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

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  North Korea leaders view Kim Jong Il body, state media boosts son as 'born of heaven'

Monday, December 19, 2011  Story updated with video: North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader Kim Jong Il has died

Sunday, December 18, 2011  Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69.

Friday, October 08, 2010  A top North Korean official confirmed Friday to broadcaster APTN that Kim Jong Il's youngest son will succeed him as the next leader of the reclusive communist nation.

Monday, September 27, 2010  The meeting may pave the way for leader Kim Jong Il's youngest son to become his successor, while experts said the elder Kim's sister might also get a prominent job.

Friday, August 27, 2010  A smile flickered across Aijalon Gomes' face as he hugged former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and boarded a plane for Boston on Friday

Thursday, May 20, 2010  UPDATED 9:40 a.m. CDT. North Korea warns that it will wage "all-out war" if punished for the sinking of a South Korean warship. Investigators in Seoul said today that evidence shows a North Korean submarine sank a South Korean naval ship.

Tuesday, August 04, 2009  North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a "special pardon" for two American journalists.

Monday, August 03, 2009  Bill Clinton, NKorean leader Kim Jong Il hold 'wide-ranging' talks in Pyongyang: state media

Sunday, July 12, 2009  Report: NKorea's leader Kim Jong Il has life-threatening pancreatic cancer

Thursday, April 09, 2009  Kim Jong Il proves he remains in charge of N. Korea with triumphant appearance at parliament

Wednesday, October 29, 2008  A South Korean newspaper is reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been hospitalized.