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

Monday, October 08, 2012  Columbia School Superintendent Chris Belcher cancelled this year’s homecoming parade for Hickman and Rock Bridge High Schools because of road construction in Downtown Columbia.

Monday, May 07, 2012  MoDOT plans fewer and fewer projects as their funding continues to plummet.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  MoDOT intends to resurrect the idea of Interstate 70 becoming a toll road, so it can help provide funds needed for a major highway facelift.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Cole County Public Works is doing all it can to make sure the roadways are fit for everyone to drive on.

Monday, July 18, 2011  Road crews, landscapers, and utility workers are just some of the people that have to work outside in this extreme heat.

Wednesday, May 04, 2011  A new plan for reorganization of the Missouri Department of Transportation will eliminate 1,200 state transportation jobs and three of the ten regional MoDOT districts.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011  Have you ever been frustrated by seemingly inactive construction zones?

Monday, March 28, 2011  MoDOT’s director announced that the state is nearing a crisis in highway funding, and may have to turn away federal dollars, unless it comes up with more of its own money for roads.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  Construction on Highway 63's Cedar Creek Bridge in Callaway County will began next Monday.

Thursday, March 03, 2011  The state will spend a little more than $5 million on improvements at eight locations along U.S. Highway 54, between Highway 179 and Route 17. They also estimate to spend $14 million on the new Highway 63 and Route H interchange.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011  Officials will break ground on a project to create a new four lane highway in the Lake area.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010  Missouri motorists will have fewer construction barrels to dodge while traveling for Thanksgiving.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010  A MoDOT maintenance crew leader found a unique way to bring attention to the need for people to drive safely in construction zones.