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

Today at 12:11 PM  A woman tumbled down a 25 foot embankment with her bike and had to be rescued from the river below.

Yesterday at 8:28 AM  Authorities are looking for a 51-year-old man, who they presume drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Sunday, June 16, 2013 

Sunday, June 16, 2013 

Friday, June 14, 2013  Florida man stabs his brother over missing macaroni and cheese

Friday, June 14, 2013  A teenage driver and two young passengers are dead following a collision on an eastern Missouri highway.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The officer said when he got to the home where there were reports of shots fired, 57-year-old Larry Stump ran toward his direction with a handgun. The deputy reported Stump yelled “I'm going to kill you, this is private property,” according to court records.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Both measures are backed by the Missouri Roundtable for Life and could go on the 2014 ballot if enough registered voters sign the petitions.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Prosecutors allege that over a two-year period starting in September 2009, Stayton wrote 131 checks totaling nearly $47,000 to herself or her family members on the dealership's account.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Enrollment in theater/cinema courses rose 60 percent in the last three years, while enrollment in art and music increased about 20 percent during the same period.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A Smithville driver whose sneezing fit caused a crash that killed a woman and left her young son paralyzed has been sentenced to probation and 100 hours of community service.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Members of the Cole County Commission are trying to figure out the next step to stop sewage from leaking from a residence into nearby drainage ditches

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said Wednesday the new exam, to be used starting in 2014, will be the HiSET developed by Educational Testing Service.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  “I am extraordinarily honored and privileged to have led the University of Missouri through the last nine years of exciting, eventful and rewarding times,” Deaton said.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Authorities in western Missouri arrested the third suspect in the June Cole County armed robbery on Collier Court.