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

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Angelina Jolie has revealed that she had a preventive double mastectomy after learning that she has a faulty gene.

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

Friday, May 03, 2013  Four children and two adults were treated for injuries after a school bus and Kia collided Friday morning in Jefferson City.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  AGING AMERICA: Poll finds people in denial about the need for long-term care as they get older

Monday, April 08, 2013  Military health care costs have nearly tripled since 2001

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Democratic efforts to expand Medicaid coverage for lower-income adults have been dealt another defeat in the Missouri House.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The eight-story facility includes a new home for the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The Missouri House has advanced legislation allowing health care workers to refuse to participate in procedures that violate their religious, moral or ethical principles.

Monday, March 04, 2013  SSM plans to form a Mid-Missouri Region, since SSM's St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City is so close.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A 67-year-old central Missouri psychologist has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for fraud.

Sunday, January 27, 2013  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is expected to seek more spending on health care and education when he outlines his new budget proposal.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A holistic nurse who chose not to get the flu shot was fired for not wearing a surgical mask at Springfield's Cox South hospital.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Gov. Jay Nixon says expanding Medicaid eligibility in Missouri is both "the smart thing" and "the right thing to do."

Tuesday, November 06, 2012 

Thursday, October 04, 2012  EDITOR'S NOTE: An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story