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

Monday, June 25, 2012  Slow-moving center of Tropical Storm Debby could mean flooding misery for Florida

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Gov. Jay Nixon wants more information on what funds are being delayed because of Hurricane Irene and other disasters.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  Critics say Obama administration ignored calls to replenish disaster aid coffers

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  Hurricane Irene is 1st to threaten US in years; some officials worry about complacency

Monday, August 22, 2011  Hurricane Irene pounds Puerto Rico with rain, winds; could head toward US coast next

Friday, September 17, 2010  Hurricane Karl smashed into Mexico's Gulf Coast on Friday, creating havoc in the major port city of Veracruz and forcing the country to shut down its only nuclear power plant and its central Gulf Coast oil platforms.

Thursday, September 16, 2010  Tropical Storm Karl dumped heavy rains on the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday as it moved toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it was expected to pick up steam and become a hurricane.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  Forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center say winds for the ninth named storm of the season were at about 45 mph (75 kph) Wednesday afternoon.

Friday, September 03, 2010  UPDATED with video. Residents and officials of North Carolina's barrier islands were waiting for daybreak to see how much damage the storm's winds and waves had left behind.

Thursday, September 02, 2010  The National Hurricane Center in Miami issued a tropical storm warning early Thursday for the coast of Long Island in New York and a hurricane watch was issued for areas of Massachusetts.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Forecasters say Hurricane Earl has become a Category 4 storm with top sustained winds of 135 mph as the dangerous and powerful storm heads toward the East Coast.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island were ordered to board the ferries and head for the mainland Wednesday and more evacuations could be on the way as powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe the East Coast.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010  The Category 4 hurricane, with winds of 135 mph (215 kilometers), was expected to remain over the open ocean before turning north and running parallel to the U.S. coast, potentially reaching the North Carolina coastal region by late Thursday or early Friday.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  The hurricane has maximum sustained winds Tuesday near 100 mph (160 kph) and could become a major hurricane by early Wednesday.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  The tropical storm plowing across the far side of the Gulf of Mexico could send oil skimmers back to port and make containment booms useless, even from some 500 miles away.