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

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Update: Jordan Harvey pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to a second degree murder charge.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011  Triple murder suspect, Josh Maylee's preliminary hearing is delayed until April.

Monday, February 14, 2011  Update: Audrain County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Broniec, of the Juvenile Division, signed an order dismissing a juvenile case against Ethan Harvey on Monday. The order places Ethan under prosecution in adult court for his involvment in the murder of James McNeely in December 2009.

Friday, January 14, 2011  A court hearing is being held Friday morning for the Laddonia man accused of first degree murder of a hitchiker he picked up.

Friday, October 22, 2010  Update: Friday, Oct. 22 at 6:17 p.m. Police are staying tight lipped about exactly what happened at the Laddonia Christian church.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010  A judge has agreed to charge a northeast Missouri truck driver and his son with first-degree murder in the suffocation death of a 20-year-old drifter.

Monday, January 04, 2010  Murder confessions from Harvey family members say McNeely was suffocated with a trash bag.

Monday, January 04, 2010  A 16-year-old and a 14-year-old are being charged with first degree murder of James McNeely, kidnapping, armed criminal action and felonious restraint.

Friday, January 01, 2010  Murder victim's mother says her son may have done wrong, but didn't deserve to die.

Thursday, December 31, 2009  Another person has been charged with the murder of an Ohio man whose body was found in a tractor trailer in Vandalia last week.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009  Police have taken three additional people into custody in connection to the murder of a man whose body was found in a tractor-trailer in Vandalia last week.

Monday, December 28, 2009  Authorities have identified the body found in a tractor-trailer last week that led to a 20-hour standoff in Laddonia.

Thursday, December 24, 2009  A father and son are charged with adandonment of a corpse, after a man's body is found in a trailer.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009  Update: Standoff over peacefully with suspect in custody.