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

Friday, February 08, 2013  Original Iwo Jima monument coming to New York City auction, estimated to bring up to $1.8 million

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Organizers say this Honor Flight ceremony is one of the biggest they've ever had.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  More than 300 African-Americans from Missouri served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII

Monday, May 14, 2012  Organizers say project saw "an avalanche of support".

Saturday, April 28, 2012  Summer Service Slam puts those who served their country 'back in action' in their community

Thursday, April 28, 2011  Obama was to announce Thursday that CIA Director Leon Panetta will replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates when Gates makes his long-planned exit this summer.

Saturday, March 05, 2011  The students at Jefferson City's special learning center got a new four-legged mechanical classmate Saturday.

Monday, May 03, 2010  Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the military must rethink whether it can afford such a massive naval fleet at a time when the Army and Marine Corps need more money to take care of troops and their families.

Monday, February 08, 2010  A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died.