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

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Plans call for a $12.5 million expansion of Spartan Light Metal Products.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Update: Mexico Public Safety officials are no longer searcing for Daniel Ray Womack. Authorities said Womack contacted a family member on Monday and said he was not in the Mexico area.

Thursday, September 29, 2011  A federal grand jury returned the indictment with the charges against Jeffrey Brent Heckman, 25, Jacob Thomas Norris, 24, and Alexia Quentasha Baker, 23. All three are from Macon.

Saturday, August 13, 2011  11 Audrain County teenagers are making a short length motion picture at the Presser Performing Arts Center Film Camp.

Monday, January 18, 2010  While the media spotlight generally shines on the nation's urban centers and university communities, people in small towns also make the effort to remember Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008  A Mexico, Mo. community leader is headed to prison after pleading guilty to child porn charges.