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

Thursday, May 02, 2013  In Kentucky, child shooting spotlights urban-rural gun debate when 5-year-old kills 2-year-old

Monday, March 11, 2013  Investigators are working to determine what caused a fire that killed two adults and five children in rural Kentucky.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A domestic dispute may be at the center of the shooting, police say.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Chemical fire burns at site of train derailment near Louisville, hundreds remain evacuated

Saturday, March 03, 2012  Massive thunderstorms, predicted by forecasters for days, threw off dozens of tornadoes as they raced Friday from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  Judge orders Australian 'collar bomb' suspect detained pending October hearing

Friday, July 29, 2011  AWOL soldier accused of plotting attack on Fort Hood condemned 2009 rampage at Texas Army base

Thursday, July 28, 2011  Story updated with photos of Naser Abdo. Army says AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  Two Iraqi refugees were arrested last week in Kentucky after an investigation that began months after they arrived in the U.S. in 2009.

Friday, May 06, 2011  Mississippi River continues to rise, residents flee as flooding begins in parts of the Delta

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  Corps breaks levee to help Illinois town as water rises in places unlikely to be helped by breech

Sunday, March 06, 2011  Several Missouri lawmakers are seeking to require that conservation officials pay for damage caused by elk re-introduced into the state.

Friday, March 04, 2011  Study will have participants add 1,000 excess calories a day in shakes, fries and Big Macs

Friday, February 25, 2011  Sheriff: Bodies of 3 missing Kentucky Amish children who were swept away found; 4th sought

Wednesday, November 24, 2010  UConn knocks off No. 2 Michigan State, earthquake hits during second semifinal at Maui