mexico.

Monday, January 14, 2013  An upbeat night at the State Capitol Rotunda is a positive start to Nixon's new term

Friday, January 11, 2013  Inauguration day in Missouri is on Monday, January 14.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Anyone with information is asked to called The Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  Former President George H.W. Bush is being treated in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital after suffering "a series of setbacks," including a stubborn fever.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Allen has been free since mid-November after nearly three decades in prison for the 1982 death of Mary Bell

Thursday, December 06, 2012  First Lady Georganne Nixon was joined by second graders from Callaway Elementary School to decorate the annual Capitol Christmas Tree.