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

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The experiment went into effect April 1 and will last through November 30.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  The National Weather Service is looking at the idea that less is more when it comes to jargon.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  A blizzard warning for southeast Missouri has been cancelled about 4 hours before it was scheduled to expire after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow in the state's Bootheel.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  The National Weather Service says Lambert-St. Louis International Airport has been designated as "StormReady" more than a year after a tornado caused millions of dollars in damage.

Friday, July 06, 2012  Midwest's hot sticky days give way to equally stifling nights, offering no relief

Monday, April 16, 2012  Early, dire warnings credited with limiting human death toll in Midwest tornado outbreak

Sunday, April 15, 2012  The National Weather Service says Kansas likely had more than a month's worth of tornadoes in this weekend's outbreak.

Saturday, April 14, 2012  Three possible tornadoes already sighted north of Oklahoma City.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Power outages persist, shelters open around Dallas after burst of tornadoes upend North Texas

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  Statewide tornado drill Tuesday afternoon for Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a red flag warning for wind and low relative humidity.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of winter - but at this rate that's not bad

Saturday, September 17, 2011  The Army Corps of Engineers has commissioned a study of its handling this year of flood management along the Missouri River amid criticism from officials in downstream states that it waited too long to release water from upstream reservoirs.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  The severe weather that hit Missouri this week has a lot of people asking questions about tornado sirens.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  With the recent onslaught of severe weather the United States has seen in recent weeks, I wanted to fill you in on some of the technology on board NOAA’s polar-orbiting satellites that have helped to alert meteorologists and forecasters know of the impending danger.