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

1 hour, 34 minutes ago  A Missouri Senate committee plans to study the state's construction needs while the House will create two panels to focus on the Medicaid program for the poor.

1 hour, 49 minutes ago  Camp pleaded guilty in April to scheming with another student to hack the computer system at the Warrensburg school from March 2009 to March 2010.

2 hours, 4 minutes ago  Jennifer Kerr of Belton alleged that she was misled when she enrolled in the school's medical assistant's degree program in 2009.

Yesterday at 10:25 PM  Update: Search for Brian Adkison continues near Little Buffalo Cove at 66 mile marker of the Lake of the Ozarks.

Yesterday at 7:12 PM  Fowler called the city about her dogs in October 2011, though it wasn't clear why. The dog thrown in the trash later died. The other dog ultimately recovered and was adopted.

Yesterday at 6:56 PM  Presiding Commissioner Marc Ellinger said they should know by the end of the summer whether a roundabout or a traffic signal would work best for the intersection.

Yesterday at 6:47 PM  Moniteau County Prosecuting Attorney Shayne Healea said that in the newest case two lesser sodomy charges have been upgraded to one felony count of forcible sodomy.

Yesterday at 3:24 PM  The Camden County Sheriff's Department responded to a call that 26-year-old Bonnie Hipple was intoxicated and had drove with her small child to a residence at Horseshoe Bend Parkway in the village of Four Seasons. When officers arrived, Hipple admitted to driving, but she refused a sobriety test.

Yesterday at 8:22 AM  State education officials are investigating allegations of cheating on annual state testing given to students at Camdenton Middle School.

Yesterday at 6:31 AM  A Missouri judge has dismissed a former soldier's request for custody and child support payments from the underage girl with whom he conceived a child.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  The Missouri Department of Agriculture has temporarily shut down a Mexico, Missouri meat locker.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  A Jefferson City man on trial for murder a second time, maintains he did not intend to rob or kill a Columbia drug dealer.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  A woman tumbled down a 25 foot embankment with her bike and had to be rescued from the river below.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  House takes up far-reaching bill to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  President Barack Obama vigorously defended the surveillance programs in a lengthy interview Monday, calling them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret.