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

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Pentagon poised to trim number of civilian furlough days, expand pool of exempt workers

Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Judge in New York rips government for opposing his order giving broader access to morning-after pill

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Governor Jay Nixon is imploring Missouri residents to lobby their lawmakers in a final push to expand Medicaid coverage for lower-income adults.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  The Social Security Administration says one of its fraud investigators received a readable list of Missourians who have concealed-weapons permits but that the list was later destroyed.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  The head of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said his agency provided a list of about 163,000 Missouri residents with concealed gun permits to federal authorities.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Missouri House members have advanced a bill designed to reinstate a cap on some damages in medical malpractice cases after the state Supreme Court struck down an existing law.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has announced $1.2 billion in trade agreements to sell Missouri products to South Korea over the next four years.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Report: Schools in such disrepair, updating them would cost $542 billion over next decade

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Efforts to avoid government shutdown move to Senate as Obama seeks talks on bigger budget deal

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The lawsuit alleges that personal and private information about Missouri residents is being collected, retained and disseminated to a third party and the federal government.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert government shutdown later this month

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Skeptical Congress may deliver Obama few victories on State of the Union priorities

Monday, January 07, 2013  The tough talk on the Sunday morning talk shows doesn't bode well for voters who are frustrated by the political gridlock.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  The deals hands President Barack Obama most of the tax hikes on the rich that he campaigned for