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

Friday, May 17, 2013  A Blair Oaks High School senior will graduate this weekend, just two months after a car crash had her clinging to life.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Superintendent of Schools Randall Williams said 70 out of 247 children from the elementary school  were absent Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Thomas Jefferson Middle School students participated in a "Safety Day" Wednesday to promote safe driving habits.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Jefferson City residents are calling her a hero, but Thomas Jefferson Middle School nurse Tracy Frank said it was just the mom in her.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Only 67 percent of Missouri teens wear their seat belt, according to SaveMoLives.org.

Monday, May 13, 2013 

Thursday, May 09, 2013  An Ashland man was arrested Wednesday evening for distributing a controlled substance near a school.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The president of Helias Catholic High School announced he will be leaving at the end of the school year to become the principal of a Memphis, Tenn., school.

Friday, May 03, 2013  In Cole County, programs like Project Prom and Project Graduation aim to give students an alternative to alcohol-fueld parties after the actual prom or graduation.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Four children and two adults were treated for injuries after a school bus and Kia collided Friday morning in Jefferson City.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The Illinois State Police has confirmed five people were killed and one other injured in an early morning shooting in the small village of Manchester, Ill., Wednesday.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Drug-sniffing dogs could soon be a part of a suburban St. Louis high school.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The previous site was destroyed in an EF-5 twister that also leveled the hospital.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  An MIT campus police officer has died from injuries in a shooting on the campus outside Boston. Suspect is still at large

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The Missouri House has preliminarily approved sweeping measures that would expand gun rights in the state and allow certain school officials to carry concealed weapons in school buildings.