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

Yesterday at 5:29 PM  The prime suspect in a 2011 Cole County murder case was released from jail Tuesday after the prosecutor dropped the charge.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Consumer watchdog group warns that most sunscreens meet FDA standards, but questionable SPF ratings persist

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Let's Talk: Survey finds moms lead in discussing family financial matters, dads take back seat

Friday, May 03, 2013  The Missouri House rewrote a Senate bill Thursday on workers compensation, setting up the need to negotiate a compromise before the legislative session ends in two weeks.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Friendship with bomb suspect, complex chain of events leads to 3 being charged

Monday, April 22, 2013  Don't take the cinnamon challenge: Doctors warn teens after surge in calls to poison centers

Friday, April 19, 2013  A 46-year-old convicted sex offender accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two southeast Missouri girls has pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Man who provided voice of Charlie Brown of 'Peanuts' fame arrested on threat, stalking charges

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A former Joplin resident has pleaded guilty to disaster fraud for benefits she received after a deadly tornado hit the city in 2011.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  North Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of nuclear war.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Authorities want the person(s) responsible for six burglaries over the last three weeks in the Lake of the Woods/Fairway Meadows Subdivision area,

Saturday, April 06, 2013  A Missouri tax official has pleaded guilty for her role in approving about $158,000 of fraudulent tax refunds from January 2009 through last September.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Former President Bill Clinton and a panel of successful entrepreneurs are telling college students gathered in St. Louis to dream big, have a social conscience and commit to their goals.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  McCaskill held a roundtable discussion Wednesday with top officials from the Missouri National Guard at the Guard’s Jefferson City headquarters.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  She faces anywhere from ten to 25 years in prison for the 2008 death of 20-month-old Ocean McCoy.