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

Friday, January 11, 2013  Missouri’s public schools are 41st in the country in Education Week's annual rankings.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Friday, June 29, 2012  Five more states are being granted waivers from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law.

Friday, June 08, 2012  Edwin Morris of Auxvasse appeared with his attorney at the Callaway County Courthouse on Friday morning and waived his formal reading of charges.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid’s FastCAT bus route plan is up for a first reading before the city council tonight.

Friday, July 08, 2011  Columbia City Officials said Parks and Recreation Department employee William Bell, 23, died after being trapped between the cab and bed of a dump truck.

Saturday, April 30, 2011  A new study shows today that students are having trouble reading and writing cursive.

Monday, October 25, 2010  Bedbugs, no longer just in beds, scare off NYC tourists, threaten city's $30B industry

Friday, October 08, 2010  Georganne Nixon is encouraging Missouri parents, grandparents and caregivers to devote 15 minutes a day to reading to a child.

Monday, June 28, 2010  Eye implant corrects presbyopia.

Friday, April 23, 2010  Columbia’s Minority Men’s Network kicked-off a reading initiative aimed at reaching pre-school children.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  Fed survey: Recovery is spreading to most parts of the country, but jobs picture still weak

Friday, February 26, 2010  Next week is the annual "Read Across America" event, and Gov. Jay Nixon's wife was getting a head start Friday in Jefferson City.