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

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Jodi Arias trial now turns to whether she should live or die for killing her lover in 2008

Thursday, May 02, 2013  An appeal of Kelly Simino's conviction for the 2006 murder of girlfriend Brandi Mathews has been denied.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A Columbia man has been convicted of felony murder in the shooting death of a 17-year-old who police say was not the intended target.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Sheds, stables, attics searched for suspect in stabbing death of 8-year-old girl in Northern California

Sunday, April 28, 2013  The plight of a Missouri man convicted of killing a newspaper sports editor soon will be the focus of a documentary film as he continues his battle for freedom.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Tommy Hope was found dead of multiple stab wounds in his Camdenton home on April 28, 2004. An initial investigation with more than 60 leads yielded no arrests.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Three of eight murder charges were thrown out Tuesday against a Philadelphia abortion provider whose clinic was called a ‘‘house of horrors."

Friday, April 19, 2013  A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the beating death of his 2-year-old son.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Mark Woodworth is facing a retrial for the 1990 killing of Cathy Robertson, a neighbor in Chillicothe.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Gov. Jay Nixon and Missouri's attorney general say the governor shouldn't have to testify in a Chillicothe man's murder retrial.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The man charged with first-degree murder of a Columbia man was the victim's power of attorney and the sole beneficiary of the victim's estate.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The double murder trial for David Hosier has been delayed a second time as the court looks for a new pool of jurors.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Police say three people whose bodies were found inside a Topeka home died in an apparent double murder-suicide.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The suspect in a central Missouri triple homicide is scheduled to undergo a psychological exam Friday as preparations continue for his trial in September.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A Fulton man was arrested Tuesday after authorities said he tried to hire someone to kill his wife.